So there we are, waiting at the line for the light to turn green for our first heat. Right off the line, we have a catastrophic breakdown. Len snapped a chrome molly tube from his drive on our second leg push that rendered his mechanism useless. We still had power from the front, and we luckily survived the first heat because our opponent lost control and hit the side wall.

Time between the first and second heats was short. The repair consisted of a make shift splint using a wrench that was zip tied between the two broken, gnarled pieces of tube. We got to the line for the second heat, but then encountered another problem. The chain and guide had become misaligned, which prevented the chain from retracting to the thrust position. So in effect, we could only get one tenth of a push out of our system.

Oh well... We were eliminated in the second heat. And even though we were disappointed in the outcome, we had a great time. Len and I thank all our friends who helped or supported us in any way, especially if it involved beer. Although doesn't it always? We also want to thank Red Bull for putting on such a first class event.
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