Desert Dingo Racing

Airborne at the Baja 1000 redux

Scott qualifying for his pilot's license at the Baja 1000 2008

Scott qualifying for his pilot’s license at the 2008 Baja 1000.

Just ordered a couple of print copies of these photos from Trackside Photo. Jim Ober and his team are some of the best shooters who cover all the major races.

I’ll be out of town, but the team meets on Sunday to continue prep work on the car for the Mint 400 coming up March 26-29 in Vegas.

Here’s what’s on the to do list, courtesy of Busboy Bob:

Spare for trailer -Skid
Shock sent back to Bilstien – Richard
Tie Rod repair and improvement – Scott
2x new rear tires – Richard
Move transponder bracket – Scott/Richard
Repair front fender mount – Bob & Scott
Oil Change – Bob
Valve Check – Bob
Air Filter Check/clean – Creech
Make all hardware metric – Creech/Scott
Skid plate made into 1 piece/fix – Scott
Move air pump switch – Shawn
Inspect/replace/ grease wheel bearings –
New Zerts – Bob
Lower front seat – Creech/Richard
Cheap shock spares – Bob
Blue/Amber lights – sCary
Spark plug check – Bob
Power wash car –
Paint fenders – Shawn
Clean seats –
Ball joint replacement –
Tool Bag – Bob

With Scott’s additions:

Portable power washer for track
Portable air compressor for track
Fix the brushes on that damnable angle grinder
Gaffer tape for in-car toolbag
Rear-facing camera mount
Appoint camera czar
Source half-axles and bus CV spares.
Wire brush for toolkit
Source spare studded drum
Fab & weld footbrace for navigator

Our own version of Dust to Glory at the 2008 Baja 1000