Gainesville track day 4-26-2008 report #1

Tom Wells · **Posted:** Sun Apr 27, 2008 11:58 am

It ain't no VIR,

but it will break your car!

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yellow cobra was there from the UK along with somewhere around 15 cars and drivers, including probably the newest Cobra manufacturer from Mauldin, South Carolina, Southern Auto Classics, http://www.southac.com
Here are a few pre-race photos, more to follow (as usual, click on the photo for a larger version):
Ed and Robert:

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A couple of Tom & Daisy:

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Tom Wells · **Posted:** Sun Apr 27, 2008 12:00 pm

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Tom Wells · **Posted:** Sun Apr 27, 2008 1:41 pm

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Tom Wells · **Posted:** Sun Apr 27, 2008 1:43 pm

Last of the photos. Hope you enjoy them!

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Redsnake · **Joined:** Fri May 25, 2007 10:25 pm **Posts:** 150

Tom - Thanks for the pics, or shouldn't I say thanks to Kay for the pics? Sorry I couldn't be there, hope to make it to the next track day.

Any news about the DSCC's future? If Ed has to back away from leading the club, will it be as active as far as track days as it has been while he's been president?

Redsnake
aka Royal Purple

Tom Wells · **Posted:** Mon Apr 28, 2008 7:54 am

Merlot,

Fun was had by all afro

I figured out my "quitting problem" which turned out to be a setting in the Holley computer that I changed a couple of months ago, where the amount of time for fuel flow after you let off the gas is adjusted. Of course I set it to zero or somewhere near that - which worked fine on the street. When the car is driven more aggressively it cuts off the flow so when I got back into the throttle more and more quickly, there was no fuel in the intake so the car simply quit. Naturally I didn't have the laptop with me to change that, so I kind of drove around it for the rest of the day.

Um, then the Aeromotive A1000 fuel pump failed. Again TickedOff

Fortunately I have another to install today so this one will go back to Aeromotive to be rebuilt.

As far as Ed, he was there running the show - motor home and all :grin:

He and Rene and Robert (who was also there) are of course looking at employment alternatives really closely CoolSmiley

I think they have a limited number of weeks (months?) before they have to get on with new locations and/or employers. We wish them all the best!

Hope to see you there next time Crazy2

Tom

Cobra 75 · **Posted:** Mon Apr 28, 2008 9:20 am

Good pix Indy. Thanks Kay! I think you should buy stock in the company that owns Aeromotive. How many pumps is this now? TickedOff

Maybe you should consider going back to a carb and a low pressure pump. 10 years on my SW pumps and still working... :-P

earlsflyincobra · **Posted:** Mon Apr 28, 2008 9:01 pm

Tom,

Glad you had fun and finally figured out your problem. I really wanted to come watch but I ended up spending "ALL DAY" Saturday in bed, sick.....spent most of Sunday there too...finally felt a little better today :sad: