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Discussion in 'The Hokey Ass Message Board' started by stomper, Aug 12, 2007.

  1. Dirty2
    Joined: Jun 13, 2004
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    Dirty2
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    Thanks so much for the picts.
     
  2. FORDY 6
    Joined: Oct 8, 2002
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    FORDY 6
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    Great pic's...thanks!
     
  3. 48fordnut
    Joined: Nov 4, 2005
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    thanks for taking the time to share.wife even looked at them.:)
     
  4. rodknocker
    Joined: Jan 31, 2006
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    rodknocker

    probably a stupid question, but does the salt at bonneville rust out the cars the like our road salt here in NY
     
  5. randydupree
    Joined: May 19, 2005
    Posts: 667

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    from archer fl

    no,the salt at B-ville is worst!
    on the cessna(airplane tires) they don't like them at B-ville,when i took my fiat out there with the airplane tires they put a speed limit of 200 mph on me. i ran 186 at 5000rpm,just loafing along.
    getting small speed rated tires is hard to do,the aluim is the way to go.
     
  6. GrantH
    Joined: Aug 10, 2006
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    id like to see more of it as well, i think it's bad ass
     
  7. stomper
    Joined: Oct 20, 2006
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    from SLC

    Thanks everyone. Glad you like the pics. I had a great time.
    This is the only other good picture I have of the Tow Truck.

    [​IMG]
     
  8. Graybar
    Joined: Feb 3, 2006
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    Really great- thanks so much for posting.
     
  9. flyin-t
    Joined: Dec 29, 2004
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    stomper, thanks for the pictures.

    Did you get anymore of this little 3 springer?
     
  10. stomper
    Joined: Oct 20, 2006
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    from SLC

    I didnt get anything from the rear of the car just a similar
    shot from the drivers side.

    [​IMG]
     
  11. Firecracker
    Joined: Aug 6, 2007
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    Nice pics. One day i'm gonna get to make it out there to see it in more than just pics.
     
  12. flyin-t
    Joined: Dec 29, 2004
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    thanks stomper.
    Did you get any shots of the 43 car, Stewart Family and Creel? I see they grabed a record too like Bobby Green did with a flathead banger. Bumped it from 109 to 150 and change in the BFL class!
     
  13. Choptop
    Joined: Jun 19, 2001
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    Bonneville salt is worse than road salt.... in my opinion. I guess there is no "real" way to tell. Also consider that we often run through water sitting on top of the salt, it gets in every nook and cranny. Plus wet salt will cake up in places you have NO idea how it got there.
     
  14. stomper
    Joined: Oct 20, 2006
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    Flyin-t, I'll sift through my photos to see if I did or not.
    There was way too much to see. From where we parked near the inspection area to the end of the pits was just over a mile long.

    And yes that salt gets everywhere. I never went over 35 and I had salt
    everywhere under my truck. I spent a good 45 minutes laying under it with a hose in my swim trunks last night. Not a pretty picture.
     
  15. ALindustrial
    Joined: Aug 7, 2007
    Posts: 852

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    very nice photos! one of my dreams is to be out there one day... rusting out my car.. but something tells me it is worth it!
     
  16. k-member
    Joined: May 25, 2002
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    Great shots! When I took my old A coupe out there in 98 the salt did get every where, I put a garden sprinkler under car for about 8 hours and a year later I was still finding salt and the rust that went with it, but YES it was worth it.
     
  17. duecevw
    Joined: Sep 1, 2006
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    from oc calif

    Thanks very much for the photos .Someday I will make it out there before I die. ....
     
  18. tjm73
    Joined: Feb 17, 2006
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    Damn it!! I gotta get out to that event.....see it with my own eyes...hear it with my own ears.

    Thanks for the pics.
     
  19. stomper
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    flyin-t

    no dice on the 43 car. Sorry :(
     
  20. flyin-t
    Joined: Dec 29, 2004
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    thanks for looking.
     
  21. Preacher
    Joined: Dec 23, 2002
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    I haven't had time to dump most of my pics but here is another one of the bagged tow truck (which is a fully functioning truck) the guy that built it camped right next to us and was a really nice guy...
    100_1877.jpg

    He is from a super small town in Idaho. Was eating elk steak and eggs for breakfast... and would be fun guy to get to know better.
     
  22. Pewsplace
    Joined: Feb 10, 2007
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    Thanks for the great pictures of ALL the cars! I really appreciate it. I can see the cars so soon after or during the event on the HAMB.
    Thanks!
     
  23. Malcolm
    Joined: Feb 9, 2006
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    from Nebraska

    A hose in your swim trunks?? :D Sounds interesting.... hehehe

    Malcolm
     
  24. sololobo
    Joined: Aug 23, 2006
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  25. nice one day ill make me way out there...love seeing all the cars and glad i wont have to clean any of them
     
  26. Thirdyfivepickup
    Joined: Nov 5, 2002
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    Being a life-long car guy who has made it out to the salt twice...

    If you don't go to the salt at least once... you are missing out on an experience of a lifetime.

    I was humbled my first trip out. It was amazing. What you see in the pictures is only part of it...

    You need the smells... the feel of the salt... the SOUNDS...

    Its a magical place
     
  27. ZZ-IRON
    Joined: Feb 28, 2007
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    from Minnesota

    Good to see the flats again. Was out there in 2000. It's really stickin this year. The photos & the sound. Something to take home, something you never forget the Sound
     
  28. BrandonB
    Joined: Feb 24, 2006
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    from nor cal

    It really is a magical place. It's a place where day and date is insignificant. It is all about the sounds, smells and sights of the cars. It is so laid back. Being right there at the start of the run and being able to just walk down between the cars as they are waiting for their runs. Being in the tech area with the streamliners with their skins off. This was my first time and I am making plans for next year. Like they say "Speed, no known cure".
     
  29. stomper
    Joined: Oct 20, 2006
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    from SLC

    I agree that you should attend at least once.
    You will never forget the crisp morning air with the ocean like salt smell
    in the air and then every once in a while as you walk the pits you will get a a very stong fuel smell. Ain't nothing like it.
     
  30. mtkawboy
    Joined: Feb 12, 2007
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    I looked at the Beatty tank when it was at Ravon Street Rods in Billings. To call the frame and roll bar construction & welding crude would be a compliment of the highest order. The fact that someone had the stones to drive it as fast as they did in 55 is beyond belief. Must have had to haul his sack around with a wheel barrow, or just kids that didnt know better. A true classic
     

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