(Last) Weekly Roundup: Didn't We Almost Have It All Edition
Well, we could have won the race. Our MX-5 Cup car, "Marilyn", wasn't perfectly cooperative --- we lost an axle seal on Thursday and the ABS block/pump went AWOL on Friday --- but we took the lead in AER's Class 1 on Saturday anyway. In the end, it was a combination of horrible pitstops and fuel miscalculations that did us in. Still, we finished 21st out of 43 racers, 6th in class. Then we discovered that the left rear shock had given up its seal. Marilyn uses Penske 8300 shocks, and we couldn't get a replacement seal in time to start in Sunday.
All of our problems will be fixed by the AER race at Watkins Glen in April. The only question is: How much will it all cost? And what will go wrong next?
While I look at my five-figure credit-card balance and weep softly, the rest of you can read last week's articles!
At R&T, I suggested that General Motors LS-swap everything! even as I moaned about the impact of Midwestern weather on auto maintenance.
For TTAC, I talked about old Neons, found new Raptors, and made a QOTD joke based on old books for teenagers in the pre-digital age.
Brother Bark was suspiciously quiet, but I don't think that will stay the case for long.
See you next--- I mean, this week!