Well, Mother Nature smiled on as again. She gave as a great race course and pretty mild 
weather. There were 21 new records set and that is after the 24 set in May. The course 
held up for almost 2 rounds but deteriorating conditions cut it a little short. We had 
a couple of spins with no damage or injuries.
 
The Salt Toy got a few extra trailer miles on it this weekend since John and I took it 
to Kell's Automotive in Las Vegas and watched Blake work his magic deciphering what the 
DDEC controller was doing for engine management. This is part of the process to develop 
a base program for the new KAM controller and data logger. We left Las Vegas and made 
the lakebed at 6 PM Saturday evening where Steve was waiting to help us unload and get 
ready for a Sunday morning inspection. Off to Victorville for R and R. Dennis joined us 
later that night.
 
Sunday morning started with a 5:30 wake-up, no breakfast and just a brief stop for some 
ice for the intercooler. We got the truck inspected and signed in at Registration, then 
back to the pits for warm-up and finish prep for the run. It was Steve's turn to drive 
so he attended the driver's meeting, then we pushed up to staging.
 
I had a good feeling about our chances to bump the record. After last month's record run 
a broken torque convertor adapter and a blown out blower mounting gasket were discovered 
and replaced. I also lowered the front end the inch that was added in an attempt to smooth 
out the salt at Bonneville last Speedweek. Steve left the starting line around 8:30 and 
under his able guidance the little 4 banger diesel strained its way to a new record of 
157.391 MPH. Off to impound we went to get certified. Great job Steve!
 
Back at the pits its time to download some info off the KAM computer onto the laptop. 
Dennis and John do this since I'm only qualified to charge the batteries, turn it on and 
maybe hook up the cables. A call to Gary in Bakersfield was necessary to get all this done. 
This time we got the EGT's down to about 1350 from over 1700 in May. Don't try that with a 
"C" motor. It would not be a happy camper. The rest of the day was spent watching everyone 
else going fast and having a lot of fun then it was time to load up and head for the barn. 
 
Racing of any kind is a team effort and I am very appreciative of the support I get from 
family and friends. In our sport of land speed racing volunteers are providing all the work 
necessary to "pull" these events off. There are hundreds of man hours spent on all the 
necessary tasks to run a meet. THANKS guys! See you all in July.
 
Jim Dunn