A couple more pictures from the Dragon Wagon's inagural weekend. Photos taken by Steve Vanhap. … [Read more...] about RACING THE 510 WAGON AT VARA OCTOBERFEST 2010
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BEST WEEKEND EVER!
The racing gods must have figured out I deserved a great weekend after all the hard work and preparation on the Race Wagon, and who was I to argue. We went down to Buttonwillow Raceway for a Friday test day and got 5 half-hour test sessions in. No leaks, nothing fell off, started every time, I was ecstatic. The handling was very predictable, the power was excellent, and we got … [Read more...] about BEST WEEKEND EVER!
FINAL PREP
With the wagon's first track day coming up tommorow, the rush has been on to finish the final prep. Yesterday I had Lyle at Vinyl Styles in San Carlos, CA do the numbers and logos, he did a great job at a fair price. Today I finished up some tube flaring and nozzle installation on the fire suppression system, got the seat belts in, solved a brake issue, cleaned up some wiring, … [Read more...] about FINAL PREP
DYNO DAY
Today I put the Race Wagon on the dyno. I've done this with all my racecars, and can't understand why so many people don't take advantage of this service. Why spend thousands building a high performance motor and not spend the last couple hundred bucks tuning it. I worked with Rob from Z Car Garage, he has a nice, clean shop in San Jose that services the South Bay Area Z … [Read more...] about DYNO DAY
CORNER-WEIGHTING THE RACE WAGON
Recently my posts have been shorter, more frequent, and filled with pictures. It kind of reflects the ramped up rate of work on my Lil' Red Wagon. I have either been at work, or working on the race car, every day for the past couple months trying to get ready for some racing before the season is over. Today I worked on gettting the car cornerweighted. It's not a complicated … [Read more...] about CORNER-WEIGHTING THE RACE WAGON
ALMOST THERE…
My buddies at The Moore Speed Co really came through for me by working with me all weekend wrapping up several projects on the Race Wagon. We finished up the paint, door panels, fuelcell firewall, and a bunch of little things I needed some help with. I've still got several more issues to wrap up prior to getting the goon on the track, but we are almost … [Read more...] about ALMOST THERE…