Whoa, Hangtown speculation (might not run the race)

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aeffertz 8/13/2021 11:55am
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Well... They say that the ocean's rising so that must mean there's more water, right?!
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nskerb wrote:
I worked on the spillway reconstruction in 2017. Crazy seeing those pictures.
profeshenal125 wrote:
Looks like a pond even when full. The person that named the lakes in the west must be from Minnesota. They count ponds as Lakes too...
Looks like a pond even when full. The person that named the lakes in the west must be from Minnesota. They count ponds as Lakes too. Wisconsin people joking call them mud ducks, lakes are not big enough to bring joy to a duck. Ducks usually fly ovr a MN. Lake and say I,m not even quacking for this one.
Dirty Points wrote:
Lake Oroville: 3.6M acre/ft
Lake Winnebago (WI's largest interior lake): 3.4M acre/ft
That's water volume, not size. Is that how lakes in Cali are measured? Lake Winnebago is 131,000 acres surface area, Lake Oroville is 15,000 acres.
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profeshenal125 wrote:
Looks like a pond even when full. The person that named the lakes in the west must be from Minnesota. They count ponds as Lakes too...
Looks like a pond even when full. The person that named the lakes in the west must be from Minnesota. They count ponds as Lakes too. Wisconsin people joking call them mud ducks, lakes are not big enough to bring joy to a duck. Ducks usually fly ovr a MN. Lake and say I,m not even quacking for this one.
Dirty Points wrote:
Lake Oroville: 3.6M acre/ft
Lake Winnebago (WI's largest interior lake): 3.4M acre/ft
Fonzarelli wrote:
That's water volume, not size. Is that how lakes in Cali are measured? Lake Winnebago is 131,000 acres surface area, Lake Oroville is 15,000 acres.
If you are looking to actually pull water out of it, then a body of water's volume is probably most important figure. But to be honest, I think that most people would waffle back and forth between volume or surface area based on whatever is best for their current argument!

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Funny you say that. Back when I was a kid, I was pitted near a team Honda box van one day during the last days of...
Funny you say that.

Back when I was a kid, I was pitted near a team Honda box van one day during the last days of Saddleback park on a Wednesday in 1984.

Bob showed up, rode a couple laps, came back to the pit and started yelling about how shitty, dry and dusty the track was, changed out of his gear and left.
Haha, I’m sure Hannah could get a little cranky at times…

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Fonzarelli wrote:
That's water volume, not size. Is that how lakes in Cali are measured? Lake Winnebago is 131,000 acres surface area, Lake Oroville is 15,000 acres.
Lake Oroville is a reservoir, so the water volume it can hold is the relevant stat since its primary function is water storage and flood control. It is very deep, that is why it can hold more water than Lake Winnebago for instance. The dam is the largest and tallest in the US (770 feet tall, 70 feet taller than Hoover Dam), like 7,000 feet long and half a mile wide at its base. Its massive. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oroville_Dam

We live just 2 miles from the northernmost boat launch, which is about a 25 minute drive from the Dam. The boat ramp shut down a month ago when the lake was over 200 vertical feet from full. The boat ramp was over a quarter of a mile long! Here is a pic from the middle fork of the lake about 6 weeks ago. The top of the rocks would be the lake full level. Nor Cal is not desert, we normally get a lot of rain in the winter, its just been a couple of unusually dry years in a row. Our well along with many others is starting to struggle and its only August. Dizzy Hoping we get dumped on this winter, otherwise this state is really big trouble (as if it weren't already).
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Any word on this? Just happened to cross my mind today
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murph783 wrote:
Any word on this? Just happened to cross my mind today
At the rider's meeting at Budds, they said Hangtown received whatever permits they were waiting for so the race is ON.

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murph783 wrote:
Any word on this? Just happened to cross my mind today
JBlain619 wrote:
At the rider's meeting at Budds, they said Hangtown received whatever permits they were waiting for so the race is ON.

JBlain, not sure where this information is coming from--there wasn't an actual riders' meeting at Budds Creek or any other recent national, Jeff Canfield has been doing them by video, and doesn't recall mentioning anything about Hangtown.

Hangtown was not awaiting any permits, it's been a go from the start, though this rumor keeps bubbling up, probably due to the recent local race being canceled for whatever reason. We will be at Hangtown on September 11 to finish out the 2021 Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship, and then back in 2022 for the opener.

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murph783 wrote:
Any word on this? Just happened to cross my mind today
JBlain619 wrote:
At the rider's meeting at Budds, they said Hangtown received whatever permits they were waiting for so the race is ON.

DC wrote:
JBlain, not sure where this information is coming from--there wasn't an actual riders' meeting at Budds Creek or any other recent national, Jeff Canfield has been...
JBlain, not sure where this information is coming from--there wasn't an actual riders' meeting at Budds Creek or any other recent national, Jeff Canfield has been doing them by video, and doesn't recall mentioning anything about Hangtown.

Hangtown was not awaiting any permits, it's been a go from the start, though this rumor keeps bubbling up, probably due to the recent local race being canceled for whatever reason. We will be at Hangtown on September 11 to finish out the 2021 Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship, and then back in 2022 for the opener.

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I apologize...chapel service. I walked up late and thought it was the riders meeting. And he did mention it was a rumor that was floating around.
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JBlain619 wrote:
At the rider's meeting at Budds, they said Hangtown received whatever permits they were waiting for so the race is ON.

DC wrote:
JBlain, not sure where this information is coming from--there wasn't an actual riders' meeting at Budds Creek or any other recent national, Jeff Canfield has been...
JBlain, not sure where this information is coming from--there wasn't an actual riders' meeting at Budds Creek or any other recent national, Jeff Canfield has been doing them by video, and doesn't recall mentioning anything about Hangtown.

Hangtown was not awaiting any permits, it's been a go from the start, though this rumor keeps bubbling up, probably due to the recent local race being canceled for whatever reason. We will be at Hangtown on September 11 to finish out the 2021 Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship, and then back in 2022 for the opener.

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JBlain619 wrote:
I apologize...chapel service. I walked up late and thought it was the riders meeting. And he did mention it was a rumor that was floating around.
Ah, that makes more sense, and the rumor has certainly been out there, but it's 100% a go at Hangtown... Unless something wildly unexpected like a meteor strike of a crazy storm like the one that hit Middle Tennessee (though California could use the rain).

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DC wrote:
JBlain, not sure where this information is coming from--there wasn't an actual riders' meeting at Budds Creek or any other recent national, Jeff Canfield has been...
JBlain, not sure where this information is coming from--there wasn't an actual riders' meeting at Budds Creek or any other recent national, Jeff Canfield has been doing them by video, and doesn't recall mentioning anything about Hangtown.

Hangtown was not awaiting any permits, it's been a go from the start, though this rumor keeps bubbling up, probably due to the recent local race being canceled for whatever reason. We will be at Hangtown on September 11 to finish out the 2021 Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship, and then back in 2022 for the opener.

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JBlain619 wrote:
I apologize...chapel service. I walked up late and thought it was the riders meeting. And he did mention it was a rumor that was floating around.
DC wrote:
Ah, that makes more sense, and the rumor has certainly been out there, but it's 100% a go at Hangtown... Unless something wildly unexpected like a...
Ah, that makes more sense, and the rumor has certainly been out there, but it's 100% a go at Hangtown... Unless something wildly unexpected like a meteor strike of a crazy storm like the one that hit Middle Tennessee (though California could use the rain).

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Will there be Executive Adventure Bike Parking at the pit entrance?
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KurtJ99 wrote:
There is an amateur race this weekend, promoter had water issues but seems to have been reconciled. Hard working guys always seem to manage difficulty. [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2021/07/29/503392/s1200_HT_Water.jpg[/img]...
There is an amateur race this weekend, promoter had water issues but seems to have been reconciled. Hard working guys always seem to manage difficulty.



Wouldn't surprise me with drought, take a look at Lake Oroville, before and now.






nskerb wrote:
I worked on the spillway reconstruction in 2017. Crazy seeing those pictures.
profeshenal125 wrote:
Looks like a pond even when full. The person that named the lakes in the west must be from Minnesota. They count ponds as Lakes too...
Looks like a pond even when full. The person that named the lakes in the west must be from Minnesota. They count ponds as Lakes too. Wisconsin people joking call them mud ducks, lakes are not big enough to bring joy to a duck. Ducks usually fly ovr a MN. Lake and say I,m not even quacking for this one.
Wisconsin DNR spokesperson James Dick said Wisconsin officially lists 15,074 lakes; however, Wisconsin also counts all lakes.

Data that Wisconsin provided to the KARE 11 Verify team shows the smallest named lake in the state is Moonshine Lake in Ashland County, near the town of Sanborn. It measures about two-tenths of an acre; or, put in perspective, about half the size of a regulation NHL hockey rink.

Minnesota, however, has a different definition for what counts as a lake, which still results in a higher number than our famous "10,000 Lakes."

"The difference is that the Minnesota DNR considers a lake to be 10 acres or more, of which we have 11,842," said Minnesota DNR spokesperson Julie Forster. "Wisconsin has no size limit. By their standard, Minnesota would have more than 20,000 lakes."

Minnesota also has more overall lake acreage compared to Wisconsin.

"Not counting the Great Lakes that comprise state borders, Minnesota has about 2.6 million acres of lakes," Forster said. "Wisconsin has about 1 million acres of lakes."

Minnesota's lakes also include hundreds of unnamed lakes across the state.
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Just signed up for Amateur days at Hangtown so it's ON! Slowly, carefully, on. Age does that to ya.

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DC wrote:
JBlain, not sure where this information is coming from--there wasn't an actual riders' meeting at Budds Creek or any other recent national, Jeff Canfield has been...
JBlain, not sure where this information is coming from--there wasn't an actual riders' meeting at Budds Creek or any other recent national, Jeff Canfield has been doing them by video, and doesn't recall mentioning anything about Hangtown.

Hangtown was not awaiting any permits, it's been a go from the start, though this rumor keeps bubbling up, probably due to the recent local race being canceled for whatever reason. We will be at Hangtown on September 11 to finish out the 2021 Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship, and then back in 2022 for the opener.

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I was thinking of going...
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DC wrote:
JBlain, not sure where this information is coming from--there wasn't an actual riders' meeting at Budds Creek or any other recent national, Jeff Canfield has been...
JBlain, not sure where this information is coming from--there wasn't an actual riders' meeting at Budds Creek or any other recent national, Jeff Canfield has been doing them by video, and doesn't recall mentioning anything about Hangtown.

Hangtown was not awaiting any permits, it's been a go from the start, though this rumor keeps bubbling up, probably due to the recent local race being canceled for whatever reason. We will be at Hangtown on September 11 to finish out the 2021 Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship, and then back in 2022 for the opener.

DC
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JBlain619 wrote:
I apologize...chapel service. I walked up late and thought it was the riders meeting. And he did mention it was a rumor that was floating around.
DC wrote:
Ah, that makes more sense, and the rumor has certainly been out there, but it's 100% a go at Hangtown... Unless something wildly unexpected like a...
Ah, that makes more sense, and the rumor has certainly been out there, but it's 100% a go at Hangtown... Unless something wildly unexpected like a meteor strike of a crazy storm like the one that hit Middle Tennessee (though California could use the rain).

DC
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The Caldor Fire could have an impact with the dense smoke and falling ash. It's not pretty here right now.
Dirty Points 8/25/2021 9:23am
8/25/2021 9:23am
Dirty Points wrote:
Lake Oroville: 3.6M acre/ft
Lake Winnebago (WI's largest interior lake): 3.4M acre/ft
Fonzarelli wrote:
That's water volume, not size. Is that how lakes in Cali are measured? Lake Winnebago is 131,000 acres surface area, Lake Oroville is 15,000 acres.
APLMAN99 wrote:
If you are looking to actually pull water out of it, then a body of water's volume is probably most important figure. But to be honest...
If you are looking to actually pull water out of it, then a body of water's volume is probably most important figure. But to be honest, I think that most people would waffle back and forth between volume or surface area based on whatever is best for their current argument!

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Ultimately, it wasn't intended as a contest. The point was that no sane person would call either Winnebago or Oroville a "pond"

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