« Reply #2261 on: August 20, 2016, 12:33:48 PM »
We are back in Phoenix---after a successful MEET-
Got to see the old car RATICAL and what a wonderful job John has done spiffing it up and one time we were side by side in line and next to us on the return road after a run.
-met people who have followed our build---and others that we have followed their build as they have followed ours
Bill and Marty successfully completed their rookie orientation and rookie runs---
Andy and Marty and John had to return to Phoenix on Wed. AM
Francis and I helped Bill get in 2 AA runs on Wed.
All and All we had 5 issues with the car--- 3 were caused by the rough tracks and especially by the rough return roads----the salt was just so thin-- there was almost nothing to work with..
We had a water leak that dissolved the 1/2 inch of salt under it---to the mud.
We had a broken aux battery bracket that damaged the skin under the nose
We had a starter spring go bad
We had vibration break a chute release pull cable---I had way too heavy of a pull handle on it--will be up graded this winter
We had a chute fail to inflate on the first lis run because of some tape we were using on the "D" bag that slid up and chocked the canopy from inflating..
All in All could not be happier with our team, and our car handling and the way it was handled by the drivers.
We feel we have a stable car that we will now spend the time and effort to get Ms Liberty "gussied up"
Oh by the way my son has taken the LIBERTY of calling us the "lost in translation" race team!!! He seems to think that Francis and I are deprived of communicational skills---especially his pops----who me!!!!!!
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Miss LIBERTY, changing T.K.I. to noise, dust, rust, BLUE HATS & hopefully not scrap!!
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