Quote:
Originally Posted by FETorino
Congratulations Matt.
After a last min thrash to fix some gremlins you drove 325 + mi in the actual car you were competing in.
The misshap with your steering rack on Friday may have fazed you when you ran your hot lap but you were able to pull it together and put a couple of solid performances together on the autox and start stop.
You showed a lot of composure.
And when it was all done your drove your car 325 miles home.
Oh and I would have gave your camaro more than one point for design. 
I think it was Todd who said
"Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall."
Or maybe it was Confucius, I get those two confused. 
 |
I'm not going to lie. There were some moments when I had my doubts - in fact I was pretty sure - that I wasn't going to be running at all. I thought it might have been over when we had to pull the engine. I really thought it was over when the rack broke, and when I was trying to pull the rack out at 5:15 in the morning, while it was still dark and I could hardly see, let alone reach the little power steering fittings (you DSE subframe owners should be able to sympathize), I really wanted to just throw everything down and walk away. When you drive to an event, and your car is on jackstands you don't really have that liberty though. I had a lot of help the last two weeks, from Dick and Jesus at BOS helping me to pull and re install the engine, and Charlie and Austin at RPM to Kyle and Andy at DSE for helping replace the rack. After taking the rack out first thing Saturday morning, I had to run to the drivers' meeting and when I came back Andy had the car back on the ground and ready to add power steering fluid. I was at a complete loss for words. There are plenty of others who helped over the last two weeks in their own various ways. I'll just call you guys the usual suspects. You guys all made it possible for me to prove the stubborn point that a car like mine could be driven and raced without a trailer.