Spook doesn't just jump in the new race car and head to the staging area like most others. Sensibly, he and Chris are getting a good routine together to make sure harnesses, restraints, balaclava, helmet, gloves, etc, etc, etc are all in place - secured and checked - before firing up and driving away.
As a result, the last session this afternoon was called. Everyone else had driven away a minute or two before, and then it happened......
Spook hit the starter, and the car EXPLODED into life inside the now empty shed. Nobody in the area was expecting it.
Birds flew from the trees.
Children jumped.
Babies cried.
Old ladies had heart attacks.
Deaf people heard something for the first time.
Stuff rattled and fell from the walls.
Chris was standing there with her industrial strength ear muffs.
I stood there with an enormous stupid grin!
What a tough sounding bit of gear...!
The award for "Quickest rebuild after what looked like catastrophic engine failure down the front straight" went to OZVENOM for his turbo replacement between rounds. Calling in a favour from a mate to go around to pick up a spare turbo from his house, he turned up with 2 (or 3?) turbos, including The Big One", just in case more power was needed...
Runner up for biggest smoke show was the big HP supercharged Chev from that recent cul-de-sac / footpath circlework video. Staying buried into the throttle as he looped it coming onto the front straight (and out of a tank-slapper) created a smoke signal that the native Indians in Nevada will still be trying to decipher.
Todd in the GT40 was a force to be reckoned with as usual.
Best maintenance schedule for a race car award goes to Denis Stone. After his "spit engine parts all over track" efforts down south a little while back, he's back to his usual ways... Drive car back into pit bay. Spend 10 seconds casting a quick eye over things. Sit down and watch everyone else frantically repairing / tweaking / adjusting / replacing things on their cars. Such a calm approach!
Best quote came from Pete Hancock after a tiny turbo-related technical glitch while borrowing John's turbo Lexus Cobra. "I hate all these bloody turbos - sh!t just keeps falling off them" haha