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Ever
wonder what your car would do in the 1/4 mile? Ever had people ask
you what your car does in the 1/4 mile? Ever looking for something
to do on a Wednesday night? Ever feel like your clutch needs a little
exercising? If you answered yes to any of these questions then you
should show up with the GGLC at the Wednesday Night Drags at Sears Point
Raceway on July 25th.
I've
never drag raced - I've never even been to a drag race, but I'm gonna bring
out the Ultimate Europa and see what we can do. Remember it's just
for fun. You don't have to totally abuse your clutch. Just
take it off the line smooth, and then up through the gears as fast as you
can.
According to the website, any type
of car is welcome - from station wagons to open wheel formula cars.
It should be fun to see who's got the fastest Elan or Esprit Turbo or whatever.
The
safety standards are minimal for cars like ours with high E.T.'s. Helmets
are required for some classes (probably not for ours), but bring one if
you have it just in case. Cost is $17 to race and $10 for spectators.
Gates
open at 4:30 and time trials start at 5:00. The GGLC will meet just
inside the first gate of SPR (after you turn-in off the highway, and before
you pay) at 4:30. If you can't get there by 4:30, don't worry, just
come when you can. You'll still be able to race, but won't get as
many runs.
So,
no whining about your clutch or "good 'ol boys", just show up at and have
some fun. If you have questions check www.searspoint.com
at http://www.searspointraceway.com or you can call your friendly
Social Director at (650) 368-9105
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When
I last Ranted, the normally good-natured city of Sunnyvale had just ticketed
the Sprite and the Riley for being visible from the street and non-operational,
and towed the Europa away because I had not driven it in more than 72 hours.
Never mind that both Sprite and Riley were under car covers in my driveway
and car port (respectively), and that the Europa was not safe to drive
at the time as it was awaiting a master cylinder.
Since
then, the good city of Sunnyvale has allowed me ample time to remedy these
infractions, which I expect further annoyed the meddling nutball who filed
the complaints in the first place. So despite being as mad as I ever get
about anything, since I plan to live in Sunnyvale until Cisco stock is
at least back to $80, I wanted to resolve this matter quietly, quickly,
and without my name becoming commonplace in the traffic enforcement office.
Resolving
the Europa's infraction only required that I finish rebuilding the master
cylinder and then drive it at least as much as I park it. And despite
having those nice, big GT6 front brakes sitting on the shelf just begging
to be installed, I successfully avoided succumbing to shipwright's disease,
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