Bonneville 2012 or Bust

[JethroBodine]

1 and a wake up...

Schedule of events as posted on the USFRA website;

Thursday Afternoon Sept. 6th: Pits open

Friday Sept. 7th: 8:00 am Technical Inspection opens for ALL & will continue through the Morning of the last day.

***follow the signs to separate 130 & 150 vehicles into their own lane.

Friday Afternoon Sept. 7th: ERC Fuel Truck will be available and continue through all scheduled days.

Friday Sept. 7th: 8:00 am Registration opens and remains open until early afternoon of the last day.

Saturday Sept. 8th: 8:00 am Drivers Meeting

Saturday Sept. 8th: 8:30 am Drive the Race Course

Saturday Sept. 8th: 9:00 am The Long & Short Course will open. Gate for line will close daily at 5:30 pm and when those in line have ran we will quit.

Saturday Sept. 8th: 9:30 am 130 & 150 Clubs' Race Course will open and continue daily; 8:00 am to 5:30 pm through end of day on Sept. 11th.

Sunday Sept. 9th: 8:00 am Record runs first and then qualifying will start.

The last day of the event is generally a short day. The ERC fuel truck will leave at noon and racing is finished by 2:00 pm.

Wed. Sept. 12th: Clean up will commence in earnest!

Thanks For Coming & Please Drive Safely!

All race vehicles must be parked over a leak-proof ground cover when in pits.

All crew vehicles will have an operational 5lb minimum fire extinguisher and a
CB Radio tuned to channel 1 or as directed.

Mock load up tonight. Car sits low. I'll have to rearrange to sleep, but after the first day, I'm sure things will change anyway. Printed 3 copies of the necessary paperwork. Updated laptop. Tested cameras.

Sorry, no room for a co-pilot.

[Weather Spotter]

so you are not taking your son with you?

[Weather Spotter]

got my pre trip cleaning done. car is:
washed
vacuumed
rain x
inside glass cleaned
wiped down
cleaned out


now I am starting the load up

Where is your first overnight at?

[JethroBodine]

...And a wake up!!!!!!!!!!

Flying solo. My Son opted out a LONG time ago. I have no plan for the first overnight. I'll drive until it starts getting dark and find a wifi location that I can overnight at(hopefully). I'm thinking Western NY or PA.

[euromodder]

Djeezzz, I only now realised you're in Vermont.
That's going to be a long drive to Bonneville !

Have a safe, trouble-free trip !

I'll be passing high above you, sometime Sunday afternoon, on my way to Atlanta, then onwards to San Francisco

[JethroBodine]

Euromodder- Thanks for the good wishes.

I think you're going a bit further than I am. Long flight across the pond. Have a safe and uneventful trip. Atlanta has a pretty nice airport. The under ground train is fun to watch people try to keep their balance as they start and stop pretty quick. Closest I've been to SF is near Death Valley for desert training.

[JethroBodine]

This is as far as I'm going to get before I go. There may be some changes on the way.



See ya on the road!

[Tango Charlie]

Bon voyage! Drive safe! If ya get hungry, stop and getya somethin' to eat!
(a little Tim Hawkins humor for ya.)

[JethroBodine]

D-Day( Departure Day)!!!!!

WHEELS UP!

[ecomodded]

Looking good, great safety stripes you painted on, that should make you stand out,more. People are not used to seeing cars in that shape they could miss it at first glance. We can over look the unusual as non existence.

What class/ competition are you running in ?
Keep us posted with stories/photos of the event.
You are Ecomodders very own boat tailed Bonneville correspondent.
Have a safe mega mpg drive.