Getting the car ready.........

We have been pretty lazy this winter far as car work goes.

I finally sourced a replacement transmission!  Lemons only alloted us $100 for replacement.  See their residual value.  Basically if you show up to a race, no matter what your accounting records show, they assume you spent $500.  So if you break something (aka a transmission), one must plead to the judges "can we spend money on replacement items?"

This one was found on Craigslist (thanks Adam!).  It was in a VW Cabrio that had a 16v swap, that got yanked in favor of a VR6!  I drove down to Northfield and picked it up for exactly $100.  Hopefully it works for us...he said it was a working pull, but who know how many miles are on it?  I did find out that Adam liked to take his Cabrio to the BIR drag strip.

BTW!  I never did thank Neil T. for donating to us the Contractor grade lawn edging used for our front lip!  Thanks!  The 1/8" thick ABS plastic we originally had on there didn't hold up, might have had something to do w/ loading it on a car trailer w/o ramps long enough for lowered cars?   Or the fact that it went to a rally-x event w/ it on.  DOH!  I did find out that Cert-A-Fit bumper covers have the factory like lower lip integrated as one piece w/ the bumper, where as factory have the lip as two seperate pieces seperate from the bumper!

Chump Car & 24 Hours of Lemons car invited to SCCA races?

SCCA-LOL will be inviting Chump & Lemons cars to both of thier road races at Brainerd Intl. Raceway this year! 

A special class has been forme IT-CC.  Right now the way I understand it is:
-it will be there own session
-cars must meet SCCA GCR rules (I believe the Chump car will only need a seat back brace)
-the same Chump car rules will be used (aka DOT tires & what not)
-each race weekend will get a warm-up, practice, and four sprint races

Also they are having a Time-Trials program.  It is much like qualifying.  The driver is competing for a single fastest lap.  Passing is pretty much unrestricted except for dive bombing.  It is the closest one can come to road racing in street car (aka no cage or 5-point harness required).  So any car (especially auto-x and chump cars) are elligible!

More info WILL be found on thier website: http://www.scca-lol.org/