One of the projects I ran out of time to complete before the Race Wagon's inaugural outing was getting my pedals set up. I had no accelerator pedal, just the rod hanging down, and it sure made heel-n-toeing pretty impossible. I also had no dead-foot pedal to support myself in the corners. Well today I got around to fixing these issues. Here's the tools ya need (something to … [Read more...] about GETTIN’ THE PEDALS RIGHT
POST RACE SERVICING
After a long race weekend, the Wagon deserved a little servicing. I put almost four hours of race pace on it, that must be equivalent to at least a few thousand freeway miles, so My Lil' Red Wagon got the Platinum Service. Motor/trans/diff oils changed, catch cans emptied, steering/brakes/wheels/tires inspected, bolts checked all around (yep, I found a couple loose ones), … [Read more...] about POST RACE SERVICING
RACING THE 510 WAGON AT VARA OCTOBERFEST 2010
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
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