Roster Updates
Well, good news and bad news here at TARP Racing Worldwide HQ. Paul called last Friday morning and let me know that he’s now going to be unable to race with us due to a key employee quitting on him. I think that Paul was concerned that I’d be angry, but really I was just bummed for him because I know how much he was looking forward to coming down here to race with us. I was bummed for myself too because I was looking forward to picking his brain some more and sharing more ideas, but I guess that will have to wait for next time. Sorry, Paul. I guess we’ll always have the swirl pot though. 
The good news is that Stevo convinced Pete Senior to come on down for the race, which puts us back at 5 drivers for the race. Senior basically built up the TARP North car but then didn’t get to drive because the engine garbooned too soon (it sounds now like there’s a crack in the block or head, as a partial disassemble yesterday revealed that the problem wasn’t a blown head gasket. The fact that half a gallon of water came out of the oil sump indicates other internal nastiness.). So it’ll be good to get him a turn in the car down here for the Houston race. Plus, he knows his way around these cars now after working up the north car, and another skilled wrench in the mix is always a good thing.
There’s still lots to do on the car, most especially involving the driver’s seat relocation to get it lower to the floor, but all is going well in terms of time and I think we’ll be ready come race day. Keep your fingers crossed.
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