It was the bike speed trials in 2014. We drove a few miles to the pits in standing water, there was water in the pits, and the H20 near the boat ramp was deep enough to be caught by the fan and sprayed all over the engine compartment. I made several trips back and forth through this. Everything under the hood that could corrode did. Lesson learned. A few inches of water near the boat ramp is OK. A person really needs to ask themselves if it is worth it to drive through deeper water.
I got home, did the sprinkler under the truck routine, and parked it. Greenhouse gas emission concerns make me walk, take my bicycle, or ride the street bike. The brakes locked up from rust. Lesson learned. A week after coming back from Bonneville, jack the truck up, take off the wheels, use Salt Away to wash the brakes, do the sprinkler routine, pull out the caliper pins and relube them, and oil, grease, and inspect as needed. Drive the truck somewhere at least once a week.
Use quality made American made replacement parts with grease fittings. My middle son did this. Most everything was American made. He used Moog fittings with grease nipples so I can lube the chassis. The Toyota parts did not have grease fittings. The truck is together and running.
The younger boy, Werner, got his bike running. He last used it at Bonneville to set a record. We took the motor out of the frame, I rebuilt it for LSR, put it back into the frame, and did nothing more. It sat on his workbench for a bunch of years. He put it together as a trail bike. The land speed engine in the little dirt bike chassis is an interesting combination. It is like miniature Mach III Kawasaki with knobbies. A lot of fun.
The race bike is back on the bench. We had a good holiday.