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.

Driver order

So far, everyone is staying clean and putting in nice laps. 

Here is the driving order for the day. 

Green flag

They got the race started right at 9:00 this morning.  Both cars are running. Normally we would think cold and wet is a rough start but after all the rain yesterday, only cold and wet is a nice improvement. 

Day 2

We are off to a foggy start this morning. Forecast was for the rain to stop around 7am and then stay away for the day. We hope so as the cars are really not set up well for the rain at this point. Everyone did an amazing job just keeping them on the track and competitive (at our level of competitive anyways). 

Getting ready for day 2

Checker flag

It was a very busy day. It rained pretty much non-stop until the final driver change. 

The D is definitely worse for wear today having taken a few too many hits.  I think each corner had cosmetic/or fewer issues. After a final trip to the wall, Torch brought it in and we thought we were going to park it for the day.  We started looking at what was wrong and after finding no major destruction causing the severe toe issue, we quickly gave the tie-rod a turn and sent Muddy our to try and finish the day. We had limited success in terms drivability, but good results for getting a checker. Lugnut is adjusting now and Picasso is prepping for paint. 

Green flag

My phone is running the data today so photos will be few and far between. Muddy is out in the Z and Picasso is out in the D. It is wet but not pouring.  It is wet enough the muddy is having a hard time getting past a CRV and making it stick.  It has the advantage of being on mud and snow street tires. 

Here is the driving order for the day

Video update

If all goes well, we should be streaming data and video all day.  We've tried this before and had only OK success with this setup, but many bug fixes and updates later, I think we are ready to give it another try.

The video will stream live to youtube.  Whenever the car is on, it should be at the following link

https://youtu.be/FiKBSEew978

We are just streaming the pits right now, but all seems good.

The other place to watch the race is Race Capture Podium.

https://podium.live/events/24hrs-of-lemons-arse-freeze-a-palooza-2019-sonoma

or if you just want our car 

https://podium.live/events/24hrs-of-lemons-arse-freeze-a-palooza-2019-sonoma/device/137-seize-z-um

That gives you a like to all the cars in the race, and following the link to 137 Sei-Z-um will get our dashboard during the race.  You may need an account (I haven't checked, so if the dashboard doesn't work, the video on youtube is the best way to go. 

Have fun