Mint 400 – Race Day
“In some circles, the Mint 400 is a far, far better thing than the Super Bowl, the Kentucky Derby, and the Lower Oakland Roller Derby Finals all rolled into one.”
~ H.S.T.
(Thanks to Indigo for reminding me about this …
Archive | March, 2009
First day in Las Vegas for the Mint 400
Carrie signs autographs for some of her biggest fans.
Creech, Richard, Skid and I drove overnight from Felton to Vegas, pulling somewhere around 5 a.m. Got a couple hours of sleep, wrenched on the car for a bit and …
One week to the Mint 400 and counting
The sound (and smell) of precision.
Major work day in preparation for our Wednesday night departure for Las Vegas and the Mint 400.
Started with a team meeting to iron out last minute details. Scott will drive the first …
Mint 400 team meeting tomorrow
Team meeting Sunday, 11 a.m. Pacific Time. Working final logistics for the Mint 400 and a lot of work to do on the car.
Yes, we have drum brakes. We do, at least, use brass lined brake shoes that, once …
Line up for the Mint 400 announced
Cursed road hooligan “Uncle” Ed Mahoney posted the starting lineup for Stock VWs (with his own commentary) for the upcoming Mint 400 in Vegas. As it stands we’re fifth off the line:
#1121 Garey Leavitt (Clean Air, Welcome Back Kotter)…
