grittracing represented this last weekend at the 2013 Motorcity Gumball rally .car issues three weeks before the race. transmissions went out. did not get the car back till the morning of the race at 2 a.m. I did a quickie wash at a Quarter car was in almost dark conditions . than back to the house to add a last minute sponsor decal . than off to my co-driver Steve's house where I would put a coat over my head and catch 4 hours sleep. till 6 am where we would head to the launch on top of the MotorCity Casino parking garage around 9 am. there was a costume contest so we wanted to represent Anarchy Paintball .
throughout the race we where given clues to the next check point / leg of the race where there would be either a challenge ( go carting, me parallel parking blind folded while Steve Tamer gave me directions drag racing at a track ,ect .or a site seeing adventure personal car collection of Mr.Lingenfelter very nice , track time at Toledo speed way (where I lapped a Lambo) ect ect and lunch). we drove about 850 miles in 2 days from Detroit to Indy and back spending the night in indy for a nice diner. party . but before that we where driving down the road when the shifter came out in my hand , pushed the clutch in coasted to the side of the road where I think Steve may have feared for his life for a small bit as I had a nervous break down . loosing time meant loosing the race .it is a timed rally to fast to slow to each check point you lose points we lost about 30 -45 minutes before a few other teams stopped to check on us and one simply stated put the shifter back in place and drive as is until you can correctly fix it. we finished the race without repairs . however we did stop for parts just in case at my former co-driver Mike Bouse from 2012 house who had a parts car in his drive way and was only 2 miles off course easily made the time up with my driving skills lol
and just got word I finished 12th out of 65 cars
drag racing time slip in case you where ever wondering what a stock 1980 Spider 2L FI would do at the track
Lambo in rear view mirror
more pictures to follow as I get them
MotorCity Gumball 2013
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Re: MotorCity Gumball 2013
Nice! The bumpers with a 2liter threw me for a minute.....Congrats!!
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Re: MotorCity Gumball 2013
Wow that looks like great fun. Wish I was there.
Thanks for posting.
Thanks for posting.