The 24 hour Lamest Day race was a real hoot. From 8am Saturday morning until 1am Monday after I got home and unloaded everything, I got zero sleep. Add that to the 3-4 hours of sleep each night for a week leading up to the race while trying to finish building the car and I was completely exhausted. I was WIDE awake all the way through without even feeling tired... until I had to drive the rig home. The adrenaline wore off and my body shut down. Luckily, I had a bag of cookies in the truck, so I kept myself on a sugar high for 5 hours.
The 24 hour format makes for a different strategy. You can't limp the car until the break and then do repairs. All fixes are costly. Even prepping the car is different. Adding lights doesn't seem like a big deal, but to get enough lighting requires a large draw on the alternator. In the case of our 35 year old Z, we only had a 50amp alternator (when new) and we had no idea if it would keep working with a large draw. Add wipers and the defroster needs and it was nearly maxed out. It did eat a few belts for some reason, but it stayed alive throughout the race.
Looking back on it, we probably should have run a two day race first so we'd have time for repairs and wouldn't have to wire the lights, but it was fantastic fun. I'd love to see more 24 hour races on the schedule.
BRE Datsun (Broke Racing Effluence) formerly Dawn of the Zed Racing
'74 260Z
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