A little delay at Bonneville. Tuesday was a lake at the end of the road, where the pavement ends and the salt begins. Maybe 4 inches deep and probably a mile across. Same today only shallower. There was a slight skim of water on one section of the course so nobody allowed on the salt. Early tomorrow morning they'll be letting people go out there. It takes a little while to set things up. The Missile will be ready to go.
Right now the Missile's trailer is in a lot behind the hotel. Yesterday Mike/Curtis/Volker/Rick installed the big turbo and some other stuff. Things were tweeked and adjusted. The car has a couple new things since last month and the engine was freshened up. Today was fairly leisurely checking and rechecking. Coolant (27gal), oil put in. Curtis and Volker calibrated the RacePak. Tech inspectors came by. The engine was run a couple times while Volker worked on the tune. People sat around and visited. Temperature was pleasant in the low 80's. It was much nicer than last month. A few of us had planned on golf this afternoon but never made it.
The Team Blowfish trailer was parked 50' away. It's the Poteet-Mann '68 Barracuda created by Troy Trepanier. That car is beyond description and no magazine article could ever do it justice. Troy is an absolute master at what he does. It has to be one of the most fantastic race cars ever. Showcar perfection, faster than any doorslammer. It's gone 290 and this year they're expecting over 300. The engine is a Nascar Dodge with an enormous 110mm turbo.
This week is a 5 mile course and the Missile will run it's standard rearend gear. Next week's FIA meet the course is 6 miles and a taller .775 gear will be used.
I came home briefly and will be heading back out shortly. The hotel has no internet connection anywhere. People with wireless report daily on landracing.com
Right now the Missile's trailer is in a lot behind the hotel. Yesterday Mike/Curtis/Volker/Rick installed the big turbo and some other stuff. Things were tweeked and adjusted. The car has a couple new things since last month and the engine was freshened up. Today was fairly leisurely checking and rechecking. Coolant (27gal), oil put in. Curtis and Volker calibrated the RacePak. Tech inspectors came by. The engine was run a couple times while Volker worked on the tune. People sat around and visited. Temperature was pleasant in the low 80's. It was much nicer than last month. A few of us had planned on golf this afternoon but never made it.
The Team Blowfish trailer was parked 50' away. It's the Poteet-Mann '68 Barracuda created by Troy Trepanier. That car is beyond description and no magazine article could ever do it justice. Troy is an absolute master at what he does. It has to be one of the most fantastic race cars ever. Showcar perfection, faster than any doorslammer. It's gone 290 and this year they're expecting over 300. The engine is a Nascar Dodge with an enormous 110mm turbo.
This week is a 5 mile course and the Missile will run it's standard rearend gear. Next week's FIA meet the course is 6 miles and a taller .775 gear will be used.
I came home briefly and will be heading back out shortly. The hotel has no internet connection anywhere. People with wireless report daily on landracing.com
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