Last day of WOS and had a great time. We fought a shifting problem that would not allow us to shift past 3rd gear until the last day of competition. We found a small spring that one of its legs would randomly lodge between two dowels, not allowing the shift barrel to rotate. Too bad we found this so late or I have no doubt the car would have gone well over 200 mph. The final run saw the car spin but Lyn still turned in a 178 mph pass at the quarter. At the end of the day, my co driver, Lyn St. James and I did get our B license.
I have to send out a huge thank you to Stainless for all the help before and during the race. He kept us all organized and pointing in the same direction.
I must also mention that the John Stowe/Ted Wenz race engine performed flawlessly the entire meet as did the little Hewland Mk9 gearbox. Other than that little spring issue, the gearbox held up just fine.
We will definitely be back next year stronger and faster than ever, if Mother Nature smiles on us.
John