Ok, maybe quoting Ozymandias is a bit over the top.
But Richard and Crusty and crew are making great progress on the future home of Desert Dingo Racing.
1104 is due any day. No really.
Category: 2009 Baja 1000
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Setting up operations at Estero Beach RV Park
What could be more perfect than a beachfront RV park with its own race track?
We head to Mexico a week from tomorrow. We’ll all meet in the Wal-Mart parking lot and cross the border. Eric Solorzano has his shop set up in the Barnyard in Rosarita Beach. We’ll likely stop there on our way to the Estero Beach RV Park, which comes with its own dirt race track where we hope to do some tweaking.
If you’ve got Google Earth, this .kmz file has waypoints for the Barnyard, the RV park and race track, the Baja 1000 start/finish line and the entry into the wash.
All I want for my birthday tomorrow is a race car. The trucking company is assuring me it will be here “no later than Tuesday.”
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Where does he get these wonderful toys
I can’t stand snow, but if this thing comes with heated seats, I’ll make an exception.
No word on 1104 yet. Crusty came by and picked up some parts for the parts bins. He also found the mount for the IRC tracking unit, so I can sleep at night. Roxanne also picked up some peanut butter-filled pretzel nuggets, because no Baja 1000 is complete without peanut butter filled pretzel nuggets
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Baja 1000 map is online
Baja 1000 2009 course map in Google Earth.
For a closer look, download a zipped version of the Google Earth .kml file here.
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TrailGlow featured in Dirt Sports Magazine
Our sponsor, TrailGlow, is featured in the November 2009 issue of Dirt Sports magazine.
When I first saw a truck sporting a set of TrailGlow’s illuminated number panels at the SNORE KC Hilites Midnight Special race, I turned to my wife and said “As God is my witness, I will own a set of those.”
We’re now outfitted with a full set of TrailGlow custom built HID driving lights, multiple sets of illuminated number panels, and pit crew safety vests, courtesy of founder Paul Lukey and his son, Paul III.
As great as it is to have the support of a new sponsor, it’s been even more rewarding to meet Paul and his son, who love off road racing as much as we do. And I absolutely agree with Dirt Sport’s review:
“…the Dirt Sports Crew just discovered one of the neatest and most useful racing innovations to come along in quite some time – illuminated number panesl and decals…. TrailGlow founders Paul Lukey, and son Paul III, have perfected an entirely new way for 0ff-road racers and chase teams to add rugged, vibration-resistant illuminated numbers and custom sponsor logos to their overall graphics presentation.”
TrailGlow’s panel’s make us easier to see at night, they’re going to speed us through checkpoints during night races, and the cool factor alone makes them worth it. If you’re looking to make your car stand out, I strongly recommend checking them out.
You can check out a full size version of the Dirt Sports product review here.