What are the timelines for making a record attempt?
Because this project is operating on 100% volunteerism by team members who are working for a living, and since the funding for this project is very limited from personal assets of the co-owners, it is difficult to pin down a “timeline” with any specificity. Over the years this project has been in existence, various small, but a growing number of larger sponsors from the local area up to the national level have come “on board” to provide materials, donations of equipment, or in-kind services to make happen what has been needed thus far. Should the project be fortunate to land a major corporate sponsorship that will be willing to fund the costs involved in this highly expensive endeavor, then the barriers time and money will be overcome and the team would be able to devote full-time attention to moving the project closer to a record attempt much more rapidly. Making a record attempt, however, involves two factors; a specific season (late fall when the lakebed is in its best condition to
