What no one realized was just how close Frank was to catastrophe...not only was the bearing shot in his water pump, but it had been put under so much stress from the high rpm runs he had made on the worn pump that it actually had cracked the casting of the pump itself... Another run with the old pump would have almost certainly ended in disaster. i was VERY glad we opted to change the pump rather than "put it on the trailer", as it seemed to run better than ever with the new one, and made Frank alot less irritable for the rest of the weekend!
I guess we'll all have to go paint Marlin's house next weekend or something to make it even...
Seriously though, it was great to see Frank able to not only run again, but actually WIN the 3 race shootout. There could not have been 2 better matched cars, with both Marlin and Frank running VERY similar times consistently all day. This coulda been anyone's race to win, and I'm sure Marlin will be back next year with a vengance! Great sportsmanship on both driver's parts, and a couple of great races to watch. How many more days til SCR8?
