Tuesday 9/13/16:
Slept in because we knew our class wouldn't be running until later. Almost didn't seem fair, lol. Rolled into Norwalk, unpacked, waited for an hour, made an 11.55 pass, repacked and hit the road. Most efficient day at the track of the week.
Ran into our first issue, the studs weren't pressed in all the way on the front wheel adapters. After 3000ish miles they decided to pull out and let the wheels come loose. Caught it before disaster struck and put on the drag front wheels and tires for the trip.
First check point, Stroh Center in Bowling Green, OH.
I had forgotten my gas cap at one of the stations earlier in the day so we were stopping at parts stores along the route looking for one. Ran into an absolutely stunning 1969 Camaro broken down at a NAPA. He thought he had a broken alternator mounting bolt so we stuck around since I had an assortment of spare bolts. Turned out to be a broken alternator mount bracket, a total custom piece. Luckily we had a welder with us so we fixed him up with a flux core caterpillar weld in the back parts room of the NAPA and hit the road. I found out later that the couple had bought the car in the early 80s and it burned down and sat until recently when it was rebuilt. It won it's class at the Detroit Autorama and Chicago World of Wheels this year, just a flawelss car (until my welding). The weld held up and they ended up finishing the week. A real feel good story for that couple. Here's an article I found on the car.
http://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/p...826aae526.html
Second check point, Phantom Fireworks in Fayette, OH. Got to see some sweet burnouts, particularly the Australians. Peeled out of there and followed the route to US131 Motorsports Park, then HOME! The track is so close to my place that I got to sleep in my own bed. We got in a little before 11pm which I consider a win for sure! It rained overnight but the Jeep was in the garage and never got wet, lol.
At some point on Tuesday, Hotrod Magazine ran an online feature on me and my facebook started blowing up even worse than the previous few days.
http://www.hotrod.com/articles/greg-...pr=13601527539