Last Day of Year

The day started out well. 3 times before 9am. Then a kid tried to go through an unauthorized gate at unload. The operator had no choice but to hit the emergency stop button for the whole ride. 

The ride was down for about 45 minutes.

Continued racing at 9:45am

By 2pm, was able to turn 14 laps. I need 18 in the next 10 hours.

And then I started turning out lap after lap. Needed 1 more lap before 11:30pm before the ride closed for the fireworks. At 11:10pm, I got lap 2400. My friends Ken and Sandra White were at California Adventure and were able to ride with me for lap 2400. 

I'll post later on my final stats and feelings about this adventure. I could not of done any of this without the support of The Pit Crew. They know how I feel about them.

With Ken and Sandra White.

Carol

Jason, Christine, Sarah

Marie

Mark and Andrew

Karla

Chris

Sonjia

Jeremy

2 days to go

I need 50 laps in the next 2 days to reach 2400 for the year. Got in 2 laps and then it started to sprinkle. Single rider line 20 minute wait as of 8:50am 

Turned 5 laps by 10:45am. Met more people to talk about my lap count. Also took pictures with Pit Crew friends, Cameron, Catalina and Carlene, Stephanie, Kimmy, Mel and Paul.

It sprinkled a few times. As of 4:30pm, no down times at the attraction. 

The ride broke down at 6:10pm. For about 20 minutes. Only 14 laps as of 7pm. And then the wind and rain. Ride down again at 8:45pm.

Ride started up. Got on a couple times. Then ride powered down and I was evacuated at Frank from ride. 

Only 18 laps today. 

Chances are I won't get 32 tomorrow to reach 2400. But that's ok. I gave it a good run.

Cameron

Catalina and Carlene

Kimmy

Mel

Stephanie 

Paul

Mel

Fan of my blog. I think Alexis

3 days to go

It is going to be tough to ride 68 more times. Already the ride has broken down twice. Only been on 2 times as of 8:45am.

There are so many variables that can effect how many laps I can turn. Ride break downs, size of crowd in single rider line, guests not going where the cast members tell them. Too many Fastpass tickets given out.

At 9:25am only 3 laps for day. Single rider line now at least 30 minute wait. After my 4th lap, another 25 minute down time.  

Whenever I get a little discouraged, I quickly snap out of it when people ask me about my lap count lanyard and how impressed they are with my  laps for the year. Some even want my picture. That always cheers me up. Plus encouragement from The Pit Crew. Thanks Ruth C. 

When the single rider line is longer than 30 minutes, I get stuck in what I like to call "No Man's Land". That is when I'm several minutes from my Pit Crew family. When the line is moving, I have several chances to talk to the crew. Not in No Man's Land. I get bogged down and time seems to stop. Especially when all 3 lines are packed. And they were all day. 5 down times so far today as of 2pm.

I also want to thank Carlene B. and John H. For you know what. And Kimmy H., Jennafer V. and Greg M.

As of 7pm, I've turned 13 laps for the day. Four hours to go until closing.

Met a lot of nice people in line this evening including sisters Emily and AlyciaI. I always like talking about my favorite ride and Pit Crew. 

I ended the day at 18 laps. This brought my total for the year to 2350. Two days and 50 laps to reach 2400. I'm going to need some Disney Magic to pull that off.

Ruth

Carlene

April and Katie

John

Stats at 2330 and Mystery Car

Here are the statistics for my Racers laps as of 2330.

Overall record is 1198 wins and 1132 losses.

I've been on Ramone's side for the race 1176 times and record of 623-553.

On Luigi's side of race, I've been on 1154 and a record of 575-579.

Now by color of car:

Silver: 370 times and won-loss record of 187-183.

Teal: 344 times and record of 159-185.

Red: 335 times and record of 171-164.

Yellow: 314 times and record of 171-143.

Cranberry: 267 times and record of 148-119.

Blue: 250 times and record of 121-129.

Green: 243 times and record of 126-117.

Purple: 207 times and record of 113-94.

Winning records in Silver, Red, Yellow, Cranberry, Green, and Purple. Losing records in Teal and Blue. 

I've been to California Adventure 207 times this year. My average laps would break down as 11.25 laps per day. 

I will write a post everyday starting Monday to track the final 3 days of the year. I hope I can reach 2400 laps.

I did come to Racers after work today. I knew ahead of time it was crowded and single rider line was about a 50 minute wait. I turned 2 laps. That is 2 less laps I need to get next week. Now at 2332 for year. 68 to go.

Now for the mystery:

This photo is the backside of the entrance to the attraction. Some of the cast members told me they do not know when this first appeared. Almost like it was put in overnight. It looks pretty cool.

2300 today

Today started out good. Came in with Extra Magic morning people. As I walked to Racers, I dropped off cookies at Mater's and Luigi Tires for the cast members. I got to Racers and dropped off cookies to the ride photo crew and then to The Pit Crew. I also gave them a photo album of all the photos I've taken with them this year. I called it "My year at Racers: Part 1. I'll give them Part 2 after the new year.

I've noticed 1 trend in my racing this year. If there is no one in the single rider line, I will cycle around and get in the exact same car I was just in. This as happened about 20 times this year. And it happened again today. I got in Yellow # 1, 3 times in a row. Hopefully that will be a good omen for today. Another good omen is when I win my first race of the day. Today I won the first 5 races. We will see if this will be my 2300 lap day.

I got on 3 times before 8am.

From 8am to 9am, I turned  3 laps.

From 9am to 10am, 4 laps. Only 14 more to reach 2300.

From 10am to 11am, I turned 2 laps. I took a short break during this hour.

11am to 12pm: 2 laps. 10 to 2300.

12pm to 1pm: 2 laps. 

1pm to 2pm: 2 laps.

2pm to 3pm: 2 laps. Now at 2296. 

3pm to 4pm: the ride broke down for 10 minutes. Started up again. I was loaded in a car and at belts the ride shutdown again. This time for 40 minutes. I always seem to be in the backseat when I'm stuck in a car. There is more legroom in the front row. So only 1 lap.

At 4pm, I finally took a food break. I did get 1 lap.

At 5:15pm, turned lap 2299 and at 5:35pm I turned lap 2300. KA Chow 

Only 100 laps to go. It is 6:30pm and I got 1 more lap to reach 2301. I'll stay until 10pm.

Nina, Sonjia

Jason. Will

Alessa

Jonathan, Brendon

Jared

Carol

Vanessa

7 days to go and Stats at 2231

7 more days at Racers to reach 2400 laps this year. I'm 169 away. I need to average just over 24 laps a day. This last week was pretty good. Twenty Six laps on Monday, 28 on Tuesday, 30 on Wednesday and 22 on Thursday. That was an average of 26. 

I've been to Disney California Adventure 203 times this year and my average number of times on Racers is just under 11.

Here are my stats after 2231 laps.

Overall record is 1148 wins and 1083 losses.

Luigi's side of race: 1097 times and record of 549-548

Ramone's side of race: 1134 times and record of 599-535

Now by color:

Silver:  360 times and record of 185-175

Teal:  330 times and record of 151-179

Red: 321 times and record of 165-156

Yellow: 300 times and record of 165-135

Cranberry: 249 times and record of 138-111

Blue: 241 times and record of 117-124

Green: 238 times and record of 122-116

Purple: 192 times and record of 103-89

The only cars I have a losing record are Teal and Blue.

Let's hope we have a good week. If I can get to 2300 on Christmas Eve, I'll have a good chance to reach 2400. KA Chow.

2200 and Purple 1

I came into this week hoping to reach 2200 laps by the end of Thursday. It looks like I will reach that number today.

I was able to ride 26 times on Monday and even with a 90 minute shutdown on Tuesday, I turned 28 laps. I need 21 laps today to reach 2200. 

On another note, a few weeks back, as I was getting out the Purple 1 car, cast member Monique Sevilla said "that's your car." The initials on Purple 1 are J H. The birthday is off though. Since  lap 1454, I started keeping track of the number of the colored car I ride in. I went back and my record on Purple 1 is 10 wins and 14 losses.

Pit Crew member Andrew DuMolt showed me the list for the number of cars per color.

They are as follows: Red has 6 cars, Silver and Teal have 5 cars. And Green, Blue, Yellow, Purple and Cranberry have 4 cars each. That's a total of 36 cars.

Now back to what we are here for today. Countdown to 2200 laps.

Was allowed to once again come  in with the Extra Magic Morning guests.

The ride opened at about 7:25am. I turned 3 laps before 8am.

From 8am to 9am, I turned 5 more laps.

From 9am until 10am, I added 4 more laps. 9 laps to 2200.

From 10am to 11am, 4 more laps. Only 5 laps to go. Earlier this year, Pit Crew member Sheri Bordeaux nicknamed the single rider line The Jon Hale Expresseway. It sure has been that way this week.

From 11am to 12pm, I turned 3 laps.

2 to go. At 12:20 got lap 2199 and at 12:40pm, the magic happened again. 2200. It has been a great week at Racers .

Ruth

Andrew

Annette and Christina

T J and Andrew

Stats at 2125

Here are the updated statistics for 2125 laps at Radiator Springs Racers.

Overall record is 1091 wins and 1034 losses.

By lane of race:

Luigi total races 1052 with record of 527-525

Ramone total races 1073 with record of 564-509

Now by color of car:

Silver: 338 and record of 175-163

Red: 307 and record of 158-149

Yellow: 288 and record of 157-131

Teal: 324 and record of 148-175

Cranberry: 233 and record of 127-106

Green: 226 and record of 116-110

Blue: 231 and record of 111-120

Purple: 178 and record of 96-82

Winning records in Silver, Red, Yellow, Green, Purple and Cranberry.

Losing colors are Teal and Blue.

3 weeks to see how many laps I can add to my total for year.

2100

I needed 23 laps today to reach 2100 for the year. I debated about bringing my 2100 sign. I'm glad I brought the sign.

Saw some friends from work. Roger and his daughter Samantha. Also Peter and his girlfriend Kim. Glad they could stop by.

Turned my first lap at 8:15 and reached 23 at about 3:20pm. I get both excited and nervous when I reach a milestone. I'm glad the Pit Crew is here to support me and take pictures with me. I truly love this ride and the people that work this ride. Ka Chow!!

Kimmy

Carlene

Analeen

Ariana and Alicia

Chris and Teddi

Jasmine