Nick installs the big red button (also known as the push-to-talk button).
I made a rocket run to our sponsor Rugged Radios in San Luis Obispo Monday for installation of a radio in 1107 Chase.
Rugged CEO Greg Cottrell has supported us pretty much since we started racing. His help has been invaluable and it’s bee great watching his business expand. Each time we come by, there are more Rugged branded vehicles.
The goal for this install was to have a chase radio I can use at the 1000 with a push-to-talk button on the steering wheel with the option of using the headset normally reserved for the short course spotting radio (which I also picked up from Rugged).
Greg recommended we go with a Vertex VX2200 50 Watt VHF car-to-car kit with push-to-talk. Nick, who handled the install, ran the headset wiring to a hanger attached to the B pillar roll cage bar between the driver and co-driver. Perfect place to hang the headset when not in use.
Naturally we had to do a photo shoot for the Rugged website and I had to shoot the photo shoot. So meta.
We’ll be taking 1107 down to Rugged Radios on the way to the Baja 1000 for a comm refresh as well. We’ll also be pulling audio off the radio and intercom and feeding it into our GoPro cameras. Mostly we talk about what’s for lunch.
No blog post would be complete without a shot of 1107 Chase parked someplace.