08-28-2011, 01:28 PM
Race number 4 in the series came along slowly at first glance, but snuck up on us pretty fast. It caught me kind of off guard. There were a lot of things to do on the âto doâ list that were undone a week ago.
The main thing was the skid plate. Race 4 was to be held at Devilâs Playground. We had watched the race there last year. Many vehicles were casualties of the big rock gardens. Our vehicle was built around this course and its obstacles, but I never fabbed up a much-needed skid plate for the belly.
So, Thursday we spent finishing that and doing a lot of the pre-race maintenance, checking the bolts, fluids, tires, etc. This ran over to Friday morning and was followed up by loading the trailer, tools, and spare parts. Finally at high noon, I rolled out.
The main thing was the skid plate. Race 4 was to be held at Devilâs Playground. We had watched the race there last year. Many vehicles were casualties of the big rock gardens. Our vehicle was built around this course and its obstacles, but I never fabbed up a much-needed skid plate for the belly.
So, Thursday we spent finishing that and doing a lot of the pre-race maintenance, checking the bolts, fluids, tires, etc. This ran over to Friday morning and was followed up by loading the trailer, tools, and spare parts. Finally at high noon, I rolled out.