A lot of build threads just sort of fade away as this one did. So heres the end. A decent burial if you like. "Screwball" the sidecar (so named after a friend looking at it early in its construction declared it "an effin' screwball idea") made five runs during the season. At the October meet there was a lot of wind. We were held for a couple of hours until the wind died a bit. The wind varied from a head wind to an almost cross wind. When I got to the line it was almost a head wind. The starter gave me to go signal and as I left the line I could see a big dust cloud heading across the course about a mile out. I figured I could beat it but I ran straight into it and couldn't see a damn thing! I hit a bump and as the back end came up off the ground I got knocked forward and involuntarily shut the throttle. I lost all the momentum and crossed the line at 112. Pissed me off no end! The Nov. meet was pretty bad. A couple of days before the meet my brother-in-law died suddenly. I was going to skip the meet but my wife said there was nothing we could do and I should go. I should have stayed home. A coil wire broke and the result was a turn out.
Last Sat. was the SCTA awards dinner. I picked up the record trophy. 5 runs 3 records. A good season!
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