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Those look pretty rough towards the spray end.

-BP

I left this one in the ditch. She wasn't too big or worthy of breaking my back for. It was about the same time of year, and you're right, it was just north of Fairmont on 306. It might have been the first time I used a cell phone when you arrived on the scene in your sweet Mustang GT! I started the ...

It was sometime after 1983...

-BP

Bad day for S10 fans everywhere. My first deer collision since I was 16.

-BP

Based on the discussion with WXO, that factory tray I learned is not enough, and tends to come undone over time. Something like this is the fix. I know Andy and I have talked about it, but until now have yet to visualize it. Here's someone's writeup: No, but it was quite easy once the concept was th...

That's very interesting. I'll have to look into interchangeability. That's good info.

-BP

Apparently I have a problem. I like the dirt drags, but there's a lot of down time between practice and the actual races for a guy who runs his Corvette in only two classes. The solution is shown here in the form of a 2005 Raptor 660. Initially I was looking for 250-300cc models, but ultimately thos...

You could already turn a profit. Looks great!

-BP

I'm going to look into it. It's a big tank, and half full is ten gallons. I would prefer to be at 4-5 gallons race weight. I still can't believe the factory let this high performance car slide by like this.

-BP

So, it seems we don't have a lot of new ideas today, compared to 50 years ago. Maybe better and more common execution, but not much else. Interesting watch, plus the old cars are always cool.

-BP

I cleaned the Vette up Sat afternoon and installed the stickers before I left figuring it would just be easier on a clean car than a dusty one. Turned out it got real dirty as it decided to Lake Effect rain while I was in Lake Co and then once I got into Medina, the FOG rolled in. Apparently the Med...

The nice thing for you is that winter there isn't like winter here so you will be able to keep driving it and enjoying it now that you've gotten ahead of it.
It's pretty much all functional at this point, right?

-BP

This will be my first autocross in awhile. I raced the firebird a couple time. The high temp is supposed to be only 54 degrees there, so I'm not sure how well my 100 treadwear tires will do with no real heat in them. Hopefully the sun is out at least. Because of ridiculous SCCA rules, I'm in some ra...

I do remember reading this. I like Steve Magnante, he's my kind of screwball.

-BP

As happens many times in life, expectations go unmet. Friday night 42 had a TNT that Dave and I went to. I had a chance to make three solid passes with the Vette and the new converter. The track is always good there, and I had three solid passes, a 13.71, a 13.70, and a 13.73 with my best MPH being ...