The Primm 300…what can I say, other than it’s hot out there. I think it was 104 today, but after 100, who’s counting?

We all arrived last night (thursday night) and caught up over a few beers and some food. On the way up from El Cajon, Tony and the gang in the motorhome got a flat and didn’t make it till late. I had to wait till the morning to meet the newest member of Greasecar Motorsports, Emma.

Morning rolled around and we all met up for a big breakfast then headed over to registration and contingency. It’s a much different atmosphere here than in Mexico. There aren’t any kids coming up to you asking for stickers or your autograph and there’s no Tecate girls running around. Never thought I’d miss Ensenada so much.

Because this is a special Primm 300, we thought we’d use a helicopter to help chase. Here’s a shot from the helicopter of the infield part of the race course…

helicopter shot

This year, there are about 1/3 fewer entries than in the past. No one’s really sure why, but the economy is the likely culprit. At registration, there were only a handful of people. A much quieter and calmer scene than in Ensenada.

putting the BFG

After we registered, we headed back to the car and rolled through contingency. This didn’t take too long as there weren’t thousands of people and hundreds of cars and trucks. We strolled through, talked up the grease factor and breezed through tech inspection. Since the car was basically done, except for hooking up the IRC tracker, we thought we’d take it easy and wait for it to cool down.

As it got cooler we figured why not take a ride on the roller coaster. This roller coaster had at one time the highest drop of any roller coaster in the world. There might be a few that are higher, but at 227′, the first drop is pretty damn good.

We finished up putting the car together later in the evening. Because of our early start, everyone is getting to bed early. Sorry there aren’t any great stories, but hopefully tomorrow, we’ll have a lot to write about.

Hope you enjoyed the pics and the video links. Thanks for stoppin by.

-Jay

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Alright folks, get ready because Mark and Jay are getting behind the wheel of the Greasebeast for the next Score race, the Terrible’s Primm 300.

Mark and I are going to have to take everything we’ve learned over the last 3 years and put it to work. I think I might have the edge on Mark due to my co-driving for John Castillo in the 500.

Before we go on and start getting ready for the Primm 300, some people should be recognized for their hard work and dedication to the Greasecar Motorsports team. With Tony’s hand not usable, Shawn and the rest of the crew had to basically get the car ready to race and they did an amazing job. We wouldn’t have had a car in such good shape with out Shawn, Kyle, John and Trevor doing a killer job prepping it. If Tony had a bit in his mouth he’d be chomping on it. Hopefully, the doc will give Tony the go-ahead soon and he’ll get his chance at driving the car. He’s the fastest driver of our group and I’m sure he wants to see if he can hang with Kevin and the #500 car.

Here’s another from the 500…

On to the Primm 300…

Mark and I have been training hard here in New York. To work on our balance, we’ve been riding the subway with out holding onto anything. People are looking at us a little funny because while we’re doing this, we’re wearing our race suits and helmets. It’s a good thing too, because the other day while on the 6 train, it took a hard right and both Mark and I went down hard. If we weren’t wearing the helmets, we’d probably be in the hospital.

We’ve also been driving through Brooklyn on Mark’s son Harper’s push scooter. We’ve been able to get some good air over some of the bigger pot holes. We’ve been shooting video of these jumps and have had to dial in the suspension on Harper’s scooter, but we’re pretty close at this point.

Anyway, that’s the update for now. Hopefullly Trevor will be back soon because we’re missing him in the shop and down in Mexico.

Photos of the New York training sessions soon to follow…stay tuned!!!

Go Greasecar!

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