It may be very anal but most racers use a list to keep track of everything
they need pack. I haven't done it but a buddy drove 8 hours to a race only
to find his detachable steering wheel was home in the garage hanging on his
pegboard. He found that Vicegrips on the hub didn't work.
Dick Ryan ex. 24022
(650)312-4022
Risk Management Dept.
SM 2000/2
FAX (650)312-5830
-----Original Message-----
From: Victor Laury [mailto:vlaury@earthlink.net]
Sent: Saturday, October 07, 2000 9:11 PM
To: datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
Subject: Bad Day at the AutoX
I thought I was so ready,
I prepared last night but still forgot my helmet, my jack handle and my
spare shirt. These should have been omens heeded that I was "in for it" for
the rest of the day. My runs were terrible. Instead of improving each run, I
LOST a 10th each run. The last run, I miss handled a curve before the slalom
and got DNF'd! After that, I found out that I pushed the tire off the bead.
Talk about your stiff side walls, The BFG R-1's will support the car and not
ride the rim.
So I pulled out of my "time only" run and went to put on my street wheels.
Well, my new Auto X wheels are just a little thinner in the mounting boss,
so the lugs bottomed out on the hub and mushroomed. So there was no way to
put on my streets. Fortunately I could get the flat replaced with a street.
Some things were good though. Dennis showed up with the CDM video camera and
got some good stills and videos. I also got to wear the CDM magnetics, So I
felt Muy Proffesionally. After lunch I went to Dennis's and helped pull an L
motor from a 510 and that went very smooth.
So, it wasn't that bad, I still had fun and that's the point right? Hey! I
could use some company out there! How about some of you "Armchair Racers"
give it a try?
Victor
70 SRL 31113136
Los Angeles
http://albums.photopoint.com/j/AlbumList?u=123073
SoCalROC http://www.ameri-eagle.com/datsun/
|