WST,
Mr. Dalton and I will be teching.
I have some jalapeno, salsa and sharp cheddar cheese for appetizers.
Fitz
Wm. Severin Thompson wrote:
> To all,
>
> I advanced my usual car preparation up a few days... from the day before I
> leave to a few days before I leave.
>
> So, sports fans, last year when the Red Rat Bastard was run at IRP, I lost
> my clutch on the first lap of the race. That combined with front shocks that
> were unable to hold oil for one lap, made for an interesting drive on IRP's
> rough, fast surface.
>
> Inspection reveals the pin for the clutch slave cylinder was among the
> missing... replace, bleed...bingo, we are one with clutch.
>
> I had put the red car's carbs on "the Bishop" for its FIA papers photos in
> preparation for the LeMans event. Removed them, re-installed , popped a
> charger on the garden tractor battery, hit the pumps, and the steroidal
> weedwacker sound of 948 angry cc's was immediately present.
>
> The trans that was in the car for last year's clutchless race was a brand
> new rebuilt. (Just the way to break in a new tranny... slam shift it up and
> down through the gears without a clutch for an entire race). See, if
> Speckman didn't want to whup my ass so bad, I wouldn't have had to abuse the
> equipment.
>
> Anyway, bottom line... car's done, on the trailer, good to go. Yahoo! It's
> even clean. Of course, it's never gonna be pretty... but like an ugly
> sister, you've just got to love it. Paul Fitzsimmos or Bill Dalton, are you
> "teching"?
>
> A little industrial strength shop vac work ( we've got enough dog hair... we
> can put it together and get another entire dog...) in the Team Thicko Land
> Barge, an evening search party for all the race tools, and spares... and
> we've got us a race weekend coming up. (I'm not too happy about this, am I?)
>
> The menu for the weekend is shaping up... looks like we'll do soon to be
> famous Team Thicko barbecue beef and pork on Friday, famous Team Thicko
> London Broils on onion rolls on Saturday, and the equally famous nuclear
> half life "Godfather" Donato Italian Meatballs... the kind " you can't
> refuse..."
>
> All in all, should be a Malox moment.
>
> Anybody up for a little "live" music this weekend? Dalton, are ya with me
> here? Any other music types in the mood?
>
> I could stand a hug from all you guys, in a purely "hetero" kind of way.
> I've missed you.
>
> WST
> Flounder
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