Oh Yeah.
Apparently Barsstop has bought out Alumiseal and yes it did work well enough
to run Sunday ( the important thing ) and to get us home( hey I figure
SOMEONE would have trailered us home)
Now the ugly part- trying to get that stuff out of the engine. The radiator
will be repaired and back home tomorrow.
MJ
----- Original Message -----
From: "Pat Kelly" <lollipop487@attbi.com>
To: "Lolita Adrien" <lomike@earthlink.net>; <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2003 20:39 PM
Subject: Re: Sportsmanship/ Camaraderie
> And Bars Leaks does work, right? :) We assume you made it home okay.
> --Pat Kelly
>
> ----------
> >From: "Lolita Adrien" <lomike@earthlink.net>
> >To: <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
> >Subject: Sportsmanship/ Camaraderie
> >Date: Tue, May 6, 2003, 8:39 PM
> >
>
> > WARNING
> > I don't write as well as Katie.
> > If you don't like warm and fuzzy stories... hit the delete now.
> > If you are in this sport for the relationships it builds, sit down,read
on.
> >
> > I don't know about the rest of you but I have thought about it before,
if
> > someone's car broke and they needed a ride to finish competing for the
day
> > would I offer up my car? Truth is we probably all would like to think
that we
> > would. Usually we never find out because our beasts are pretty reliable
> > despite the thrashings we inflict on them regularly and thus we have
very few
> > mechanicals.
> > It had never occurred to me that I would be the one in the position to
need
> > that ride, especially at something like a National Tour.
> > First, Lolita and I were NOT going to the Tour (way too busy)
> > Bryan asked if he could co-drive our car and if we would go. OK ,we
decided it
> > was possible, but only Sat & Sun.
> > So we ended up finagling Friday off and arrived Friday AM in time to
help out
> > here and there before the practice course opened. With three drivers the
car
> > only made eleven runs total on practice, we were all busy getting
things
> > ready for Sat..
> > Saturday AM, early at the gas station right off base somebody's car
smells.
> > (sure glad it's not us)
> > RAIN
> > CSL runs in the first heat-Did I mention it RAINED? Everything is wet
even
> > when it's not raining.
> > Exit rain, enter wind, begin dry. By third heat when CS runs we are
starting
> > to see dry spots. Bryan runs and returns to grid. I run and when I come
back
> > to grid everyone has discovered that grid is dry except under the little
green
> > car where there is green water.
> > We know the paint does not run.(no happy ending yet, it's the core not a
hose,
> > the car is done for the day at least)
> > (This is where it gets cool)
> > While I am frantically trying to find the leak while on a 5 min.
mechanical,
> > Peter Thana explains to Jake Hodges (that would be the same Jake that I
am
> > locked in a points battle for first in the region with) that it is legal
for a
> > competitor to change vehicles in class.
> > (This is where it gets REALLY cool)
> > So Jake offers up his car for me to run in!!!!!!!!!!!
> > (Oh BTW -There is a whole 'nother story about Novice to our sport/club,
Rich
> > Parker overhearing all of this and offering up his Miata for Bryan to
run in
> > AND to Lolita if we can't get repaired overnight!)
> > So I graciously accept, clear it with Grid and go out and get spanked by
> > Jake.
> > (What you thought I was gonna be able to beat him in his car? Get over
it)
> > I'm still grinning and it ain't from getting our car together enough to
run
> > Sunday,
> > and it ain't from getting into Trophy position at a Tour,
> > It definitely is from knowing that Jake will whip butt on me before the
season
> > is over and that despite knowing that, I'll still be doing everything I
can to
> > make him better too.
> > I'll buy my own beer-I love you guys
> > MJ
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