Red Lemons Racing wrote:They are a stable of northeast Lemons. Thanks for the shots guys, we partook when you passed through paddock B saturday night. What I was surprised is the ALFA team did not do it's normal pasta dinner, what happened Greg? We come to rely on you guys to feed the rest of us bums. We did have some ribs excellent at carbeque aka Eeuroparts pit.
Crazy as it sounds, Angelina (the Alfa) hadn't finished a race in the last 5 entered. After all the work changing the transaxle at the NJMP race and then having to pack up the party and move it all into the garage Saturday night we were busted. So we decided to skip the party at Thompson and see if we could actually finish a race. We did finish and drive the car into the trailer. I am taking that as the curse being broken and ignoring the fact that I had to replace the transaxle after practice and that the power steering line burst hosing down the exhaust on Sunday.
We did really hold the car back all of Saturday and a lot of Sunday to not break anything in the driveline. Half way through Sunday we turned started pushing the car harder and harder.
Some weekends the Pasta party and the good times with my Lemons friends is the best part of my weekend. As much as I enjoy waking up with a hangover Sunday morning and climbing into the old gal for a 3 hour stint with my head pounding I think it was the right decision.
But the good news is the party is on for the October race at NHMS.
Greg
1987 Alfa Milano (Bellissima since 2008), Racing since 2008 Stafford Springs, 2nd overall 2011 NJMP, 4th at NHMS 2011, 2nd at Summit 2011, Into the wall hard at Stafford Springs 2011, 2nd at Monticello 2013, 3rd at NHMS 2013, 2nd at NHMS 2016. 2nd at NJMP 2018
25,000 racing miles in 32 races in 10 years. Yes its the same motor. Tell me again how Alfas suck? Update: Big moneyshift = new motor