just checking to see how many team green sleds will be at the starting line come jan 14 -chris

big john will be in town

so i guess its official , the uscc has 2012 vintage class rules posted on the website , and they are accepting registrations for it as well !! wade

its on like donky kong!!-chris

Many of late nights in the shop for me, but my sled is coming along. Starting to re assemble it! 81 Liquifire - Jeremy

Does anyone have a extra hotel room at the casino? They are totally booked!

jer_311 wrote:Does anyone have a extra hotel room at the casino? They are totally booked!

any luck on a room? its my understanding that they may have more rooms free up as they have several different events going on there all at the same time.the gal on the phone said they have a hockey game going on there at the same time ??? just what she said . how many people in your group?

No luck yet, I talked to the guest relations mngr, and she said the whole hotel is booked with people from the race. Thats hard to belive.. She said its a first.. She said she will contact me if anything opens up. As of now, my gas guy and I can stay with Brian Hitt, my neighbor. He raced last year on a Deere. My girlfriend and one of my sponsors want to come too though. So I'd like to get my own room for the 4 of us.

cant believe they are booked up either , they had rooms left last year 3 days before the race , maybe its goin to be huge this year , glad to hear of more jd guys building sleds any pics ? details ? wade

Hopefully it will be huge! I'll post some pics when I get it a bit more assembled. Jeremy

Luckily Cari Deerest booked 2 rooms for me this summer, so "Mixed Breed Racing" should be set. As for the sled, my wrenching pal Joe Sherwood stopped by and we stripped it to the crank to check for damage:



Other than a scuffed piston and some aluminum on the cylinder wall, the damage from last year looks ok. We got the bottom end buttoned up and the new Wiseco's installed before I headed back to Texas:



I am building a back up motor down here to ship home, in case I find any issues testing this one. Will be at work studding the track next weekend...

340/s is coming along well got some pics on my phone but not near bright enough to get them to the computer , has the mill rebuilt and in the sled steering done handlebars assembled with warmers and willwood brake stuff and ac/powermadd throttle control egt gauge mounted, rubber track conversion figured out but not near complete. still a ton of work to do but the last few days things have started to take some shape my goal it to have it ridable by next friday thats should give 3 weeks or so to build a comfortable seat and load the trailer 78 liquifire gets attention whenever there is down-time ,waiting on parts etc . it has a 340/s gas tank, fresh 440 mill ,cc bars, willwood brakes ,same p85 /team clutching as the other two sleds chris can speak for himself if he chooses but he is way ahead of me he is just down to chasing details should be a hoot wade

Wade,

Post some pic's! I am envious (and proud, LOL!) that you beat me to building a 340/s I-500 sled. I do hope to run my restored one in the Vintage Challenge, but I will be lucky to get my I-500 Liquifire rebuilt in time, much as less build a new sled.

Here is my chassis as I last saw it:



After slapping it together last year, I need to correct some of the rush jobs' in the skid, stud the track, installed ski skins if I can't get around to doing plasic ski's, clean up the wiring a bit, and clean up the hydraulic disk caliper instal. Once she has her new motor installed, I need to calibrate the clutches and test, test...TEST. Would really like to see her roll over the finish line under her own power this year.

But no matter what, I am going to race with a great group of legends and collectors, and have a great time no matter my finish. See you there!
-Joe

joe looks great in pics !! this deal is flying upon us , chris and i were discussing tonight its only 5 weeks off , well til we leave for mid mn hospitality !! [so cant wait ] , goal for weekend it to light off the 340/s , spent tonight cleaning out fuel tanks , scrubbing parts , a little wiring , ups should be good to me the next few days !! some stuff at machine shop should be done tomarrow too !!

I am available to assist any Forum member with late night wrenching, fueling or whatever.

I will be heading up Thursday night. Also looking to share accomidations.