[The Glademister]

What a great weekend! Friday I received the RaceQuip racing harnesses I ordered and got them installed that evening except for the submarine (needed some hardware). I did the shoulder belts like Porsche on the factory 914 race cars. U-bolts through the rear bulkhead. And I used the OEM attachment points for the lap belts.

Then Saturday we loaded up the car for NCM Motorsports Park. I was the event chair so we did a course layout Friday evening before storms came in. Stayed overnight at a KOA and was back on-site at 6:30 AM tweeking the course. I was in the second of three run groups and temps were still cool. The car started first crank every time. My course had a couple of somewhat tight 180 turns and that 2056 pulled through those in 2nd gear no problem. Greg from FAT had sent me a 6500 rpm rev limit rotor and that was crucial to getting good time as there were two fast sections. I was actually taking 3rd in those and after several runs got good at not only finding the appropriate gears but making the shift points. I think this transmission is a keeper! At some point in the future I do want to get a performance gear shift however. Engine oil temp barely came off the low mark so the engine is cooling well. I also touch tested the clutch pulley mount with no finger burns so the exhaust wrap is doing the job.

Next expenditure will be new race tires but that's about it for the season unless something breaks. I'm very pleased with this build and now it's time to enjoy it