"Live" from the Western Swing

Larry Hill · 07-20-2010, 01:26 PM

A little recap of the Sonoma race: We had a great time as usual, but the atmosphere was a little different there. Our immediate neighbors were very friendly, but unless we already knew most of the people we talked with, they were not nearly as outgoing as the group we met in Seattle. Of course we were parked pretty spread out and you had to go uphill to get there. One thing I noticed, there was a sign saying the area where the sportsmen were parked was restricted, so there were not many spectators venturing up our way. The sign might have been meant for other races, but I think people weren't roaming the pits like normal.

It was a neat view from the top of the hill, but scary coming back down. I couldn't get used to no green grass at all. It looked like somebody had sprayed Round-up everywhere. And the little stickers in the brown grass were mean. One good thing: No bugs! And a breeze blowing most of the time. Of course that made it a little bad for dialing. It could be blowing one direction at the top of the hill and the opposite at the starting line!

All in all it was quite an experience!

Larry Hill · 07-20-2010, 01:32 PM

A few pictures from the 1250 mile trip from Sonoma to Denver:

Up towards Sacramento

Donner Lake in CA

Donner Pass

Around Truckee, CA

Larry Hill · 07-20-2010, 01:38 PM

Truckee River

NEVADA

Larry Hill · 07-20-2010, 01:46 PM

At Winnemucca, NV a truck loaded with watermelons ran over a BIG rock turning in and blew a tire and dump some of his load. And he wouldn't even sell us a watermelon!

The altimeter was about to go around again. We drove at altitudes of 4000-6000 all the way across the high deserts of Nevada.

Northern Nevada

Larry Hill · 07-20-2010, 01:54 PM

More Nevada

The Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah. Salt, salt everywhere.

Linda Harper · 07-20-2010, 01:40 PM

Hey Patsy and Larry,

It looks like you are having a fantastic time...and...a couple of wins. How great...Thanks for taking a vacation so that your "old" friends can vicariously travel while we are on our staycations.

What about that youtube video? Pretty exciting!!

Love you, Be safe...

07-20-2010, 01:26 PM	#1
Larry Hill Live Reporter Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Hickory, Ky Posts: 10,648 Likes: 1,941 Liked 10,756 Times in 2,236 Posts	Re: "Live" from the Western Swing A little recap of the Sonoma race: We had a great time as usual, but the atmosphere was a little different there. Our immediate neighbors were very friendly, but unless we already knew most of the people we talked with, they were not nearly as outgoing as the group we met in Seattle. Of course we were parked pretty spread out and you had to go uphill to get there. One thing I noticed, there was a sign saying the area where the sportsmen were parked was restricted, so there were not many spectators venturing up our way. The sign might have been meant for other races, but I think people weren't roaming the pits like normal. It was a neat view from the top of the hill, but scary coming back down. I couldn't get used to no green grass at all. It looked like somebody had sprayed Round-up everywhere. And the little stickers in the brown grass were mean. One good thing: No bugs! And a breeze blowing most of the time. Of course that made it a little bad for dialing. It could be blowing one direction at the top of the hill and the opposite at the starting line! All in all it was quite an experience! __________________ IHM Used Parts https://ihmusedparts.com 888-821-1817

07-20-2010, 01:32 PM	#2
Larry Hill Live Reporter Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Hickory, Ky Posts: 10,648 Likes: 1,941 Liked 10,756 Times in 2,236 Posts	Re: "Live" from the Western Swing A few pictures from the 1250 mile trip from Sonoma to Denver: Up towards Sacramento Donner Lake in CA Donner Pass Around Truckee, CA __________________ IHM Used Parts https://ihmusedparts.com 888-821-1817

07-20-2010, 01:38 PM	#3
Larry Hill Live Reporter Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Hickory, Ky Posts: 10,648 Likes: 1,941 Liked 10,756 Times in 2,236 Posts	Re: "Live" from the Western Swing Truckee River NEVADA NEVADA __________________ IHM Used Parts https://ihmusedparts.com 888-821-1817

07-20-2010, 01:46 PM	#4
Larry Hill Live Reporter Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Hickory, Ky Posts: 10,648 Likes: 1,941 Liked 10,756 Times in 2,236 Posts	Re: "Live" from the Western Swing At Winnemucca, NV a truck loaded with watermelons ran over a BIG rock turning in and blew a tire and dump some of his load. And he wouldn't even sell us a watermelon! The altimeter was about to go around again. We drove at altitudes of 4000-6000 all the way across the high deserts of Nevada. Northern Nevada __________________ IHM Used Parts https://ihmusedparts.com 888-821-1817

07-20-2010, 01:54 PM	#5
Larry Hill Live Reporter Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Hickory, Ky Posts: 10,648 Likes: 1,941 Liked 10,756 Times in 2,236 Posts	Re: "Live" from the Western Swing More Nevada The Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah. Salt, salt everywhere. __________________ IHM Used Parts https://ihmusedparts.com 888-821-1817

07-20-2010, 01:40 PM	#6
Linda Harper Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 1 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: "Live" from the Western Swing Hey Patsy and Larry, It looks like you are having a fantastic time...and...a couple of wins. How great...Thanks for taking a vacation so that your "old" friends can vicariously travel while we are on our staycations. What about that youtube video? Pretty exciting!! Love you, Be safe...