Finish of the 2019 Arse Freeze Race

Wow, I did not know we left you on a cliff hanger. Sorry about that.

Just as Sparky finished updating the blog, the Z began to have brake troubles. I was driving and at first though I notice the break peddle change. After a few more laps, it still was not right, so I brought the car. From there it sent us down a path of testing parts with a driver being sent out to see if we fixed the trouble after each change. It start with a simple brake bleeding. That was followed by pads and rotor exchange. Followed by a master cylinder exchange. After all that still no reliable brakes, so the car was brought back in. Then while lift, it was noticed that there was play in the front left wheel. After rummaging in the suspension tote a front hub and knuckle assembly was found and exchanged on the car. From there it took several more attempts, but finally the break lines clear and the brakes work again. This whole process took about 3 hours.

In the meantime the D was run with various adventures and the weather gradually dried. I think we racking up 3 black flags for various, spins, agriculture events, and contact with the obligatory repairs needed after such transgressions. We did get everyone through the D as planned.

Officially the D came in 61st and the Z 90th. In the end, with a lot of hard work, the D and Z finished with two checkers. A win in my book for the team.

Packed and Ready to Lunch

With a great effort from the team we got everything packed by 6:30.  So we are ready to lunch tomorrow into the oncoming storm of both racing and weather:

Hotel Reservation for Arse-Freeze Apalooza 2019

Courtyard Vallejo Napa Valley 1000 Fairgrounds Drive Vallejo California 94589 USA +1-707-644-1200 Thank you for booking directly with us, Mr. Muddy. You're ready to move forward. Fri, Dec. 06, 2019 – Sun, Dec. 08, 2019 Confirmation Number:  98278605  2 x 2 Queens                                       98270200  1 King                                       98275863  1 King (Senior rate) Check-In: Friday, December 6, 2019 03:00 PM Check-Out: Sunday, December 8, 2019 12:00 PM

Race Weekend Schedule for Arse-Freeze 2019

The RV, truck, and trailers are load ready to go to the track.  My plan is to get there by 8:00 to find a spot and setup near the Grandstands.  Here is the basic schedule for tomorrow:

   8:00 am   Setup the pits
 11:00 am   Tech and BS both cars
 12:30 pm   Practice Start
   4:30 pm   Practice Finishes
   5:15 pm   Mandatory Rookie meeting for some drivers.
   6:30 pm   Dinner

For the drivers here is the proposed schedule:

Practice
D
Start	Finish	Pilot		Notes
12:30 AM	1:12 AM	Driver	1	Estimated     12 laps
1:24 AM	1:52 AM	Driver	2	Estimated       12 laps
2:04 AM	2:31 AM	Driver	3	Estimated     12 laps
2:43 AM	3:11 AM	Driver	4	Estimated       12 laps
3:23 AM	3:50 AM	Driver	5	Estimated     12 laps
4:02 AM	4:30 AM	Driver	6	Estimated       12 laps

Day 2	Race Session I
D						Z
Start	Finish	Pilot		Notes		Start	Finish	Pilot		Notes
10:00 AM	10:45 AM	Driver	1			10:00 AM	11:12 AM	Driver	1
10:57 AM	11:57 AM	Driver	2			11:24 AM	12:36 PM	Driver	2
12:09 PM	1:09 PM	Driver	3			12:48 PM	2:00 PM	Driver	3
1:21 PM	2:21 PM	Driver	4			2:12 PM	3:24 PM	Driver	4
2:33 PM	3:33 PM	Driver	5			3:36 PM	4:48 PM	Driver	5
3:45 PM	4:45 PM	Driver	6
Day 3 Race Session II
D						Z
Start	Finish	Pilot		Notes		Start	Finish	Pilot		Notes
9:00 AM	10:00 AM	Driver	1			9:00 AM	10:23 AM		1
10:13 AM	11:21 AM	Driver	2			10:35 AM	11:58 AM		2
11:34 AM	12:42 PM	Driver	3			12:10 PM	1:33 PM		3
12:55 PM	2:03 PM	Driver	4			1:45 PM	3:08 PM		4
2:16 PM	3:24 PM	Driver	5			3:20 PM	4:43 PM		5
3:37 PM	4:45 PM	Driver	6

Half-Life Racing Plead For Residual Valve for Arse Freeze Apalooza

Judge Phil,

I hope your Thanksgiving goes well.

After stuffing ourselves, we at Half-Life Racing are preparing our two cars for Arse-Freeze.  We last ran these cars previously at Sears Pointless earlier this year.

For that race the cars ran well (for us) with both cars finishing.  They saving grace was the rain.  That likely minimized speed and contact damage.

Then, we initially planned to run in Days of Thunderhill, but the date shift to Memorial Day made that impossible.  So, now we are now looking forward to Arse-Freeze.  To get ready we have inspected the cars, and found several items that we would like to fix, so would like to plead a fair residual value.

For the D this will be the 24th race over 7 years.  

When we looked the car over, that age showed.  The most notable trouble was the radiator hoses were a bit crunchy.  We would like to replace the Upper, middle and lower hoses at a cost of $28.43.  With a wash, paint, and grease we should be good to go.

For the Z we found some wiggling in the front left and right rear.

Looking into the front left we found the trouble in the lower king pin bearing.  This bearing was hard to find, but with the power of E-bay I did find a surrogate from a Skyline for $24.82.

For the right rear, we found the traction bar rod end got elongated.  Replacing that is cost $9.99.

In the end I am pleading that for the D the residual value to be $471.57 allowing us to cover the cost of the hose replacement.  For the Z, the plead is for $465.19 to cover the cost of the suspension parts.  With that we would be good to go, and look forward to running in a few weeks.

Muddy

Weather For Arse-Freeze 2019

This weather report is through the Weather Channel and has the worst prediction.  Rain 100% parts of this weekend.

FRI DEC 6	Rain	58°53°	100%	SE 16 mph	91%
SAT DEC 7	Rain	57°48°	100%	SSW 16 mph	96%
SUN DEC 8	Showers	59°40°	40%	WSW 6 mph	91%

Accuweather is less aggressive with the rain:

       Fri 12/6    59° / 54°    Periods of rain Precip 78%
       Sat 12/7   59° / 49°    Periods of rain Precip 78%
       Sun 12/8  61° / 41°   Mostly cloudy with a shower Precip 60%

I think the storm will stall some decreasing Friday ran and increasing Saturday.  We will see what fun in-stored for us.