Well, that's all for the Speed Demon for this meet. The engine suffered catastrophic failure. I don't have permission from the team to tell you any more right now, but think of it as one rod going a different direction from the other three, spitting debris here and there. I'll make sure it's okay to tell you the rest (the team hasn't finished the post mortem), but I do know that they're going to pack up and go home now. There's a meeting scheduled with the various riders and drivers for 5PM - and Speed Demon plans to be represented there - and that'll be the lasat thing for them. Heck, they might even move the meeting to earlier this afternoon.
Did I tell you that Steve is doing a quick investigation under the right side rocker arm cover? He heard a "shouldn't be there" noise while running the engine and using his high-zoot stethoscope (18" screwdriver and his ear hard on the handle). He's now warming the engine again, so it must have been nothing - or an easy fix.
Electric bike is ready to run again, moving into starting position. Coupla minutes. Jim Knapp ready in about 40 minutes, he said ten seconds ago when he was here.
