The team is currently in final preparation mode for our trip to Ridgecrest, California to compete in our first rally of the season. I will be driving, with Jack Penley co-driving, Deirdre Matthews as a back-up co-driver, and Scott Leonard as our one man pit crew and another backup co-driver. The event is the first in the South West Rally Series (www.southwestrallyseries.com) and is a one day, coefficient 2 event. In rally terms, this is a shorter event with a total of around 38 racing miles. We plan to contend in the Group 2 class, and acquire some early points in the South West Rally Series.
Monday night I got the car back from New Custom Auto Paint in Pine Junction and made the difficult trailer ride down to Salta Motorsports in a nasty snowstorm. It was a long day. The car is currently sporting some killer new custom steel fender flares, diamond plated lower body protection, a beautiful sunroof delete, and a super smooth body thanks to a lot of dent repair by Harry at New Custom. The new hood, with lovers (small vents placed with a huge press) is in place and should help with engine cooling. The car is now sporting some cool yellow bumpers - a nice european looking touch. Unfortunately we didnt have time to put the car under race paint but we will try to get that done before the next rally. That said the grey primer actually looks pretty darn sweet on the car!
Today I got an email from DHL advising me that the new HotBits inverted rally suspension was being delivered to the shop. As far as I know, it is the only Mk1 VW that will be running this new high end suspension. Hopefully we will have time to put it on before the race. Thanks to Peter at HotBits Canada for designing this set up for the car.
I also spoke with Carl from Cam-Fx, our HD in-car camera sponsor, and we will have the new camera delivered to our hotel in California. We are excited to get this in for the race so we can give you some awesome in-car action.
Tomorrow will be a huge workday. We will get some final details sorted out prior to our departure. We should have some time in California to deal with any incomplete issues but our goal is to minimize the need for any significant on scene work so we can just relax and focus on the event.
Look for a detailed blog about our trip next week!
Roger Matthews
WildHare Racing
Hey man! Looks good! I'm glad that's a grey primer and not tan. At first I was going to ask if that was the old Rabbit you handed down to me after you got out of high school! LOL
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