As we prepare for this weekend's Summit Series Race #5 and 6, Central Coast Autohaus has joined Flying Pig Racing as a sponsor, and we'll be flying their logo on the car. Autohaus owners Dan and Jamie Hunt are no strangers to gofast endeavors. Dan has fielded and driven winning cars in several classes on several west coast racing circuits, mostly of the left-turn persuasion. But after hanging in the pits at the last three Summit races at Famoso Raceway , he's hooked on the drag race scene.
Dan and Jamie
Central Coast Autohaus in Los Osos performs automotive repairs on all makes and models, as well as being a certified Smog Center. I've been using them for my daily drivers, and last year Dan handled the installation of my new Fauset Racing 557 Ford engine.
Yesterday he completed installation of new stud girdles on the valve train. The parts are so pretty I asked if we could come up with some clear valve covers so they could be seen!
Blue anodized stud girdle.
New tall valve cover for girdle clearance.
In the process of completing routine maintenance last week, Dan also uncovered a faulty master cylinder that was causing drag on the front brakes! Can't wait to see what the car runs without the front brakes on!
So we're off to Bakersfield with the best prepped car ever. I think the flying pig is likely to lay down some stout runs this weekend. Unfortunately, the weather is going to be pretty darn hot. The weather gurus are calling for 95 degrees on Saturday, and a blistering 103 on Sunday. That will hurt performance in two ways. First, as the temp goes up, the amount of Oxygen in the atmosphere goes down, thereby robbing horsepower. And 2, Track temps will be pushing 120+ degrees, which can make the track surface really slick. Not good for traction, therefore reduced ETs.
Regardless, everyone races the same track in the same conditions, so the goal is to be consistent, chop the tree down, and go rounds!
SLO Racer. Out.
This is super rad. Congrats on your sponsor! Best of luck at the races this weekend--we'll be thinkin' of ya and rootin' you on from so cal! Keep up the good work.
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tom, this blog is super cool- but everything you write goes right over my head, its like learning a new language: "anodized stud girdle"?
ReplyDeleteWes! Sounds provocative, huh?! I could expound by saying that the roller tipped rockers are stud mounted as opposed to shaft mounted, and the girdle is designed to minimize uwanted movement in the rocker assebly, and that annodizing is an electro-chemical plating process...but yeeesh, where would that get me?!
ReplyDeleteYou're awesome, Tomás! I really enjoyed watching your latest races posted on You Tube. Looking forward to seeing you this week-end in Fresburg!
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