Flying Pig has never looked better!

We spent the morning Saturday (well, the wrench did) waxing the Flying Pig Mustang!  Since Barry completed the paint on the quarter panel the rest of the car was looking pretty bad...So Dave was over, under, and inside the Pig making it the cleanest I have seen in years!  No lie.
As I always say, "ya won't always run good, but ya can always look good"!  I was relieved when the thing didn't fall apart after all the dirt was removed.  Now I'm thinking we probably will pick up a half of tenth just because it's lighter and slippery-er!

Oh check out Dan's Camaro in the background!

After the buffing we had the first annual pre-season Central Coast Autohaus Flying Pig Racing BBQ at the driver's house. (that's me)  In spite of the rain we had a blast.  Drug two webers out to the driveway so we could cook from under the garage overhang.  We BBQ'd 3 dozen oysters, 4 1/2 racks of baby backs, and a 2 pound slab of salmon. Everyone chipped in by bringing some side dishes.  It was quite the pig out! (pun intended)
So, we are fully prepared to go to Bakersfield this weekend and kick some butt!  Look out Famoso.  Here comes the twins, the wrench, the Nuke and the driver!

SloRacer. Out.

Season opener in 2 weeks!

We have got a serious itch around Flying Pig Racing! We are just two short weeks from our opening round of racing in 2011.  A lot of the teams are already making their first passes at the March Meet in Bako this weekend, but that's not on the Central Coast Autohaus Flying Pig schedule.

Just to get the juices flowing here's a short video of me running down a Nova last season. If I remember correctly we laid down a 10.42 on that run.

Anyway, we had the car over at Central Coast Autohaus and Tire for a week or so and completed all of the off season maintenance.  Dan pulled the rear-end and re-sealed it. The gears looked fine.  Dave "the wrench" Lee re-plumbed the fuel lines from the pump to the carb. He also installed the new 5pt harness, while Dan mounted a new pair of slicks.  Of course we also did the requisite oil change, fuel filter replacement, and new spark plugs.  And last but not least, Barry (the twin) laid down a fresh coat of red on that rear quarter that's been sporting the primer since a former wrench (to remain anonymous) nailed the throttle while attempting to drive the pig onto the lift, got her sideways and smacked the post.  I kid you not!  In any case, Barry nailed the paint job.  Now the rest of the car looks dingy!  Guess what me and "the wrench" are doing next weekend!  Wax on, wax off...

So, with that done, Dave turned to re-wiring the trailer lights while Dan re-packed the trailer bearings.  The last thing for now will be 4 new tires on the trailer which Dan will throw on before we head out on the 2nd of April.

Once again, Central Coast Autohaus, with the help of Dave "the wrench" Lee, and Barry "the Twin", have made it possible for Flying Pig Racing to run great and look good doing it!  April 2-3 will be the first Summit Pro race of the season.  We are going to use it as an opportunity to dial in for the ANRA season opener the following week.  That's when we start running the 10.60 index D-Gas class.  So we'll be slowing the car down a little.  (More on the throttle stop development later.)

Thanks to Dan, Barry and Dave!  Pigs are gonna fly!

SLO Racer.  Out.