El Mirage, CA
There is a two day land speed racing event May 19/20 to which I want to bring "black & green" and camp in the lake bed. A small contingient of EM members to join me & friends?
El Mirage This is the site where that HASport first gen Insight famously rolled at nearly 200 mph a few years ago (the driver survived remarkably well, thankfully). I was at that event with my daughter but we overslept that morning and arrived as the FD & EMTs drove up: Https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=McJJeukIWSA On a happier note, the cars are awesome aero projects. And it is one of the oldest such race sites in the USA. |
I haven't been in a few decades. I'll check my schedule and see if I can drop in. I pingpong between San Diego and the IE so I'm often not too far from the Lake.
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I'd go if I were in the neighbourhood!
I've seen too many streamliners in pixels and none in real life. |
And the Lake Bed is open! Just saw the announcement today. Good news, that.
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Here is a pair of people who did the kind of camping I am talking about: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=J8A01zgYodY (Not sure his date was a success, tho. Haha!) |
El Mirage Land Speed Racing documentary. Note the 49cc 140mph streamliner starting and running at 3:22:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwMxf7klrks Also a Corvair, a Citroen, and lots of roadsters and motorcycles... |
Would if I could. :(
This is my favorite dry lakes picture: http://ecomodder.com/forum/member-fr...4-hpim1176.jpg If you look closely, the front wheel carries dirt over the top of the tire, until it's blown back by the air. It forms exactly the shape you'd want a teardropped cycle fender to have. |
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"Black & Green" is running! I'm going to El Mirage. (Unless, something blows up between now and Saturday.)
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