Jim called from the start line while trophy trucks were breaking outa the gate. Not sure exactly what he said but it sounded exciting and LOUD.
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It’s Race Day
The Twitter stream will be the best way to keep track of our Desert Dingo team. You can also listen to The Weatherman for general race updates at http://www.race-dezert.com/radio/radio1.html ….looks like he’s offline right now, but once he’s back up, we’ll be blaring that Channel to keep track of how everyone is doing and what’s ahead on the course.
For satellite tracking, check out http://www.trackinginternational.com/site/score/tracking/ . ATVs and Quads are on the course already. Trophy trucks head outa the gate soon. 1104 will appear on the list once they pick up their sat tracking system and activate it. Starting time for our team is roughly 11AM, with Busboy Bob and Pretty Boy ronjon as pilot and copilot.
Updates as they occur.
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Donaldson Powercore® Air Cleaner “Eats Dust” for Desert Dingo Race Team
Sponsorship supports off-road racer at Baja 1000 in November 2009
Press release, October 12, 2009
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – For the second year, the Desert Dingo Racing team will run the Baja 1000 supported by Donaldson Company (NYSE:DCI), a leading, worldwide manufacturer of filtration systems and parts. Donaldson’s PSD PowerCore® air cleaner will be an integral part of the Class 11 VW Beetle’s air filtration system as it speeds through Mexico’s Baja Peninsula as part of the annual international off-road race. -
Bilstein rocks
We run Bilstein shocks and they’ve been working great for us.
We’re going through the car from stem to stern. Looking at the front shocks, we noted the hoses between the shocks and reservoirs were a bit frayed from rubbing against the inside of the fenders. I got in touch with Joel, the Off Road MotorSports Technical Supervisor for Bilstein. I asked whether his team could fab a couple of shorter hoses. He came back with an offer to upgrade us to their newest reservoir design.
“Let me think about this yes.”
The team got new bushings in the front beam and got the whole front end buttoned up. Our first logistics meeting is tomorrow. Seth is bbqing tri-tip.
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Men at work
Shawn and Bob work on the co-driver side front drum brake.
In advance of our first logistics meeting for the Baja 1000 on June 21 at Seth’s place, the team put in time doing advance prep on the car. Crusty continued stripping out the car, eliminating rust and painting any bare metal. Shawn and Bob worked on the brakes, replacing some bits that kept the passenger side wheel from rolling relatively freely. Richard pulled the fuel cell, power washed it in preparation for pulling the bladder and sponge, which apparently needs replacing every couple of years.
We may have some interesting developments in the communications department. Photos from last weekend’s work are here.