I'd Say you nailed it .... YUCK! Hope you get the Burb back in action soon. At least the water pump is a cinch with a serpentine system. (In comparison to what I had before switching). I booked my room in Wendover today. It will be here before ya know it. JC --- John Christensen 1984 El Camino "Elkenstein" 350 TBI NECOA #042 http://www.myelcamino.net Saint Charles, IL --- John Christensen 1984 El Camino "Elkenstein" 350 TBI NECOA #042 http://www.myelcamino.net Saint Charles, IL On Sat, Apr 30, 2011 at 5:14 PM, Ray Buck <rbuck@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Well, I guess I nailed it with the shot, then. :) > > I'm not goin back this weekend. I can't take the cold and I'm pretty sure > it's the water pump in the Burb. I'll get one tomorrow and then put it in > next week when the snow goes away. :) > > I'd like to "borrow" some photos from people who were brave enough to stand > out in the weather and shoot cold race cars. I'd like to put 'em on my > website so I have something for this year, cuz I don't think I'll be going > back for any other events...unless they suddenly come up with some real > racing...like VARA or other major events (no off-road stuff for me.) > > So if ya don't mind me splashing yer images (with credit for each one, > along with a link to yer sites/emails) on my server, I'd appreciate as many > as ya wanna lay on me. > > Thanks, > > r > > > > On 4/29/2011 5:33 PM, Nathan Nickerson wrote: > > Ray, > > Good luck with the 'Burb! > Your photo painted an absolutely miserable experience! > > Hang in there, > -Nate > > > --- On *Fri, 4/29/11, Ray Buck <rbuck@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > <rbuck@xxxxxxxxxxxx>*wrote: > > > From: Ray Buck <rbuck@xxxxxxxxxxxx> <rbuck@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: [ratpack] Sick sense of humor...I guess > To: ratpack@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Date: Friday, April 29, 2011, 4:11 PM > > I didn't think it was all that funny when my Burb threw a serpentine belt a > mile south of Lakepoint. I saw the temp gauge start to rise, then found it > was real hard to steer. But when the snow REALLY hit, I'm not sure who the > joke was on. I had my nomex undies on and was dressed for the cold...but I > didn't have my galoshes to go slogging thru snowdrifts. > > > > The tow truck driver (a good thing I keep a AAA card) arrived just after I > shot this. Not long after I got in the tow truck, I saw what looked Like > Larry's Miata heading north on Highway 36, pretty well covered with snow. I > guess it was a bad day to shoot racing. > > I may end up borrowing a friend's truck for the next coupla days instead of > tryin to fix the Burb. I dunno. I gotta think about it. > > r > >