Well prepared plans have a place in life. Even Mike Tyson once said that “everyone's got a plan until they get hit.” That's basically what happened. We wanted a fast, durable and aerodynamically efficient package that will go around a race circuit for an entire 24-Hours of bare-knuckle racing. Instead, we got a 23 year-old clunker with 423,000 miles on the odometer. It has no leaks from what we can tell but we won't hold our collective breath. We haven't done a detailed inspection yet, but we figured there are no leaks because all the fluids have already leaked out.
There are always compromises in racing. If you want it fast, you'll have to give up on other things. In most cases, that means giving up a whole lot of money. For right now, it just ain't gonna happen 'cause we ain't got no mullah at the moment. In this case, we are giving up a lot on aerodynamics because our platform has the drag coefficient of a large trash container. I decided to acquire it primarily because I was able to negotiate a no-money down deal with installment payments. We settled for the unbelievable price of $500 (in keeping with junk car series rules) payable at $100 per month. If we find a better package, in the meantime, we could always use the vehicle as our equipment hauler. It already has a tow package which makes it an unbeatable deal.
The vehicle is a 1988 Dodge Ram 350. It is white with a blue stripe on the side. I couldn't get a picture of our van because my camera got stolen. Since our program is a work of imposing one's imagination on the status quo (creating a hydrogen economy), I ask for your indulgence and urge you to use your imagination. Superimpose this description on the attached picture – a white van with a single blue stripe on the side and without an air scoop on top. You'll have an idea on what the future racecar, I mean, racevan, looks like. We will get pictures of the real deal uploaded as soon as we can.
So, the work begins. We have to make this van fast, unbreakable and safe. Wow, do we need a budget for that one. We'll be working on that when we get around to it.
