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Well, I am going to keep you in suspense for a little while.

On Thursday afternoon, I buttoned the ECORS rig up. Even had a chance to take it for a few ‘hot laps’ around our 1.5 acre yard. The neighbors just love us here… It drove great. Had a ton of power, rode well, and the 4 turn steering box was much improved over the 6 turn box we used in the last race.

While driving it around, I could hear a hissing sound when the brakes were applied. So, I stopped and tried to listen a little closer. It became very distinct and was easily noticeable now that we finally have an exhaust system on it. (It was just installed on Wednesday). Figured it was the brake booster, so I put that on my ‘to do’ list. If I don’t make a list, I WILL forget to do it… The remainder of Thursday night consisted of gathering tools/equipment/supplies and loading those into the bed of the F-250.

While all that sounds easy, I didn’t get what to what I felt was an acceptable stopping point until 12:30am Friday morning. From there, it was off to brush the teeth, take a quick shower, and hop in bed (and set the alarm for 6 am)…

Of course, Friday morning came too soon. Back down to the garage. Clay, Jonathan, and another buddy showed up at 7 and we loaded the remainder up and tore the brake booster off the old race rig. It was about 9:30 when we were finally ready to roll out- except for hood pins. I had set the hood pins somewhere the night before and now they were gone. Luckily I had a pair that I bought for $1 several years back at the swap meet here in Charlotte. Opened the package up, slipped them on, and off we went!