Desert Dingo Racing

Category: Baja 1000

  • We’re 1104 for the Baja 1000

    How come Eric always get to be 1101? I’m sure it has nothing to do with him having 41 Baja wins, including 9 Baja 1000 first place finishes.

    Five registered so far the the Baja 1000. Eric (naturally). Michael Brown is the team from Alaska. Dolores Casarez is a new name. I’m pretty sure Gustavo raced last year. And us.

    SCORE has announced that the 2010 Baja 1000 will be a straight shot from Ensenada to Cabo San Lucas. That’s more expensive since the teams use a lot more fuel for all the chase and support vehicles, which next year will have to drive all the way back up the Baja Peninsula.

    Ok, once we win the 1000, this video convinced me to race Dakar:

  • 1107 in Canada

    Thanks to Chris with Excelr8 Imagery for this great shot of 1107 from the SNORE 250.

    In a flurry of paperwork this morning we paid the trucking company, the customs broker, bought airline tickets and reserved hotel rooms. Tomorrow, we pick up hero cards.

    We meet 1107 on Friday morning in front of the Montreal Convention Center for the World Diabetes Congress on Friday.

    More to come.

  • Watch as we nearly shear the light bar off 1107

    Missed it by that much.

    Or, as A.J. just schooled me: “Measure twice, load once.”

    Dan with Jax Trucking pulled into Felton on Tuesday to pick up 1107 for the trip to Kenmore, NY where the car will be dropped off and then picked up by a Canadian transport company for the final leg to the Montreal Convention Center, where Richard and I will meet it sometime between 7 and 8 a.m. on October 16.

    The hauler already had a custom Charger, a Bentley, a Porsche and a spotless 70’s era Trans Am, so we were in good company.

    I’ll be putting on the rest of the sponsor decals when we’re in Montreal and it will be all spiffy for the World Diabetes Congress.

    Photos tonight.

  • Unofficially fifth at the SNORE 250

    Rounding the curve at Checkpoint 1…

    One flat, but otherwise things went well. Unofficially fifth. Likely still third in class with one more race to go (two if you count the Baja 1000). More photos tomorrow, this place is charging us $11.99 a day for the internets.

  • Under pressure

    For once we have a piece of equipment that performs too well.

    Our ignition problems were caused by an electronic fuel pump with an over-developed sense of self. The team installed a fuel pressure regulator and will dial it in this week.

    Crusty has started welding 3/8s inch rod into the rims. This should reduce the number of dented rims and flats we’ve endured in previous races. Crusty has done most of the wiring for the TrailGlow lighted number panels.We’ll run those at the SNORE 250 at Primm, bring the car back, touch up the paint, add all the decals and ship it to Montreal for the World Diabetes Congress.

    Driver/Co-driver plans for the SNORE 250 are Richard and Crusty and Scott and Carrie. Roxanne and I will staff a checkpoint or road crossing for the bonus 25 team points.

    A handful of shots from today are here.