RE: Planning to go to Woodburn--have questions

["George Tylinski" <tylinskig@asme.org>]

More ideas for the kids:

5-yo might like to play in an inflatable pool (the filling process alone
could take hours)

Fly a kite (no, really)

-GT

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joe Smalley [mailto:joes@worldfront.com] 
> Sent: Tuesday, July 30, 2002 10:51 PM
> To: ev@listproc.sjsu.edu
> Subject: Re: Planning to go to Woodburn--have questions
> 
> 
> 1. The track was shared with Jr. dragsters last time I went. 
> We traded off the track in 20 or 30 minutes slices. They are 
> quite loud. Bring hearing protection.
> 
> 2. There are trees on the west edge of the track that make 
> good shade in the afternoon. It is the spectator area and 
> there is no power over there for charging. The pits and 
> staging area have power but no shade. Bring your own shade. 
> There are rest rooms and snack bar on both sides of the 
> track. Only the pit side snack bar was open when I was there. 
> There is water at the rest rooms but not at the camp sites.
> 
> 3. When I was there, the EVs raced every hour on the half 
> hour, the Jr. dragsters had the half hour (or was it the 
> other way around).
> 
> 4. It took me about four hours in my motorhome towing a car trailer.
> 
> 5. If you can get them involved in something to hold their 
> interest, it could be a blast. You might consider giving them 
> a video camera and telling them to fill a tape with good 
> stuff. You could have them run around to collect pictures and 
> descriptions of all the cars and drivers. It could make for 
> an interesting web page. I don't know your kids or what they 
> will want to do.
> 
> Joe Smalley
> Rural Kitsap County WA
> Fiesta 48 volts
> NEDRA 48 volt street conversion record holder joes@worldfront.com
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mark" <mark@dodrill.net>
> To: "EV List" <ev@listproc.sjsu.edu>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 30, 2002 1:13 PM
> Subject: Planning to go to Woodburn--have questions
> 
> 
> > Hello, all!  I'm interested in taking my family down to Oregon, for 
> > the Sept 1 Woodburn EV races.  Since I've never been to one 
> of these 
> > before, I have a few questions that I hope you can answer (please 
> > pardon my
> ignorance):
> >
> > 1. Looking at the Woodburn race site, it looks like the EV 
> races are 
> > only a very small part of the show.  Is this correct, or a 
> > misimpression?
> >
> > 2. It looks like camping is available at the track.  Any 
> info on what 
> > type of camp sites are there, what facilities are available, etc?
> >
> > 3. Related to #1, when are the EV races during the day?
> >
> > 4. What's the travel time from Seattle?  I'm guessing from 5 to 6 
> > hours, but more definate data would be great.
> >
> > 5. Is it a good event for 9 & 5 year olds?  My boys love to 
> ride in my 
> > EV, but this may be different.
> >
> > Thanks in advance.
> > Mark
> > 1985 Pulsar EV
> > * Love that EV grin! *
> >
>