Well, it worked out. Driving home today, I noticed the roads were dry, and atleast the main roads were nicely swept clean of grit and salt by all the traffic, so out came my mistress...it was fantastic. She was a little reluctant to awaken from her slumber, but once running, she was just as fantastic as I remember her. I'm always amazed that I found a car so perfect for what I wanted, a very powerful go-kart. Spent a couple of hours just zipping around, took a buddy for a run. Mostly kept it conservative, but the rush when I did get on the loud pedal will stay with me for a few days. If this global warming works out, I'll be enjoying more runs like this. Can't wait for the next one.