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08/14/10:  The weather was terrific.  Probably low 90s.  Impound was full.  Dan has his work cut out for him.  More entries, over 345. 

08/13/10:  Over 220 vehicles inspected.  Expecting temps in the 80s.  Driver's meeting at 9am.  "Let's go racing".

08/12/10:  We inspected 74 vehicles today.  Weather was clear with temps in the low 80s.  Will be a little warmer tomorrow.

08/11/10:  Salt condition is excellent.  3 courses ready and waiting.  Inspection starts Thursday at 10am.

08/10/10:  Course preparation going well.  The weather is clear and hot.  Looking forward to a great meet.                        Cree 

08/09/10:  This morning we had intermittent light rain, nothing significant to hurt the courses.  Courses surveyed.  Tomorrow we start dragging.                 Cree

08/05/10:  Our "pathfinders " will hit the salt Sunday Aug. 8 and begin layout. Stay tuned here for up to date info. All looks good so far.

 

07/31/10:  The salt spy states that it rained for a while yesterday afternoon and deposited about 1.5 inches of standing water at eh 3 mile mark.. However, as of this morning, it was all gone.

It is hot, dry and a light wind blowing.

07/28/10:  The salt received a little rain this morning,  but not enough to affect it.  It is still smooth and 3 courses usable.  Intrepid finished grading the pile of salt at the end of the asphalt (End of the Road) to make a smooth  "launch ramp" at the entrance.

07/10/10:  Our "prep" team has returned from the Salt and finds good dry and smooth salt. At present, if mother nature cooperates,  we intend to use the same 3 courses that we had last year. Those 3 courses were laid out and preliminary dragging done.

05/22/10:  New Motorcycle Rule Change:

Rule book section:  7.B.8   Page 105
 

Effective August 1, 2010, motorcycles competing at speeds between 200 and 265 mph may no longer compete using ZR tires, and must run race tires.
 
Racers  who are affected by this rule change should contact their motorcycle tire rep. to determine which race tires would be best for their application.

04/10/10:  Impact Racing Decertification Notification Update:      Read More

04/03/10:  Impact Racing Decertification Notification:      Read More

03/24/10:  Click Here for the EL Mirage Procedures or the "El Mirage" button on the navigation page.

02/23/10: The wind is doing its JOB, over the weekend, the wind blew out of the west & the "standing" water was moved completely out of sight (to the east)This morning, I have "Lake front property" again. We had gotten little or NO rain out of these last storms. As long as it stays cool, there will be less loss. The water seems to be all down on the west end, sure hope the BLM is/are doing their job & keeping the people off the dry spots on the east end.  George (Old & Grumpy)

02/06/10:  No more black lines on the salt - no increase in entry fees.

After reviewing the outrageous raise in marking oil prices for the last 2 years and reviewing environmental concerns, the BNI voted to suspend laying the black line on the salt for Speedweek. BNI Chairman Creel stated ' We will use the same system of signs and Orange bag  markers that have proven successful at World Finals for several years. The savings will allow us to defer raising entry fees for 2010 & 2011" . 
 

02/04/10: Just a quick update on this year Salt Laydown project. Brackish wells #9 and #12 are still down. We ran a camera down well #9 and discovered a hole in the casing. We are planning to slip line the casing with PVC. A new motor has been ordered for well #12. Neither will be on-line before the end of this campaign. Presently all available brackish water is being used for the Salt Laydown Project. The rebuilt brackish water pumps are working well.

In past years we have started dispatching the brine onto the race track about Feb 15th. This year I'm planning on Mar 1st. Hopefully, this will get a few thousand more tons of salt. I'm also fast tracking the brine through the ripening ponds. In doing so, the percentage of NaCI is lower, but I anticipate some upgrading as it is stored in the 4 north pond prior to pumping onto the track.

Regards,
Russ Draper
Intrepid Potash, Wendover UT

01/27/10:  1948 SCTA El Mirage Photos:   Click Here

12/16/09:  Save the Salt Report.  Russ Draper from Intrepid Ind. sent me this E-MAIL he wanted to let us know that they were having problems clearing the collection ditch of the duck grass, this grass stops the flow of water into the collection pond it looks like a real mess they also had to replace 3 well pumps that went bad, pumping should start the end of Jan. first of Feb.           Larry Volk