<div dir="ltr"><div><div>After the first tranny failed on Friday, I spent most of the rest of that day and saturday replacing the diff and tranny. Got it going a little late for the Saturday Group 8 race [wish I could have run it as I would hav gotten a better startig positionin the K Cup.] <br>
<br></div>As part of the swapping tranny process I have to replace the linear throw out bearing. Seems I must have gotten distracted when doing this, as I failed to tightent he lower left bolt. This allowed tranny fluid toeasily escape. By lapthree the car was shaking and I knew I would not make it to the end so exited at turn 5.<br>
<br>Car and new clutch disk and tranny [with a new seal also] are now back and ready for me to go racing this coming weekend at the new track called "The Ridge" in Shelton, WA. This is a great new track and if you can get a chance, it is a must run. Has a down hill very similar to the corkscrew at Laguna.<br>
<br></div><div>Rain is predicted. I have run two races in the rain this year -- first one at Pacific Raceways I finished third for my only "podium". Second one at Mission in Canada I got greedy, tried a pass I should not have and ended up spinning and wiping the front end off the car. It was a good lesson. I really understand the value of true rain tires now [used in first rain race, not in the second].<br>
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