Re: CMP - Post race
So here is a recap if that's what you want to call it from the Crx of death. (That actually died). This was our second race in this car the first being Barber in Feb where we had zero mechanical problems and spent all the racing time on track other than our terribly slow pit stops. This race was very different. We had a major fuel leak in the beginning that took a radiator hose to repair so we would be able to spend more than 45 minutes on track at a time. When during the first two hours we spent quite some time in first place thanks to Ben Dawson of team Winsome for being such a great driver and making my jalopy go fast. I believe we still have the third fastest lap of the weekend. None of us knew what the car was capable of up until that point.
We repaired a fuel leak, swapped out roasted tires, tracked down an electrical gremlin causing the car to shut off, swapped out a destroyed rim on the right rear due to contact with the general wee. We also developed a tiny pin hole in the oil pan due to a weld inside it coming loose and leaking a bunch of oil, nothing a little jb weld couldn't fix. An axle boot tore and we had to build one new axle from two. Blahh blahh blahh. Lots and lots of time was spent repairing the car and sending her back out only to grenade the engine with 8 minutes left in the race. No biggie it'll be fixed by Barber, nothing a little jb weld can't fix.
I personally had two incidents where another car got under my skin and ruffled my feathers. One involving the bumble bee civic just kinda pushing and poking it's nose into every corner, which I found uncharacteristic for that team. To me it looked dangerous so I just pulled out of the line and let him by. Two or three corners later after the kink he sticks his nose inside again and slammed into someone causing three cars to go off track and I drive through the dust cloud smelling like a rose. I just shook my head and rolled on. ( Have it on film)
The other was some car that spun right in front of me in the kink. I just remember not being able to pass them and getting myself worked up and feeling like they were kinda blocking in the turns leading up to the kink. But it was probably and more likely me just not being fast enough to get by them.
The parade was great I was the guy dressed super gay on roller skates, my co driver was Lt dangle and my wife was another Cop. We sure had fun, everyone seemed to like the track map on my hood. I caught many conversations being had about the track and how to drive it while looking at my hood .
Thanks again for such a great weekend of racing!!!
Disco