El Mirage Dry Lake Bed (Southern California)
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Looks like Bonneville light : El Mirage Dry Lake Bed El Mirage Main Page El Mirage and Bonneville Land Speed Racing Event Schedule Quote:
CarloSW2 |
I want to run out there on the salt SOOOO bad...
I built an engine for doing it, I just need an car to run it in... |
El Mirage
I just visited with family in Phoenix/Peoria,AZ.
One of my nephews worked for a sport truck racing team owned by a Mr.Cenni. They did development work at El Mirage and my nephew claims that the lake bed is "open",not gated like Bonneville. You might call the Adelanto Sheriff's Dept. and check. Or you can join the Southern California Timing Association and run at one of their scheduled meets. Snell approved helmet,5-lb fire extinguisher,metal valve stems,caps,and forward driveshaft sling ( if RWD ) is all that is required for "street class". They provide fire and rescue,ambulance,and CARE-Flight if necessary. Tires must be rated for your anticipated speed and you may have to do a 100-mph handling run to make sure your speed-indicating equipment is reasonably calibrated. Get someone to video your run.The dust rooster-tail will reveal your wake. Much cheaper than a big wind tunnel. |
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Thanks for the info. It's about 70 minutes from home, so I may go up and investigate. Even though faster speeds make aeromods more "visible" in the data (right?!?!?!), I doubt I would go over 70 MPH. I can datalog the OBD-II protocol, so I think I could do "quality" testing with/without aeromods. I think a good aeromod would show a lower engine load (OBD-II parameter LOD) at X RPM * Y MPH. CarloSW2 |
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Are you familiar with the Texas Mile ? TEXAS MILE // OFFICIAL SITE // 3 DAYS, 1 MILE: NO SPEED LIMIT Not too far from where you live actually.:thumbup: |
Yes Sir, I have read a lot about it, but I have yet to make it to a meet...
and that $200 enter fee to run is a bit discouraging... ;) |
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The beauty of the OBD-II tech is that you don't have to burn through tankfulls of fuel to learn if a mod is working.It's the way of the future. In addition to tuft testing,El Mirage could make for "dramatic" video.If you run up there,you might take along a co-pilot which could shoot footage as you drive at normal highway velocity across the lakebed,capturing your car's wake. I hope to do this one day with the T-100/Viking combo.And with the gap-fillers! |
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Ok, I visited it with my friend yesterday. It looks like anyone can use the lake bed and there are no racing/safety requirements like the SCTA has. The visitor center closes at 4:30 PM. We got there around 4 PM and they didn't charge us because we were only on a scouting mission. Besides, the lake bed was closed because it is still wet/muddy from the recent Southern California rains. Here is more info : El Mirage OHV Recreation Area, Barstow Field Office, Bureau of Land Management California http://www.blm.gov/pgdata/etc/medial...ge.860.563.gif Quote:
1 - Non windy (consult weather.com for Barstow and cross your fingers it doesn't change) 2 - Not-too-many-other-people day (aka weekday?) 3 - Not-a-special-event-day (mostly weekends) Driving notes: I haven't driven up a real hill in my car in a long time. I had to downshift from 5th to 4th gear for a few stretches because my 5th gear + hot-air-intake was making me powerless, and my grill block was heating my coolant up more than I like (in still-chilly weather). If/when I go again, I think I will remove the HAI and grill block for the uphill portion of the trip and restore them for the downhill. CarloSW2 |
Mojave Airport
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The Rutan Bros. Scaled Composites is their and they use the airport runways or taxiways for aero testing.You might want to drop by and see if they might share info about their setup.I hope to do so when/if I get back that way. |
This would be a cool SoCal meet up site?
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