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Track Day and Test Runs

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Lake Speed's 90's NASCAR Thunderbird Resurrection: Running 780hp Wide Open at 75 Years Old!

What happens here

At the Virginia International Raceway (VIR), Lake Speed dons his full racing suit and helmet, ready for his first drive in 20 years. The car is started and carefully driven to the track. During initial shakedown runs, the car encounters a brake issue, with the brakes locking up and causing the car to stop prematurely. The team diagnoses the issue as sticking calipers due to a pinched brake line, likely caused by interference with the chassis. This requires further pit-side repairs to ensure safe operation. Despite the setback, Lake Speed expresses enthusiasm and confidence in the car's potential.

Goal: Test the car's performance and handling on the track and identify any remaining issues.

Tools and materials

  • Bleeder Wrench — For bleeding brakes
  • Brake Fluid — To refill and bleed the brake system
  • Engine Hoist — To lift the front of the car for brake inspection
  • Jack Stands — To support the car safely during brake repair
  • Racing Helmet Simpson — Driver safety
  • Racing Suit Melling — Driver safety
  • Wrenches Mac Tools — For adjusting brake lines

What they say

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share it almost one year later from the day we took that engine out of there and put on the dyno and pro motor the car is finally at VIR and the lake speed is about to drive it again for the first time in 20 years how are you feeling apprehensive just to see uh to me going out shaking down I'm not sure I want to go out immediately because a lot of the guys there go out of meat they're going to try to go hard as they can right off the bat and I don't want to be in the way well I'm just shaking one down and not up fully up to speed so we're just now about seven minutes into that session probably started up now let it be warming up wide get this done absolutely all right tell that tree turned down there she is Bad to the Bone man night and day since last time for me at a Washington Glen it's really strong I hadn't really pushed it hard oh that's let's shifting it below eight just gotta get used to the racetrack what I can do is what I can't do that's what you mean coming back the go-karts you can drive that thing oh in the corner I know that you can't with this so um I'm being very careful sneaking up on it just a little bit at a time and uh my my uh synchronizing my shifting with the downshift I was struggling with that uh usually I could do it and would never even touching the clutch you know without a hard time missing it uh second first get them to go anyway then I just started using coach now just trying to feel out how much grip the thing has getting used to that

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