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Once again, thank you to Andy, Mike, and Palomar Solar for letting me get behind the wheel of such an incredible car.
So, I need to mention here...this car had no brakes. And I realize it sounds like I'm exaggerating, but I'm not. Let me explain:
I drove this car once before, briefly, and was astounded at how bad the brakes were. Mike drove it, realized they were not working as intended, and fixed them! He took it to COTA raced it, outbroke everyone, and all was well.
So...when I got into the car on this day, I was working under the assumption that the brakes had been fixed. After feeling how astonishingly bad they still were, my conclusion was just that "that's how they are," so I kept driving. What you can't see from this angle is me furiously stamping the brake pedal with my left foot to get some pressure up, before Fred Flintstoning it with my right foot at the end of the straights. It was mildly terrifying.
The other issue you can't see here is the driving position. Mike is taller than I am, and can see over the windshield. When I'm in the car, my line of sight is exactly at the top edge of the plexiglass, which just obscures my view even more. I could see absolutely nothing, and was basically driving by braille. It's a good thing I know this track well. What I would have given to have my eye line where the GoPro's was...
Anyway, I'm not one to let imminent danger get in the way of a good time, so enjoy this POV of driving this incredible historical racer!
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