http://www.desertdingo.com/blog Sat, 22 Nov 2008 07:00:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The shocks aren't on. Nor are the fenders. But check out the clearance we have now, courtesy of Eric, Sam and Crusty. http://www.desertdingo.com/blog/2008/08/12/fenderless/ One of the last things Eric and Sam did before buttoning up the car was to tune the engine. Adjust the valves. Check. Adjust the timing. Check. Pour a bottle of beer in the carburetor. Check. (Note that this Corona has a slice of lemon ... http://www.desertdingo.com/blog/2008/08/10/because-engines-want-to-have-fun-too/ Crusty and Sam work on hammering out the front end of 1101. Eric Solorzano and his longtime friend and co-driver "Yosemite" Sam drove up to San Jose this past week to work their magic on 1101. By the time they buttoned it up on Saturday afternoon, we had a good 3-4 ... http://www.desertdingo.com/blog/2008/08/10/a-weekend-of-work-on-1101/ Max Davis dropped off a big batch of new decals he designed for us. We'll probably do a big run of these in advance of the 1000. (To anyone who wonders, it's a cow, not a deer.) http://www.desertdingo.com/blog/2008/08/07/max-designs-a-ddr-decal/ A couple weeks back I posted on the Class 11 Coalition forum a question - "What breaks, what do you carry?" One of the greatest challenges for racing any desert class is what tools and spare parts you carry in the car and what you carry in the chase ... http://www.desertdingo.com/blog/2008/08/02/what-breaks-what-they-carry/ Mike Cole is planning to ride his Harley Davidson 95 Softail from St. Johns Newfoundland to Victoria BC to raise awareness and community involvement about diabetes. He was diagnosed with Type I diabetes at the age of 8. “This ride is for more than just finding a cure. We ... http://www.desertdingo.com/blog/2008/07/26/winter-harley-ride-across-canada/ The International Diabetes Federation folks have included a shot of 1101 in their new 30-page booklet promoting the World Diabetes Day 2008 campaign. The booklet is available to download as a pdf file in English, French, and Spanish. Click on the image above to download the version of your choice. http://www.desertdingo.com/blog/2008/07/17/1101-in-new-idf-booklet-on-world-diabetes-day/ Seth hauled 1101 about 300 miles out to the Black Rock Desert because he needed transportation between camps as part of Fourth of JuPlaya, an annual gathering of folks on the 400 square mile lake bed that, in late August, is home to Burning Man. I'm looking forward to his ... http://www.desertdingo.com/blog/2008/07/08/1101-in-the-black-rock-desert/ Baja Racing News has posted a video from VW Motorsports on the history of VW racing down in Baja. You can check it out here. Eric Solorzano's red Beetle makes an appearance. http://www.desertdingo.com/blog/2008/07/08/history-of-vws-in-baja-racing-video/ Our friend and teammate Mike "Skid" Aquino needs a kidney transplant. He is currently in the hospital due to kidney failure, likely a complication of his diabetes. If you have Type O blood, please consider being a live donor. Currently, the wait time for a donor is 3-6 years, depending ... http://www.desertdingo.com/blog/2008/06/22/skid-needs-a-kidney-transplant/