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Observe Car Wash Bay

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Inside Bobby Allison's 90s NASCAR Race Shop: Jimmy Fennig Revisits History

What happens here

Locate the second car lift, which was used for washing cars returning from the racetrack. Observe the integrated drains in the floor designed to handle the water and debris from pressure washing. This setup allowed for efficient cleaning before cars were moved inside for further work. This detail emphasizes the practical considerations in race team operations.

Goal: Understand the practical setup for car maintenance and cleaning.

Tools and materials

  • Car Lift — Lifting cars for washing and inspection
  • Floor Drains — Draining water from car washing
  • Oil Drums Mobil — Storage of lubricants or waste

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then roll them over here, put them on the plate, you know, put suspension on here, put them then bring them over here and then the body shop and then backing the wire and everything else. So, was he working in the body shop? No, he was in the he was fabricating then. Yeah, I was a fabricator. They wouldn't let me in there. When did you start working here? 198. Well, I came down here in 1989, October 19. I missed Hugo by couple days. Wow. I mean, I was hearing about Hugo on the way here and I'm think a motorcycle gang come through here and tore this place up. I didn't, you know, I wasn't listening, but I heard it destroyed this area and I'm thinking, wow, what am I getting into? Yeah. And the closer I got here, the more I seen trees and and big post that the truck stops and everything bent over and I said, "What happened here?" And then to find out Huga was a storm. Yeah. And it was a big one, but that was October 89. So, were you both here when the team started? He he was here or was he here

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