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<\/a><\/div>\nWhen you stand on the starting line, you can see the race cars
\ndisappear over the horizon. The sound of one of the higher performance,
\n fuel (nitromethane) cars is beyond description. This year there were
\n515 cars registered for the event.<\/p>\n
All of the pits and the
\nstarting area are open to the public. The attendance fee is only $15
\nfor one day and $40 for the week. In previous trips, I usually attend
\nfor several days, but this year I could only attend on Saturday \u2013 the
\nfirst day of racing.<\/p>\n
Sunday we drove from Salt lake to Las Vegas \u2013 I am teaching shaft alignment to to two different classes this week. The morning class begins at 6:30 AM and the afternoon class begins at 12:00. The morning class i from Monday to Thursday and the afternoon class is from Tuesday to Friday. It is a bit different scheduling arrangement, but I can make it work without much adjustment. Both classes are rather large for what is termed an \u201con site\u201d class. That will make the labs a bit crowded, but that should not be too big of a deal.<\/p>\n That is all for now.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Hello from Las Vegas, NV Monday evening August 12, 2013 (Second travelogue of this trip). Saturday, I drove to Bonneville for one day of the 2013 Speed Week event. I have attended several Bonneville Speed Week events, beginning about 1990. … Continue reading
\n a bit over 400 miles. We arrived in the early afternoon. We are
\nstaying at the Rio (map)<\/a>.
\n They would not let us check in before 4:00 PM, so we went out to the
\nwater treatment plant where I am teaching. We were able to set up the
\nlab equipment and get the room ready for today.<\/p>\n