Race Day Driver Lineup

After a tough Thursday and more work needed today before practice, it has not been the smoothest start to the weekend. After the repairs, we were able to get the cars on track. Both cars perform well when on the track. As few excursions did some damage to the front diffuser of the Z that will need to wait until we have more time to go through it.

 Once we got past the early issues, both cars performed well. Sparky was the clear King of the day smashing the rest of us. He found his line and put done some blistering laps. We are now off to rest, and will look forward to the run tomorrow.

As for the driving schedule here is  my  plan:

Day 2	Race Session I
D					Z
Start	Finish	Pilot	Notes		Start	Finish	Pilot	Notes
10:00 AM	11:27 AM	Troll	Estimated   23 laps		10:00 AM	11:51 AM	Hammer	Estimated   34 laps
11:39 AM	1:06 PM	Lugnut	Estimated  30 laps		12:03 PM	1:54 PM	Sparky	Estimated   34 laps
1:18 PM	2:45 PM	Picasso	Estimated   30 laps		2:06 PM	3:57 PM	Muddy	Estimated   24 laps
2:57 PM	4:24 PM	Hammer	Estimated   30 laps		4:09 PM	6:00 PM	Lugnut	Estimated   34 laps
4:36 PM	6:03 PM	Sparky	Estimated   30 laps

Race Weekend Menu

Now for the most important part of this upcoming weekend.  Straight from Z-Chef, here is the feast for this weekend.

	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Breakfast	·  Pumpkin Bread (on the road) ·  Fresh fruit	·  Egg Croissant sandwiches with ham and swiss cheese ·  Fresh Fruit	·  Egg and sausage sandwiches ·  Fresh Fruit
Lunch	·  Deli Sandwiches ·  Carrot and celery sticks ·  Chips ·  Cookies	·  Cuban pork sandwiches Roast pork Ham Swiss cheese Dill pickle chips Pepperoncini ·  Green salad	·  Chicken Wraps - Bacon - Blue cheese - Lettuce, cucumber, carrots - Ranch dressing
Appetizer	·  Spinach Artichoke dip ·  Veggie sticks	·  Eggplant Zaalouk ·  Harissa ·  Hummus ·  Flat Bread ·  Marinated mozarella
Dinner	·  Grilled Tri-tip, Sausages, Zucchini, Peppers, and onions. ·  Baked beans ·  Potato salad	·  Pizzas - Spicy sausage and wild mushroom pizza - Spinach and bacon pizza - Sausage and broccolini pizza - Everything pizza ·  Greek Salad
Dessert	·  Apple Crip	·  Tiramisu
Beverages	· Beer · Gatorade · Water · Margaritas · Coffee
Snack	· Chocolate chip cookies · Chocolate Orange crackle cookies · Peanut butter cookies (Note: Driver cookies are only for non black flag runs!)

Last Stretch to Get Us Ready

Here is the list of the last items to get the cars ready for Vodden.

Work Checklist for 2015 Thunderhill Vodden the Hell
Electrical Systems			Status
		Items	300z		Type D	Comments
	10	Switch for the cooling seat				Inspect
	12	Cooling fan				Possible auto switch to be installed
Engine and Driver train
		Items	300z		Type D	Comments
	3	Replace oil filter	Done			D - Install new filter housing
	11	Check and add water to radiator			Done
	12	Check and add water to overflow
	14	Oil cooler and lines inspection	Done			D - Add new cooler and lines. D - Install new system
	15	Run engine to temperature	Done

Suspension and Brakes
		Items	300z		Type D	Comments
	3	Check wheel bearings			Done	Z-Replace
	9	Alignment			Done
	10	Tires and rims				D – 4 tires need mounting
	11	Check tire pressures				Z – 29 f 28 r D – 28 f/r
Safety Systems
		Items	300z		Type D	Comments
	8	Check tow hitch				Make sure they are labeled
Chassis
		Items	300z		Type D	Comments
	2	Front skirt			Done	Z – Create new shirt
	6	Door Panel Repair			Done	Z – Passenger side door dent

Pit and Logistics Systems
		Items	300z		Type D	Comments
	7	Menu				In Process (Pizza likely)
	9	Check radio harness
	11	Radio				7 Radios
	13	6x5-gallon carboy				Repair fill can and inspect others
	18	Pack for the track
	21	Install seat cooler and test
Décor
		Items				Comments
	1	Car number				Need 12 x 11x17 label
	4	Paint				Touch Up