How hot can it be? (10 Viewers)

[yoda]

This all sounds like a Saturday night at Tucson Dragway...

 

[Butch]

When I lived in the Phoenix area. Riding my Harley it was amazing how much temp difference you could feel from concrete to asphalt. Always made me wonder why would they use asphalt in the desert. But the most oddest thing was in Ohio in the summer kickstand would sink into the pavement, in Phoenix very seldom had the problem.

 

[Jack]

As for recent. History, every year i go to the D1 divisional at Lebanon Valley NY. Yesterday was 97 degrees. 250 mile round trip drive for sun stroke and tire smoke was not worth it.

 

[Jim]

I remember more than a few 100 degree plus days at E Town in July. The cooler was always well stocked back in those days.

I was at one race at E'town when it was so hot and humid that the air conditioner in the media center froze. They had to turn it off until the ice melted. It was horrible!

 

[twostep]

Don't remember the year but one event in Sonoma it was about 104 and fans were fainting left, right and center.

Track was in the low 150s if I remeber correctly.

Alan

2006. 105 ambient if I recall. Don't remember the fuel numbers but whatever PS was running, deduct about 3/10ths from that. I remember the fuel crews really struggling with the heat.

To be honest the most miserable I've ever been at a national event was Bandimere. the altitude, temps in the low 100s and the sun so intense a lot of fans (and some competitors) simply packed it in. I remember them announcing the DA was nearly 11,000 feet.

 

[Professional Fan]

Don't remember the year but one event in Sonoma it was about 104 and fans were fainting left, right and center.

Track was in the low 150s if I remeber correctly.

Alan

I was there that day. No shade back then at Sonoma. This was before track was redone. I almost was one of those fainting. I have been to 100s of national events. This was the worst for me.

 

[Dennis]

I remember more than a few 100 degree plus days at E Town in July. The cooler was always well stocked back in those days.

I think the worst was 1987. A nasty thunderstorm rolled through and luckily Dick LaHaie let us stand under his awning. The storm blew through quickly but all I remember is the heat and humidity!

 

[dgecko]

I can remember a couple 100+days at Bandimere. Very little shade there.