Reply With QuoteI talked to my gramps and he told me all the fun you all had, its always nice when theres help around, hopefully parker will work out a whole lot better for the ps52
Well kid, we had 4 actual PS boats and a couple of SS that came to run PS. We busted ass on Saturday to get the PS 52 boat in the show, it had 2 leaking soft plugs in the back of the motor, and a bad starter and ring gear. We all pitched in and picked up the back of the motor to get the motor plate off, after removing a full double gas tank. Then Heuy beat the ring gear off the flywheel, knocked off the tabs, we heated the ring gear in Chris' Bar B que, and stuck the flywheel in our icechest, once heated and cooled, the ring gear, and flywheel went back together easily, then Brad took it to a muffler shop in town to have the tabs welded back on. Un fortunatly he didn't make the first heat, as the parts got back while we were on the ramp already, but they made the final on Sunday, and the 2 heats on Sunday. The kid, Chris, in SS 550 was really giving Mike a run for it, until his ignition rotor failed. The PS 360 boat, which has been a hand full to drive for over a year, was discovered to have a problem in the cav plate bellcrank. We fixed it, and he really came alive, but the quick repair only lasted a lap or 2. Now he knows what it needs, and he'll be a factor to deal with next year. Your gramps told Mike he would be Chicken Shit to quit at #1, and ole' Grumpys comming back to get him......Sounds like fun next year, and what are you gonna be driving????? MP
Sounds like I missed out on a bunch of fun!..
I talked to my gramps and he told me all the fun you all had, its always nice when theres help around, hopefully parker will work out a whole lot better for the ps52
I can't wait for Parker, not only will I race the Cracker but I too will have a Barron Sprint. I'm going to run it in the Nostalgia. After I get back from Pleasanton next week, I think we will do some testing in Parker.
Ohh now we're talking......Parker you say.......I do have some vacation time left...........Maybe I could put a disguise on and appear incognito......Is this the first race of 2005? Let's see fly to Las Vegas and rent car........Truitt Beal, lets share the rental! No one should recognize me anyway........
Hey KIDD, did gramps also tell you after thrashing on his boat we decided to fire up the 89 boat only to discover our old well used gm starter was less than desired. We had some other starter pieces, so we sent a mission to town for another starter and started to rebuild the one we had. As it turned out we made the old stuff work just as the new one got back. These hi comp motors are hard on batteries, and a weak battery will murder a good starter, and ours was weak. The 52 and the 89 both got new gel type optimas and both seem to be starting alot eaiser.....Imagine losing the #1 deal to a motor that wouldn't start!!!!!!!
CJ, why would you have to hide at Parker?? You could just say you're there for the Casino Thanksgiving buffet, and decided to watch the races while waiting for the bus........that never came.......Seriously, come on down, hang with Gary(e ticket) and the PS 89 crew, we'll help you blend in.......Ray
Hey you bet CircleJerk, you're just a hop, skip, and a jump away. Everyone always says that if you can drive a CrackerBox than you can drive anything. But this should be interesting, now I really have training wheels. I always wanted to take my Sanger out but I'm to afraid she'll fall apart on the course, so I'd rather keep her as a river cruiser. So I came up with something bigger and better. It'll be fun no matter what happens...
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