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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
 
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, and 
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