Feb 15 - MSCA Sprint Rnd1 - Phillip Island

[GTRgeoff]

Thanks b-e. I don't mind being corrected. He is an awesome example regardless. I hope to be as active at that age (high hope given I just had an injection in the spinal cord and can barely walk).

Wish I could take the museum off his hands but thats not possible. We share a similar history too. Both Engineers, both trained as Recovery Mechanics - an Army specialisation for rapid repair, salvage, extrication and general thievery of anything useful with Army badging that doesn't appear to have an owner. We could almost make a welder out of a 10c piece and a ball point pen if necessary No hill too steep, no ditch too deep, you bend, we mend, you maul, we haul is the old motto. Do anything type guys, welding, machining, mechanics, winching, crane operation, specialist vehicle operations, diving and underwater salvage, combat medicine and triage, communications and signals, armoured vehicle specialists, plant equipment operation, fatalities recovery and grave registration and burial, beer drinking a speciality.

Anyway, he deserves real respect and has mine. The gear in his day was tougher to operate.

[Snowman]

Unfortunately Im going to have to pull out of this.

I went for a bit of a test drive last night to check a few things out and burst an oil hose. Wasn't a great experience and right now I can only hope I haven't done any major damage. But regardless a few things will have to be checked which won't be done in time.

Very disappointing.

[GTRgeoff]

I'm hoping to get the engine back today so I can commence rebuild - dammit. Need to run in a bit before next weekend.

Sorry to hear Andrew. Hope all is ok.

[Snowman]

So do I mate or else I will be out of next weekend as well. Let me know when you get yours back on the road - maybe we can go for a safety test run together before the Skidpan.

cheers.

[GTRgeoff]

Hoping to be firing up tomorrow sometime.