150 Maybe just maybe!!

Another year just zooms past in an instant, I spent last year watching all the races on the live feed, thank you "Santa Pod", just wishing I could just have one last race, but after finding out that it was not only a buckled motor plate that was stopping us from racing but also the chassis was bent and twisted, so my dream of one more race looked like it was never going to happen. Steve however! never gives up  on anything easily and earlier this year started looking at ways of trying to get back to the track but with the cost of living rising faster then Keir Starmer's record of failures it didn't look too good. Both Dave and myself had resigned ourselves that our racing days are probably over.

That was until a phone call to fellow "Wild Buncher" and all round good guy Wayne Colliver, who agreed to take a look at the car as soon as his boss agreed to it and when he has time, as he was snowed under with work at the time of the call. A few weeks later the call came though to bring the car to him so Steve with help from his mate Moss, loaded the car on to the back of a flat bed truck thanks to Moss's boss for the loan of the truck without which the car wouldn't have got to Wayne's workshop, and off they went.

I need to point out that at this time Steve had told nobody what he was doing as he didn't want to get our hopes up. Once the car was in Wayne's workshop he went to work. new motor plates were fabricated and with his alignment tool it soon became obvious where the problem was.

Many hours later and a lot of metal magic and huge amount of skill Wayne managed the impossible and straightened out the chassis.

The car was then put back on the truck and bought home, a long  long day but well worth it, the following day Steve with some help braved the torrential rain and refitted our engine and trans just to double check everything lined up with our gear in the car, and it did.

So now the hard work begins, engine and gearbox back out, the chassis will be touched up as it has been banged about a bit, then the rebuild starts it will take time, how much depends on the weather, money and whatever free time Steve has. No idea how long this will take but it will get done and the car will get back to the track eventually. 

Looks like I had better start saving for some fuel and getting the bike serviced and checked out, I wonder if I can still fit in the fire suit and the car, it was always a a bit of a "Tight Fit"