There’s a whole slew of races coming up this year and it’s not always economically feasible to haul our race car around with a rented RV. But none of us have a vehicle capable of towing (Saab 9-3 SS x2, Saab 9-3 Viggen, BMW E36M3, BMW M5, Boxster S, 400hp Saab 9000, and like seven motorcycles, among us). So we were forced (I use that term sarcastically) to pick up a tow rig.

Well what could be better than an $1,100 1982 GMC Sierra Classic Suburban. Powered by a 6.2L diesel? Well, plenty. But this is what we netted out with. The previous owner inherited it from …

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We’ve got a few more photos uploaded to flickr. Jessop did a pretty good job documenting part of the build and the subsequent trip to the race. Feel free to weed through his flickr photos. Keep in mind that some of them were used for a time lapse video and others were taken to be stitched into a panorama.

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Argh! This car was dialed. We had the weight down to 2600lbs. We had some great Falkens. We had some KILLER Raybestos pads (~$300 for the front pair). Everything was dialed. We were turning 1:33 laps on the two mile course, with over 100 cars in traffic. This car could have been a contender. However, about 60k miles ago, Morrie’s Saab (Minneapolis, MN) did a warranty engine replacement. For some unknown reason, they used an oil pan gasket and silicone gasket maker (and way too much of it). This silicone decided around lap 26 that it would completely clog the oil pick-up and then starve the engine of oil.

We lost our …

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This is what about one third of the paddock and pit area looks like.  So many teams compared to last year.

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This is awesome. One of the racers ended up getting hitched. Congrats Chris and Jeanine.

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