Now 'off the air', Craig's site used to be at Spirit of
America website!
He's got over his operations from late1999/early2000 and having missed his Mar2000
opportunities to run, it is now clear that he didn't intend to run until SEPT 2000!!
I notice that Craig had arranged a get-together for Saturday (16 Sept 2000) for friends and supporters at the
"Spirit of America" shop in Rio Vista (South West of Sacramento), where 'fans' can see
the future "fastest car in the world"!
On a reference from the "Official S of A" pages, I found the quote that:
"They have a line of commemorative items including a die-cast replica of Spirit of
America which they are selling, with all proceeds going towards the costs of making the
run for the record in September 2001."
So now we know - unofficially!!
But - on my latest info, published by their Cherie Danson on Sept 18 2000, I found them saying:-
WHERE WILL THE ATTEMPT be made?
This question is a little tricky because there are a number of factors that affect the decision.
As it stands right now, it appears as though the Black Rock Desert in Gerlach, Nev. will not
be useable for a 2001 attempt. LARGE DUNES have appeared on the surface and it is unlikely
that nature will have corrected all of them by next year. Additionally, the Burning Man
festival, which takes place one week prior to our runs, has been granted permission to use
the area adjacent to the speed record course as the site for their event for the next three
years. The heavy traffic traveling over the course would essentially render the course
useless. If the dunes do clear, then we will have to find another course on Black Rock. If no
course can be found, we have another venue in mind.
To compound this problem, you will notice that the team has competition for use of the Black
Rock Desert over the next three years! His official website has not been updated since AD2000
and there seems no signs of 2001 or 2002 activities!!