Hot Rods Old Crow belly tank Bonneville trip (3 new records)

Congrats Bobby, Lucky, and crew!!

Setting records, making history, and having fun doing it, it doesn't get much better than that!

I had the pleasure of meeting you guys last year (my first Bonneville trip) but just couln't get there this year. I will be there next year though, and plan to see you setting even more records! Congrats!

 

Fantastic stuff Kev. Thanks. Going to Europe next year, so I'm gonna schedule it so I come back through the US for Speedweek.

 

To the entire Old Crow crew, congratulations and thanks for the hospitality all week. Your pit was a welcome oasis from the heat!

I'm sure my Dzus wrench is enjoying it's new home.

Tomcat

 

Congrats on the records and shirt. I saw the car in the Motel 6 parking lot on Saturday Night, I was in the group of goofy Alaskans, that couldn't seem to BS anywhere else (but right by the trailer).


Can we get a tech thread on the mister system (like which nozzles you used, and how you regulated the pressure, how much etc). I'll be there next year all week this time, so I would like to set something like that up and have no experience with that kind of evaporative area cooling tech (I'm from Alaska, not much need for that here). Thanks.

 

Crongratulations on the three records it was a pleasure to meet all the HAMBers at the motel 6 and sample some of the old crow.

 

good thread

 

This is off topic way to much to do a tech thread but it works just as you would think. If your thinking about trying it, USE EXTREME CAUTION when depresurizing the pressure from a keg....DON'T DO IT if your not sure..Lucky

 

ie, don't open the fill on the keg while it's pressurized (where'd my hand go)?

My biggest interest is the nozzles, as you can immagine there's not alot of call for them here.

 

I don't mean to hijack anyone's thread, but do you know if the happenings at Bonneville are broadcast on the internet or on a radio station? I have a friend running a motorcycle at BUB's next week and I want to follow it during the week. Thanks!

 

Good schtuff guys. Glad to see you accomplished all your goals on the salt. Great post Kev.-Weeks


"The Great Depression, like most other periods of severe unemployment, was produced by government mismanagement rather than by any inherent instability of the private economy.-Milton Friedman, vote wisely!"

 

nice going hope to see u in september on the salt

 

Lucky,
Congrats to you and all of the Guys on your many accomplishments!

I thought about going, but woosed-out at the last moment!

The Friday before the opening day of Speed-Week, a friend of mine Mike Spacek drove up and got a pair of front wheels from me to put on a Vintage Sprint-Car, so he could go out and try to set a record...and Damn if he didn't do it!

Congrats to him also....and so I guess I was there in Spirit anyway!

Here's a couple of Photos of the P-51 Bellytanks that you helped me identify...I thought they were House-Boat pontoons the first time I saw them.

Who knows...maybe you'll see one of them at Bonneville some day!

Kudos Again,
Greg

 

Hey Greg thanks alot, Mike is a friend as well. I only got to see him in Bonneville for a split second. I am glad to hear he did well.....I'll talk to you soon....Lucky

 

Kev, great stuff!!! Looks like you guys had a blast. Building a car to race on the salt is one of things i really want to do. Hell, i got to get out there next year just to see the amazing race that is bonneville speed week!!

Thanks

 

Well, I seem to do things slowly...but congrats to the Old Crow team for bustin up some records and for havin a hell of a good time doin it.

I don't if ya remember Ray the Rat (that's me) comin to visit for a while, but I sure enjoyed the time I spent with ya...and with Crow and Betty, the folks I shared a camp site with.

Here's an artsy-fartsy over-saturated shot I took of the tank while it was in impound:



One of a seemingly casual interview:



And there are a few more at the Asylum:

http://www.chevyasylum.com/bsf2008/sw/Welcome.html

Hope you guys get a chance to come back for WoS and WF (I'll be there for both) so I can shoot up some more digital film on ya.

Ray the Rat, aka ChevyAsylum

 

Great Thread.....

 

~excellent~

 

Check out the coverage on the Discovery Channel Tuesday night.

 

when and what time on Discovery????