Event Coverage El Mirage Pics 11-15-08

So myself and my nephew ventured out to the El Mirage dry lakes today to see what landspeed racing is all about. Here is some pics, enjoy ya'll.

Got to meet Lucky and Bobby Green great fellas of Old Crow.





For you COE guys










I was diggin' this rollpan a bit.

 

Ardun powered flathead midget mmmm.





I concur save the flathead folks!

 

I had to leave due to other engagements in Bako. I snapped these on the way home out in the mojave desert.



Well thats all I have for ya folks. Others I am sure will fill ya in with more pics as they get home. The lake was closed down due to wind speeds at 12:30 before I left so no telling on who all got to run. Oh and thanks goes out to (sr) hes the man!-Weeks

 

What is that cool little thing in the back of the Ranchero?!?!?!?!?!

 

Thanks for the pics! That's the coolest looking T-bird I've ever seen!

 

Great pics! I have got to go sometime.
Steve

 

Those are some great pictures, thank you. Looks like too much fun. Who owns that badass black 32 hi-boy truck with red wheels, and radius rods.

 

Thanks for the pix.............

Chris Nelson
Kansas

 

Nice pics.....thanks

 

I am not sure what it is. Someone else will fill us in it was chilling by the Old Crow Bellytanker for awhile by itself. Looked completely handbuilt/formed, rearengined? and aluminum. Nice work.

No one was around everyone was watching the passes being made on the lake before it got shut-down there was only the lady filming and she had no idea of the owners or stories. Anyone out there know?

 

That looks very close to HEAVEN to me! Great pictures, Thanks for posting them.

 

Thanks for the pictures!

 

Cool pics! Wish we could have been there.

RGV

 

Great photos....thanks for posting for us.

 

Thanks for reminding me that I need to get off my ass and figure out a way to get out there one day.

Great pics.

 

very nice shots, maybe I'll try to make it sunday.

 

Thanks ........ I dig the sand .....

Paco

 

thanks for taking the time to post

 

can someone tell me what this is?

 

Thirtycoup: I was thinking the same thing....it looks like a Messerschmitt 3-wheeler and The Rocketeer had an offspring....

 

Yea really, thanks for taking the time to take and post the pics. They were great.

 

Great photos. Thanks for posting them.

 

We were told that it was a motorcycle sidecar.

 

nice pictures thanks

 

Thanks for the great pics!!!

-Saint

 

... nice 55 2 door wagon on the left...

 

Thanks for posting pictures! It was a great day out there, although heading up in the morning the wind on the 15fwy was horrible. It took a lot of work to keep my car going straight - downright stressful at times. Hit a few heavy gusts on the way home but that was nothing in comparisson. Anyways, I can shed some light on the group of hotrods in the pics:

'27 on '32 rails with "A" shell is mine from La Verne/West Covina (Pasadena Roadster Club car)
'29 yellow roadster belongs to Richard Loe from La Canada (also a Pasadena Roadster Club car)
'27 with aluminum hood and skirts belongs to Larry Mitchell from Crestline
'32 red roadster belongs to Lance Miller from Yucaipa
'32 black pickup (actually a '33 cab on '32 frame belongs to a cool guy named Mike but can't recall last name or location
'34 coupe with '37 truck grill belongs to Ed Dwyer from Hollywood
'34 coupe with whitewalls belongs to Chris Wickersham from Pasadena (also a Pasadena Roadster Club member but left the roadster at home today)
'29 green modified belongs to Fred Rowe from *I believe* Crestline

Just a great group of friends and cars getting together for breakfast and a day on the lakebed.

The woman in the small red outfit is making some kind of independant film (there's at least a couple threads about it on here already) and shows up at nearly every event that attracts traditional cars where she shoots footage of and around them. Watching her "work" was interesting to say the least...

 

I asked her camera woman if this was that independent film from around Saugus(the title escapes me even though I have watched the videos) and she said "no" I just said ok well still cool your capturing it for everyone anyway. Thanks Dennis for posting the info on the group of cars down by the staging lanes we all appreciate it.-Weeks

 

Thanks Dennis, good pix, wind must have been on the way to Sylmar!!!-------Don

 

Taking a quick look at that Ardun,, makes me wonder if it is for the V8 60. Looks slightly smaller than I would think a 85 would look.
Glad to see it was a SDRC car as that was my club back in the 40's.

Looks like the cars are reverting to the older days as there seems to be less spit and shine and the cars look like they are used a lot.

traderjack