Archive | June, 2009

Rust and flagging

Rust gets everywhere.

Richard, Bob and Crusty were kind enough to unbolt the light bar so I could take it home and start sanding it down. With a couple of months before the KC Hilites Midnight Special, we’re going …

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KC Hilites Midnight Special map – should be a walk in the park

SNORE just released the map for the KC Hilites Midnight Special race coming up in August. It looks relatively flat, with the course skirting any major mountains. I’m sure they’ll make up for it with lots of silt and big …

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We’re probably going to need this

Taking a look at the steering box.

Updated: Photos! We’ve got photos!

Crusty, Bob, Scott ‘n Carrie set to work on the car on Saturday. We found a problem with a sleeve inside the front beam. A problem in that …

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International Diabetes Federation announces 2009 World Diabetes Day theme

We’ve been working with the great people at the International Diabetes Federation in Brussels, Belgium since before our first attempt on the Baja 1000 back in 2007. We’re the official World Diabetes Day race car and take every opportunity at …

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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 …

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