Things have been slow with the 1-800-Dry-Me-Out race team due to some mechanical issues. We have struggled to keep the car running in the last few races and decided to tear the engine apart.
In the true spirit of how 1-800-Dry-Me-Out works with the community, members from other teams came out to help and spend some long hours with us. This past Friday we were up until 4 AM and then back at it before noon on race day.
We replaced a broken valve, worn valve seal and a few sensors and the car is now running great. Due to prior commitments, Steve White and Rob Faiella could not be at the track. But being the 13th, we had to get car 13 on the track so Rachel Senekossoff volunteered to take the wheel. Rachel had only run one race prior in a car she shares with her fiance Bill Hamilton.
Rachel came up to get the car and we got it loaded on the trailer 2 hours before the race was schedule to start and she had a 1 hour drive to the track. As she was getting ready to go, we noticed oil all over the ground where the car was. We took the car off the trailer and back into the garage and crew chief Alex Olivera quickly diagnosed the issued as leaking Cam Seals.
We quickly removed the coil, plug wires and valve cover and then the cam shaft end cap. We reset the seals and then put it back together and fired it up. No leaks!!
We got the car loaded again and sent Rachel on her way with only 1.5 hrs now.
Read the entire article here: Team 1-800-DRY-ME-OUT Introduces New Race Car Driver: Rachel Senokossoff
See the race schedule for Showtime Speedway here: http://showtimespeedway.us
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