[unclebilly]

Like Skytrooper, I raced Chumpcar for quite a few years.

When we ran the 911, we replaced a clutch disk that exploded in a couple hours including one of our team members going to the home of the local guy pitting next to us to borrow a clutch disk from a 914 he was parting out (we ran a 901 transaxle in that car). We also blew an oil line and set the car on fire (again) in another race (also at Spokane) and sent 2 team members to a hydraulic hose shop to make us new lines after hours to get back in the race.

Another race at Watkins Glen, we pulled an all nighter replacing an engine in the 914 with the Nissan 3.0 V6. We were too tired to drive the next day - I tried to race but pitted after about 5 laps as I was in no shape to be on a race track. We got hit on the first lap so despite having a team of experienced drivers, a very fast car that was well set up, were not in contention.

The key to winning endurance races is to minimize pit time. If you are making repairs, you are not winning.