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There IS ALWAY Maintenance
One of the best things about EVs is how little there is to maintain. The list of things that don’t exist is longer than the list of things that do.No oil changes, no transmission fluid, no timing belts, no spark plugs. But simpler doesn’t mean zero. And the maintenance that remains can be surprisingly consequential.…
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DMV: DONE
The Gauntlet Reviving a salvage vehicle in California is not one inspection. It’s a multi-visit odyssey across three different agencies, each with their own paperwork, appointments, and opinions about whether your car deserves to exist on public roads again. Here’s what it took: 1. DMV Visit 1 — pay all fees, get a CHP referral,…
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CAR NO 2 – THE EV
It arrived. And it’s not…terrible. So far. We wont know for sure until we actually get a look at the battery pack and eventually run a diagnostic with Tesla to see if we can use the superchargers again. But the other issues seem solvable. o o o The Arrival The car arrived from Copart on…
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WE HAVE AN EV
It’s happening. 50 miles away is a 2019 Tesla Model 3 sitting in a parking lot with some battle scars and a salvage title. We picked this up at auction through Copart for $5,100. It’s blue. It’s dented in a way we like – our 11th owner 924s has a matching dent on the drivers…
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NEXT UP
Long list of todos for the Temperrosa. And here are whispers of Car no 2, an EV. For the Temperrosa, post race inspection revealed a few things. Aside from the front struts, most things held up pretty well. Oil change didn’t have any surprises, so our last minute head gasket change, seems to have worked…
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ONBOARDS
Video was a bit of a challenge. We knew there would be thermal issues (over 90F at some points in the day) and even had some venting and fans, but struggled against overheat protection with our Insta360. Will upload a few more in coming days. You can rotate the view on some of these to…
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Sorry KEN
When you hit the Barbie Corvette, they make you sign it. Easy to miss the older dents now, given this new one.
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RACE WRAP
We made it! 8th in our class. And first of the rookie teams! And while enduro events tend to ensure that things get worse over time, our team and car improved quite a bit from Friday testing to the final flag. When you are 90% done, you have 90% of the work left to do.…
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FIRST 8 HOURS
Those 2 yellow struts? Probably not the thing you notice in the photo. In fact it’s not the reason we took the photo either. But this will probably save our race. Buckle up – it’s a super weird story. Friday was a test day and so each driver had a chance to test out the…
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Outrun Carbon 