El Mirage, Old Crow: Dust, dirt, friends and cars, what else do you need!!!

Beautiful pics dude. Geeze that looked like a blast!!

 

How did Bobby do today? What did he run?

 

Excellent! Great photos.

That's the first good pics I have seen of the surface at El Mirage. How is traction? Looks like it should be good. Any comparison to the salt at Bonneville? I understand the salt is unforgiving and unpredictable. I hope to go find out one day.

 

My take on it...Looked a little slippery to me. Lots of guys spinning the wheels and sliding around toward the top end. Some close calls,but I don't think anybody spun while I was there.

 

This Roadster looks perfect to me, hope it ran as good as it looks. Why does this rollcage look like it is cheating the wind and others are two feet taller?

 

It was pretty slippery today, there were two bad spins that I saw while I was there and they were at the end of the co**** while the cars were at or close to top speed.

 

Yesterday that yellow roadster,that the announcer said was the fastest roadster on wheels,got all sideways at the top end and pulled the chute to straighten it out! He only ran 199mph at the lights...with the chute out!!!

 

Yeah, me too. I wish I could go so bad to the lakes. I love the Old Crow Speed Shop belly tank and the Calori roadster clone. Such cool cars. Amazing pictures. Thank you for sharing.

 

I plan on going with Bobby and Lucky to Bonneville this year. Hopefully I can pull it off. I've already asked for the week off. Now,it's just about the $$$$$$,hahaha.

 

Bonneville is like nothing or nowhere you have ever been before!!! You will love it.

 

Seat placement.. Some cars don't care about how high the cage sits or they want more room in their cage.. This car's seat is just sittng down lower probably between the rails.....Lucky

 

Great pics,Old Crow looks killer!

 

Heres mine, sorry for the twitter thing?? Had a great time, hung out w/ Old Crows guys a bit, made a HAMB / EL MIRAGE banner, put in in the back of BadBobs truck for safe keepin, haven't seen it since? Now he has my flamingo and banner held hostage.

DAMN WIND!



Sacraficed my EZ-UP to the gods of wind, McGyvered it up for the day, it wont be back!

 

some mo!

 

bump for the sunday evening crowd.....

 

I showed up Sat afternoon and the dust was so think at one point I thought i was driving in a fog bank! Turns out I showed up after the racing was done....dammit! Then my 5-year old son got his fingers slammed in the family minivan door. With all that dust, I was to afraid to pull out my camera gear.

This is the only photo I took.

 

The "other" bellytank that runs a blown flathead ran 194mph today!!!!! Broke the old record of 188!!!!! 194 with a three main engine is incredible!

 

Thanks for the pics, looks like a very dirty time! I wish the dates would line up with my trip to Cali next month but it doesn't look like it's in the cards this time Someday....

 

Here are some of the pictures that my son shot at the lake.
We got the roadster inspected and pasted how to finish it up and get ready for Bonneville.

 

Heres a link to the album ,

http://s644.photobucket.com/albums/uu169/cheapndirty58/el mirage 5-16-09/

 

Thanks for the pic's, very cool..........

 

Had a great time. I just missed you Bad Bob.
Still recovering from a little heat exhaustion and blood loss. I heard some crazy things around the Old Crow campfire.....
Can't wait to do it again. I have to get the lakester out soon.
Wil
www.sakowskimotors.com

 

Great pictures. bobby and lucky let my friends and i stay at there camp last Nov had an awesome time.

 

grat looking pics, looks like alot of fun

i am going to try to get to bonn this year but maybe next year this might be my vacation spot

 

Here are some of the pics I took over the weekend. Had a great time hanging out in the old crow camp.

 

Great pics! Thanks to all who shared!
I've got to make it out there for an event!

 

Holy Knucklehead, BadBob! That's *****in'....

 

Maybe Dreadman can remember what he said it runs...

 

I don't know what he ran, but he was hoping for 120mph, which is ****ing insane, on that skinny little thing. Awesome machine thou.

 

dam that is bad ***!!!! thats almost the face on the pink floyd relcis album. id love to have that!