[twooldgoats]

I've got a lot to do in the "off-season" this year--actually the temps are still around 80 in the day here. I blew an O-ring (at least) in my driver-side head at Pontiac Heaven on my first full pass. I have no compression in cylinder 3 (1 and 5 OK), so I have to pull the engine to begin the process of seeing what needs fixing.

In the mean time, I'm upgrading the cooling system: new aluminum Scirocco radiator with a filler neck to replace the old plastic one and I'm adding a coolant recovery tank between the radiator and the overflow tank, so I don't need to keep adding water after every pass.

Also, I may give in and have Ellen tow the car with our Silverado, at least back to the pits after a pass, instead of driving it everywhere.

I have an intermittent starter issue that came up in the lanes at Phoenix and I need to get that sorted.

After the issues at Pontiac Heaven, I gave some thought to the future and made a commitment to continue running the car at least until I'm eighty (only a little over three years away), Lord willin' and the creek don't rise. I would like to move up that seven-second Pontiac door car list.


Jim