It's that time again!!!

Hey gang, we're back!

Well, not yet, but we never really went anywhere besides home anyway.

So, it's just about time to leave for Targa Newfoundland 2008, and preparations are well underway. The truth of the matter is, we're almost ready, and we leave in a week. Precious little time to relax, no?

What have we done in the past year? Well, we did lots of other race weekends and lived our regular lives, but we also totally rebuilt the engine in the race car, replaced the front brake kit, had the transmission rebuilt, put in some awesome new Vorshlag camber plates to help with the front end stability and steering.

The new engine feels strong and no parts were left so we're feeling pretty good about that. Having a front AP brake kit that is lighter and a true race setup is a great feeling too. We spent the day testing at MSR and were very comfortably running 1:28s with a passenger, the high-rider suspension, and short shifting at 7k rpms, so the car is quick and it feels easier to drive than ever to me.

The other big body of work was done by Nick and Greg over at Pittman Auto Works. They completely stripped the car down to bare metal and repainted it in the original Hennarot after repairing the body damage and some other bondo work done by someone long past. As a result, the car looks awesome. We spent the day cleaning and waxing and applying the new black and silver decals for this year and I couldn't be happier with how it looks.

We also signed a new title sponsor, Autoscope. Owned by Nerces Mavelian, they specialize in care, maintenance and performance work on high end foreign vehicles. If you're in the DFW area and you have a BMW, Porsche, Mercedes or other luxury car, you need the guys at Autoscope working on it. Check them out at http://www.autoscopltd.com/

I've been taking pictures of the build sequence, and I don't have them all up yet, but here's a link to the final prep day.
http://www.willraces.com/images/main.php?g2_itemId=4209
We were busy making new inner fender liners and prepping the paint and finishing up other details.

Here were are, ready to go again, so far from home, yet ever so eager. It's off to Newfoundland and onto the stages again. Wish us well, wish us warmth and lend us your luck.