Old crow. Wet n salty. Bonneville report

Started raining this morning, the meet was put on rain hold. They are going to see how much more rain we get tonight and tomorrow. They might reopen racing Friday and Saturday. Were gonna wait around and find out.
Pray for no more rain.

 

Hydroplaning at 200 mph. Now that's a ride! Go Crow go!!

 

Man sucks to hear that!... but some cool looking pics anyways

 

I get bumbed when El Mirage rains out, I cant imagine how tuff it must be to travel that far just to have mother nature F things up.

 

Nice Pics man ! Sucks about weather ! !

 

Man, it looks ugly out there. That first pics looks like you're on ice. Good Luck!

 

Ma Nature doesn't always do what racers want her to do. That first photo looks just about like it did there on Thursday afternoon about 5:00 at the 1998 speedweek. Somewhere someone has a video of my truck running through about six inches of water to get to and up on roads end. We got back to Wendover and it was dry and I had the high schools wash the salt off the truck at the casino parking lot.

Hope you get to get in a few runs Bobby, keep us posted.

 

Sounds like you better scurry over to the diner and get yourself some chile verde.

 

Bobby, two years ago, when I visited you at your shop, I flew to Utah that afternoon, only to hear that it rained and the meet was postponed for a day. I went out to the salt, checked out the coarse, the pits etc, and then went back to Burbank, before a run wa made.

Thats Bonneville in September and October.

Hopefully it dries out enough so that you get a run.

 

Did you forget your rain tires,Bobby! haha!

 

Just have them send all that rain to Texas.....

 

go bobby go! max told me the motor kicks ass!

 

Good luck Bobby hope the rain stops and ya break some more new records !!!

 

Hope its not this bad...Monday morning in August @ this years speed week...

 

Please send the rain to Texas. Never been to Bonneville but really want to go next year. Kids-College and Hot Rods are like a 4 year drought regardless how much you save and what scholarships your kids receive .

 

The great salt lake is truly that, a lake. The entire bed is covered in 4 to 10 inches of highly concentrated salt water. Otherwise known as pure acid. Haha. We are NOT looking forward to the cleanup.

Until next year,... Sure as the crow flies. We'll be back

 

No kidding! We need it bad.

 

WOuldn't that be crazy if it became a lake again??? Too bad Bobby, sorry to hear you got rained out. Next year though for sure.....whether it's in the 1952 tank or the Old Crow Speed Boat.

 

thanks fore the pictures lake indeed.. texas boys you maybe in luck.. we are getting rain in az right now. im assuming it came from the lakes

heh i have a party platoon boat we could take.. its huge like 26 feet.. its a bitch to tow tho. the platoons on it are aluminum ( well the whole boat is aluminum for that matter )so clean up should be easy for the teen age girls.




chris.

 

Yep. It's a real mess

 

Sorry you didn't get to run Bobby. And thanks again for the loaner tap at Speedweek.

 

damnit I shoulda been there shooting that shit!!!!
better luck next time right... ill be there next year. and shit go to el mirage!

tim

 

Those pic's remind me of '65, when I was there, Speed Week was a 3 day event...

 

Has the event been canceled or will they be able to get a few runs in on Saturday? Got a buddy who drove the 2100+ miles from Jersey and hope he gets a run or two in.

 

Atleast get out the canoe and make a pass, then you can say you made the fastest pass of the meet!!

 

Officially cancelled. Wind and rain. Snow on the peaks to the West. Looks like the mountain West is back to teh weather patterns we had from 69 to 84. It all goes in cycles guys and gals.

 

There's only one thing left to do. Cannoe races! ah the spirit of competition...

 

A bad day at Bonneville is better then a good day at work.

Thanks for the pics and update.

 

If it goes in cycles... why didn't they run them???

I mean... two wheel runs beats nothing!

 

Here's a video of us driving out the next morning to get the trailer. You'd think we were in a boat.

http://youtu.be/EQ_MpE_U75w

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