Getting ready, panic, and then ready again!
What a day...
We worked on the car most of the morning. Finished the trans and clutch install, installed all new brakes and then cleaned up the car real good for Andrews interview and autograph session.
The interview and autograph session went well with Andrew signing many autographs and a long TV interview with a local station!
We then went back to the track to finish final preperations for tomorrows first practice session and while changing spark plugs one stripped out!!
After 3 hours of panic we were able to find the right tools, the right technique, and some luck and was able to fix the car. Putting a Helicoil in a Miata head is not real easy!
Time for bed as we have a drivers meeting at 7am local time (5am pst) and we are on the track at 7:30am local time on Saturdays latest revised schedule!
After our 4 practices tomorrow, it looks like Andrew will be on a crew for a drag car at the drag strip here at Topeka for a episode of the SpeedTV hit show Pinks that will be being taping for air later this year.
Check back tomorrow for how we are doing after our first day on the track!
We worked on the car most of the morning. Finished the trans and clutch install, installed all new brakes and then cleaned up the car real good for Andrews interview and autograph session.
The interview and autograph session went well with Andrew signing many autographs and a long TV interview with a local station!
We then went back to the track to finish final preperations for tomorrows first practice session and while changing spark plugs one stripped out!!
After 3 hours of panic we were able to find the right tools, the right technique, and some luck and was able to fix the car. Putting a Helicoil in a Miata head is not real easy!
Time for bed as we have a drivers meeting at 7am local time (5am pst) and we are on the track at 7:30am local time on Saturdays latest revised schedule!
After our 4 practices tomorrow, it looks like Andrew will be on a crew for a drag car at the drag strip here at Topeka for a episode of the SpeedTV hit show Pinks that will be being taping for air later this year.
Check back tomorrow for how we are doing after our first day on the track!
posted by Caddell Motorsports at
8:36 PM
2 Comments:
yikes! kinda thought you used up all the bad luck early on, getting there! Glad it's sorted out.
neil
By
Anonymous, at 8:01 AM
what would racing be without the occasional panics... good luck you guys!
-erik
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Anonymous, at 6:44 AM
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