Had my first day of work today, its unbelievable how much safety orientation you have to go through when you work for a union. We spent the whole morning reading about how to use hand tools and the craziest safety rules. One example is: After you cut material the edges may be hot and sharp. If you honestly can't already figure that out on your own there are some neurons not firing upstairs. Then we spent the rest of the day on a computer filling out online safety questionaires... Craziness... We are being paid to do this. Then we got sent home a half hour early and paid for a full day. No wonder these big companies are needing bailouts.
We also finally got the race car to the track today after what seemed like unending set backs, just beat the rain to get in 35 shake down laps. We were a bit off the mark with setup to start but made a few adjustments that put us into the ballpark despite not having the shocks we plan to run for the rest of the season. When the rain came we were happy with our starting point for the season and we now have a better idea of what needs to be done before our big test day at Motoplex Speedway in Vernon, BC on April 30th.
We ran most of practice with the hood off, and when we went to load up we realized the hood pins were missing. We spent 10 minutes looking around; on the trailer, in the car, in the truck, they were no where to be found. The only other place they could possibly be was scattered around the race track. They had been left on the roof of the car, so we spent the next 10 minutes scouring the race track until we found the last hood pin. We can all thank my dear old dad for that one!
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