Battle Mountain 2001

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Blue Yonder unclothed Bill Gaines looks on	Blue Yonder unclothed Bill Gaines & George Leone start Tech Inspection, Gardner Martin (with red cap) watches.
Double Gold Rush Photographer gets some close-ups	Blue Yonder Attracts some attention
Blue Yonder wheels Supersized	Varna Diablo at speed Sam Whittingham at work
Double Gold Rush Freddie Markham & Chris Springer	Bearacuda from U.C. Berkeley Andy Jacques-Maynes & Lance Doherty
Oops ! That was Blue Yonder wearing 'working' carbon fibre shell	The course Looking from finish line toward the start, before the runs.
The course Looking from start toward the finish. Welcome to the Nevada high desert.	Practice & setup at Battle Mountain airport Fast Freddie checks out a Varna
Practice at the airport Sean Costin, Georgi Georgiev, Freddie Markham and Gardner Martin strategize.	Practice at the airport Tanya Markham checks out a Varna
Practice at the airport Tanya circles the taxiway	Blue Yonder after some tuning and adjustments
Gardner Martin checks out a Varna A new trend for Easy Racers, perhaps ?	Bearacuda team at the hotel Working on the fairing
Bearacuda team Filling scratches with Bondo, then sanding smooth	Varna Mephisto in the truck More Bondo !
Blue Yonder team arrives early for start line preparations	Sam Whittingham warms up
Sam Whittingham getting warmer	Sam Whittingham using a Yellowbike on a trainer
Jason Queally strapping into the Blue Yonder	Is Sheriff Eric giving Jason a ticket ?
It looks like a ticket	Which is faster ? Jason or the Sheriff's truck ?
Blue Yonder being rolled out Note the custom wheels	Double Gold Rush last minute pictures
Blue Yonder at the start	Blue Yonder Carbon body is brought out
Blue Yonder Carbon body is tightened down	Varna eye view of the course without the upper shell
Road is blocked off Varna and Blue Yonder prepare to run	Course closed The drivers were very patient
Bill Gaines repairs rodent damage to timing wires	Paul Gracey & Bill Gaines doing the official timekeeping dance. Just kidding, guys.
Matt Weaver's Kyle Edge before the start. Check out the chain routing !	Blue Yonder 'Official' body - used for photo-ops
Blue Yonder close up of steering linkage with Jason's pace notes	Blue Yonder more steering and seat details
Downtown Battle Mountain view from the hotel ........

Photos by Chris Broome

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