I drove the tires over from Scotts Valley. Richard drove the engine all the way from San Diego, having to spend a night in Orange County because of the fires.
We put the tires on, which are breathtaking, and are buttoning things up so Richard can drive back down to SoCal for a Friday morning tech inspection. Then he’ll drive back, we’ll install the engine and have a running car by Sunday.
Kevin with Skip’s Tires mounted, balanced and blinged our race wheels. I was taking our cars to Kevin way before we planned this race, but if you’re looking for tires, I definitely recommend you give him a call. We really appreciate their support.
The Baja 1000: Local Team Will Drive 1300 Miles of Desert for Diabetes
The Valley Post, October 23, 2007
By Michael Thomas
For most of us, driving a 30-year-old Volkswagen from Felton to Scotts Valley without breaking down could be a challenge. But driving that same car for 1,000 miles over Baja deserts, along crumbling roads, through dry ravines and slippery creek beds? It sounds impossible, but that’s exactly what a group of locals plans to do in November.
I couldn’t sleep early this morning, and that means Skid shouldn’t sleep in either, courtesy of the Transformers website.
Photos of today’s work here.
I downloaded the 27 pages of driving directions from the SCORE website. All I can say is that we’re carrying two GPS units in the car and hoping I never have to crack the binder that the print directions will be in.
Take a look at the three instructions above and try to guess what they mean.
To make it easy, I’ve included the answers below.
