I'll cop to deferred maintenance on the fuel cell. I knew it needed to be replaced, I just wanted one more season out of it. As far as the brake caliper crossover tube failure, Wilwood Tech asked if it had been hit to cause the break; not to my knowledge, though the wheel could have ingested a stone or tire turd that hit the tube and left no marks anywhere else. And I inspected the rod end earlier in the season, the corrosion pit was in the inner bore - invisible to the eye. There was no corrosion on the outside of the rod end.
If I weren't having fun, even with "challenges", I wouldn't do it. Sure, it's more fun to finish, and even more to win, but I'm here for the people and the track time; if I never finished another race in my racing life, I'd still do it for those reasons. Gene near Seattle On 9/6/07, Lindsey, Mark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > If you aren't finishing races due to mechanical breakdowns, then you > aren't spending enough money on preventative maintenance and parts > replacement. > > There's no way I would drag my trailer 650 miles to a track, spend $500 > on diesel fuel, food, beer and registration fees, not finish the race > and call that "fun". ________________________________ FormulaCar Magazine - A Proud Supporter of Formula 500 The Official Publication of Junior Formula Car Racing Subscribe Today! www.formulacarmag.com or 519-624-2003 _________________________________ _______________________________________________ F500 mailing list - [email protected] To unsubscribe or change options please visit: http://f500.org/mailman/listinfo/f500 *** Please, DO NOT send unsubscribe requests to the mailing list! ***
