Event Coverage Bad Bob's El Mirage Pic's (Mazooma Lite)

Are those assist bars on the front of the cage? Neve saw any before, just wondering. Great shots as always Bob, thanks for posting them. Bob

 

37, yes they are. I can say from building our lakester that you NEED something to help pull your ass out. I went with a hoop over the dash. Last year Eric "Nexussian" looped lanyards from a dash hoop to grab and get out of his Berkley

 

Thanks Tman, isn't there a prerace tech section were a driver is asked to get out of the car in full gear, just to see how long it takes? Bob

 

Yes, there is no time limit but every little bit helps. Full bodied cars can be worse than roadsters and liners-lakesters!

In our case, the more laydown the car is, the harder to get out. Think of a steel-tube sleeping bag and pulling yourself out with a cage around your head dressed for a five alarm fire!

 

It's called a "bail out" - every driver needs to complete it and have it signed off in the log book - not so much about how fast you can exit your car - they want to see you to be able to get out on your own without panicking . . .
Willi

P.S. Bob, thank you for the great shots, including the one of my car!
(#426)

 

Enjoyed your photos Bob, must get there one day

 

Thanks Bob for the shot of the Pre Stage Area workers, Larry, Ann, Jim & Cw.

 

Car or motorcycle with that outboard wheel? Bob

 

Trike, they were outlawed at the salt for only one driven wheel.

 

Beautiful.

 

Thanks for posting the pix Bad Bob, any size pix are COOL!!

 

Here ya go BB......the only picture I took all day....Jim, Jim & Bad Bob.

 

#%$@^&*%&#@! Bob really appreciate your hard work!..... :OE)

 

great stuff....I get to see all the stuff I missed. Thanks, Bob...always fun to see you...

 

Bad Bob,
Johnie Gee and I saw ya as you were just leaving the lake, tried to say hello,but you were on a mission. Great day out at the lakes. saw Elmo Rodge, J.Fishbeck and others. Glad to have made it out.

 

Thanks BB ! Looking forward to the rest of the photos.

 

Bob, had a good time! glad my old man got to hook up with George Callaway after all these years.... I did not take many photo's but here's what I got.....

 

Thanks BadBob, I got in late, So, I did'nt miss anything !

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smokey2
(been "mooned" by Johnny Knoxville ! )

(..................is that a good thing ???? Or ? )

 

That white Pick-up,huh? It looked like the driver was trying to wave,but I didn't recognized the truck,so I motored on....Should have gotten there earlier. LOVED IT!!!

 

Always fun hanging with you,Jim. I enjoyed your dad too. Cool Cat!

Mazooma-Good seeing you too. Kaui was looking for you on Sunday.

Thanks for the photo,Craig. It was funny talking to larry and Anne.

 

Thanks, Bad Bob. I always love your work. Thanks for including Old Crow. Its good to see the HAMB represented. Especially anything with a banger.

 

Did that tank run as a lakester or a streamliner?

 

With the wheels covered,it's considered a Streamliner. Open wheels,it's considered a Lakester. That's my understanding.

BTW-That's not the Old Crow. Bobby wasn't there.

 

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Some day I hope toget to El Mirage and Bonneville, are they the same but different? What does one have that the other doesn't, likes, dislikes? Bob

 

Tim Sutton was shooting the Vita Orr 32,so I let him stand in the back of my truck to get a few shots. I took a few of my own...

 

El Mirage-Smaller,closer(haha),you can camp next to the track. Gets windy sometimes.

Bonneville-Lot more racers,the History,week long event, the drive there and back is half the fun,car show in town every night,you can camp there but it's 5 miles from the track,Hop Up BBQ/100MPH Club,three and sometimes four tracks. When you get there...you can't believe you are really there!!!
NO DISLIKES.....it's Bonneville!!!!

 

Cool car...

 

Late night fun....

 

Sunday mourning...