World Record Run
17 December 2005

Cap And I are out in Phoenix Arizona, with the Laps For Kids organization trying to break the world record for the most miles covered in a go-kart in 24 hours by a 4 man team in 24 hours. The current record in 1062 miles set 8 years ago in Ireland. Though Cap unfortunately did not end up as one of the 4 primary drivers he has served above the call of duty as a test driver and the alternate. WE are closing in on 9:00 PM and he will be going back out to break in one of the spare motors. The team was able to hit the 1/2 way point which was 483 laps on the 1.1 mile course in 7 hours.
The goal of all this was to raise money for the Victory Junction Gang Camps set up in the memory of Richard Petty's grandson, and Kyle Petty's son Adam who died in a racing accident.
http://www.victoryjunction.org/vj/index/home
Here is a description of the camp:

The Victory Junction Gang Camp is about fueling ill children with memories that will sustain and inspire them! For the children, it's as simple as kicking back and relaxing, making friends with other children who have illnesses, not worrying about being different, experiencing the fun and activities of summer camp and making memories.

If you would like to make a donation please do so through the web site, they are a 503 c tax deductible organization. If you do so please mark the donation as being from the Lap For Kids driver Cap Henry.

Also for those families that have not followed Cap lately you will find his web site very interesting at:
www.caphenryracing.com.

Laps for kids
1 December 2005

The Laps For Kids Team assembled at the Bob Bondurant Super Kart School over the weekend in a pre test session for the run at the Guinness World Book Of Records, most miles covered in a go kart in 24 hours by a 4 man team. The team of Gary Kannegiesser, Alan Rudolph, Timmy Megenbier and alternate drivers Cap Henry and Phil Gordon assembled at the school on Friday for a day of practice on Saturday for final preparation for the record attempt December 10 & 11, 2005. All indications from Saturday’s test give the team great hope that the 8 year old record is very attainable for the team. The team will be running on a 1.2 mile road course at the Bondurant School, while raising money for children’s charities, Victory Junction Gang Camp, and the associate charities, Fast 4 Kids, and Just For Kids.
Initially the team struggled Saturday morning with electrical gremlins that were causing issues with a new motor that the team was hoping to break in. The team decided to practice on a back up motor and things went very well the remainder of the day. The team practiced in ½ hour driving stints through out the day, to be able to evaluate pit strategy, engine management, tire wear, chain wear, and driver and team fatigue issues. By the end of the afternoon the team had run over 200 miles with no problems. Roughly a 1/5 of what must be accomplished for the record. The team then took a short break for the sun to set so that they could get some night practice under their belts. This proved to be some valuable experience as the track cools dramatically at night changing the kart handling characteristics, as well as the drivers having to adjust to the different lighting and temperature conditions as well.
All 5 drivers showed great consistency in their lap times with everyone being able to run comfortable paces that indicate the record is very attainable barring no major mechanical issues. Alan Rudolph, Cap Henry, and Timmy Megenbier ran times through out the day that were almost identical to each other, while Phil Gordon and Gary Kannegiesser were only a tick slower. All 5 drivers were averaging times with pit stops of over 70 miles an hour. For further information on the record attempt or any of the many other activities that are going on that weekend or to make a donation go to www.lapsforkids.com.