Baja 500 what did you break

[Desert Toyz Cory S]

I saw a post like this on RDZ and thought it was interesting. So please post what you broke at the Baja 500.
1904 Desert Toyz we broke 2 steer racks, 3 tie rod end bolts, bent 1 tie rod end, cracked the frame where the steer rack mounts and the steer rack mount, (Thanks to Jagged X for lending us their welder to fix it!), 2 outer front cv's and a rear sway bar link. We did not have any flats. We ran 12 psi and had no beadlock wheels. We also raced all 446 miles with the same drive belt.

 

[BiggJim]

Nothing to speak of. We changed a belt in pits just for good measures. It will need a new set of panels before V2R

 

[ALBANATE]

1 rear shock
Steering Rack
1 rim/tire
Race Radio
GPS
And 1 driver, LOL, sorry Tom.

All by mile 54.

Nate
Alba Racing

 

[badassmav]

Johnny's bank! Other than that, our frame and front diff. Oh, ans the transfer case in our chase vehicle. WTF down in San Vincente!

 

[dmurray]

One cv boot, and was fed up sitting behind the 855 speed truck forever. Rolled trying to get around a bottle neck after that, and ran 250 miles with no diff oil as a result. Good to know they don't need oil!!!

 

[facteryfmf]

Nothing to speak of. We changed a belt in pits just for good measures. It will need a new set of panels before V2R

How about putting wheels on the sides of the car instead of building new panels for me???

 

[Johnny]

one cv boot
one front uni ball on the a arm
one flat tire

 

[SimsMotorsports]

Stopped to bang an air filter out because it wouldn't run over 30 and an intermittent dying issue in the last 100 miles. Once I pulled on the finishing stage I shut the car off and it hasn't restarted since....

 

[BiggJim]

How about putting wheels on the sides of the car instead of building new panels for me???

Right? I think it would look kinda goofy. Were just gonna order up a basket of talent

 

[rzr 1930]

Hmmm let's see,

Lower front A-arm
Front axle and CV
Steering Rack
2-billet wheel centers
Part of my tongue!

All good and fixable, congrats to all the finishers, course appeared to be very challenging! These vehicles have come along way!

 

[badassmav]

Stopped to bang an air filter out because it wouldn't run over 30 and an intermittent dying issue in the last 100 miles. Once I pulled on the finishing stage I shut the car off and it hasn't restarted since....

Hey Branden, wanna see our dirt?! This silt came out of the filter by just lightly tapping the filter against the ground! Enough silt (volume wise) to fill our tranny or diffs!! It is the way that we limped into the finish line. I'm thinking that I need to install a pre-filter at the inlet inside of the car that the co-driver can reach while racing. He then could tap out the dirt regularly from the pre-filter, and avoid clogging up the main one.

 

[facteryfmf]

Right? I think it would look kinda goofy. Were just gonna order up a basket of talent

That might fix the problem.

 

[SimsMotorsports]

Hey Branden, wanna see our dirt?! This silt came out of the filter by just lightly tapping the filter against the ground! Enough silt (volume wise) to fill our tranny or diffs!! It is the way that we limped into the finish line. I'm thinking that I need to install a pre-filter at the inlet inside of the car that the co-driver can reach while racing. He then could tap out the dirt regularly from the pre-filter, and avoid clogging up the main one.

Hahaha wow! Looks about right! I was tapping mine out in the desert saying to myself, "well it looks like I found my 30mph problem" that's awesome though Reid! I wish I could have saved my silt to see how it compared!

 

[badassmav]

Saving silt? That's the name of my new band! It appears that I have way too much time on my hands, and I really DON'T!!