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Originally Posted by J P Stein
We finally got the 914 running decent (not 100%) on day 2 of the Wendover NT.
The cylinder would not fire at low rpms but did above around 3K. When we got home, one semi working plug wire turned out to be the problem.
On day 2 Brit beat all the CSP & DP Miatas. Doug knows just how tough that is..Grant hasn't figured that out yet...Afraid of a Boxster? 
We won't be there because of the long drives.....the same excuse all the Ca. guys made last year for not coming to the 914 Shoot Out in Packwood last year.
The event name was changed to include those fat cars.
Here's acouple of vids.
Day one, running on 5....plug wire fell off.
YouTube - 2010-05-15 Wendover NT AX - Sat Run - 50.230secs
Day 2 running on 6 ...mostly.
YouTube - 2010-05-16 Wendover NT - Sun Run - 46.015secs |
JP Think I will add these to the infamous Autocross Excuses T shirt! Its a mystery how Brit got beat by a big fat Barbie mobile so excuse list has come out. Fouled carbs, slipping clutch, plug wire is off. Whats next? Clogged fuel filter, bad coil, malfunctioning fuel pump, vapor lock or bad gear box? That is nice thing about a 914 it will always provide you with an excuse if youre driving isnt up to par. However I never thought of disconnecting my own plug wire when I wasnt cutting the mustard! Thats a slick move!
Guess somone has forgotten that part of being successful at AX is making sure the car is ready to go at the important competitions like the two biggest National Tour events in the West rather than always seemingly running strong at minor local events where competion is thin at best. Sort of like showing up to a gun fight with a rusty gun and not only do the guys with guns riddle you with bullets but the guy with the butter knife sticks you just to add insult to injury.
You both know where the gurly car plays JP. Youre not going to get us lazy Boxster guys to drive 36 hours round trip to poorly attended minor events in Northwest even if you do have some good wine and cheese venues for us Porsche Posuers. Unfortunately we are busy with big presitious events here in Kalifornia and National Championships in Lincoln for the rest of the year so your going to need to play in your puddle with the minnows while we swim the ocean with the sharks.
Brit going to Nationals? If he wants another whirl at the wheel against the "Porsche in Panties" he should suit up in his big boy pants and show up to Nationals in F Prepared trim rather than hiding in XP where he knows the Boxster wont be able to come close to weight minimum.