We’ll be running largely logo-less for the SNORE 250.
Loaded the toy hauler last night. Crusty got the TrailGlow light panels installed and we’ll wire them up sometime between now and the World Diabetes Congress in Montreal. Car goes in the toyhauler tonight and we all head off to Terrible’s Resort and Casino early Friday morning for the SNORE 250 (the race starts out behind the casino). Also, it has a cool roller coaster.
Updates from the road.
As a matter of fact I do know which end of an impact wrench to hold.
The SNORE South Point 250 is a week away and we’re buttoning up 1107. Crusty and Scott fiddled with the fuel pump pressure regulator. Carrie spray painted all the tools (so we can keep track of them) and packed the tool kits based on our laminated lists. Scott also installed the lights (we won’t need the night lights for Saturday’s race as it’s only two 60 mile loops.)
Crusty’s been welding 3/8s inch diameter rod into the rims and Richard will take them to Dixon Tires to get all the tires put back on. Oh, and I pulled the tires, installed the fenders and then put the tires back on, you haterz.
Car and equipment get loaded into Creech’s toy hauler Thursday night and we’re all wheels up gawdawful early Friday morning for the drive out to Vegas. This race is also the Stock Bug Challenge II, and we’ve got 13 Class 11s entered. Should be a good race. This race will have Richard and Crusty and Scott ‘n Carrie in the car. Roxanne and I will staff a checkpoint or road crossing for the bonus 25 team points.
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.
Fresh from the makeshift paint booth, we start prepping 1107 for the SNORE 250 and beyond.
Today we narrowed down our rough running engine problems to an over exuberant electric fuel pump. It was putting too much fuel into the carburetor, resulting in rough running. Apparently some $40 fuel pressure regulator will fix this. Otherwise, the car is in good shape and we’re tweaking around the edges in preparation for the SNORE 250. While they did that, I filled out paperwork for the Baja 1000.
Creech can’t make the 250 but has generously offered to let us use his truck and toy hauler to t0w 1107 to Primm for the race. Richard, Crusty, Scott ‘n Carrie will go down in the truck, Roxanne and I will head down separately.
We’ll only be running the new TrailGlow numbers on the car for the 250. Right after the car returns, Shawn and I (mostly Shawn) will touch up the paint, add the rest of the sponsor logos and prep the car for the trip to the World Diabetes Congress in Montreal.
I also got ohhhs and ahhhhs from the team when I demo’d the TrailGlow pit sign, that, because I didn’t tape the bare wires, nearly set the car on fire on the drive over, according to Shawn. Fine. I’ll solder and insulate them.
Here’s a few shots from today’s work.
And here’s a 12 second video, via 12seconds.tv, of the engine not running very well, shot with my birthday present from Roxanne, a custom-designed Flip HD camera:
Rough running engine on 12seconds.tv
Paul with TrailGlow made this pit sign for us. I’m pretty sure it will be visible from other planets.
I first saw Paul’s work at the KC Hilite’s Midnight Special race when some race truck tore past us at Road Crossing 11 (RX11) and all its numbers were lit up like neon. I turned to Roxanne, pointed, and said “As God is my witness, I’ll own a set of those.”
It’s been a few weeks and Paul was kind enough to come on as a sponsor of the team and has treated us like royalty. Not only is he providing us with lit number panels for the SNORE races and the Baja 1000, but he’s sending illuminated pit vests, an illuminated pit sigh (above), a set of illuminated sponsor and contingency logos and the pièce de résistance:
Oh yes, a set of HID lights with the Desert Dingo Racing logo laser-etched in the glass. Batman, eat your heart out.