[Aubrey N Bruneau]

I've been reading many of the posts in this thread, and most seem to be on the same theme.... cost of entry vs payout, cost of travel, ect.
I have no dillusions of ever having to worry about the payout. For me, I find it totally rewarding to make my car go as fast as it can, knowing it's within the rules.
So why am I not racing ?
well....
I was supposed to make the IHRA Rocky Mountain Nationals in Edmonton last weekend.
Ordered parts from Comp Cams, well in advance. My local post office failed to notify me of their arrival for 5 days. Now it was close.
Opened the sealed package of spring locators, and after drilling the centers out approx .060" larger, so they would actually fit, I proceded to install them ( engine was still on the stand ). this is when I found out that one of the reatiners in the package, was the wrong part number. I wasn't going to take a chance and race with last year's combination, because it was one of THOSE tool steel retainers that took out my engine. So, just for break-in purposes, I assembled everything, and got the car all together... just in time to not go to the race.

just putting it out there...
there ARE other reasons for not making it to the races