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[ATTACH] Another Photo just after completion of Qualifying in Vera Cruz Mexico, 2022...
Some troublesome news came to me… Let me explain my circumstance… I am not able to keep the Carrera “T” here with me in Mexico. As I relayed in...
I'm pretty Ignorant about the Mechanical Details under the Sheet Metal of the Studebakers... The Fact that they perform so well and always seem...
Those details would have Improved things Tremendously at the Time... As usual for me, I was "Making Do" with the Components God put into my...
As an aside Guys... This is most unusual for me to have "Downtime" to sit in front of the Computer and Share Stories... Missions Life is...
I am NOT Stupid... Naive perhaps... But NOT Stupid... I was aware that Racing is Dangerous and the High-Speed Antics of the Carrera held...
The Number Stickers were on and the Graphics Guys were finishing up and gathering their tools... In great Satisfaction I was admiring the newly...
Above - Appling the Official Racing Number! Number # 451. The numbers themselves are "Encoded" to identify the "Class" your Car is competing...
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By all appearances the Tropical Storms we drove thru on the way to Vera Cruz had subsided... But, driving the Oceanfront Street near the Carrera...
Above was our Tow Vehicle and Support Trailer. This is how we travelled daily... This particular night we were Camping in the Town Square of...
[ATTACH] The Carrera Scrutineering Team checking out the "T" to assure it is Safe to Race. Only a "Glitch" the the Emergency Kill Switch......
Sorry!!! I just caught a "Typo" I made... 1,200 Miles to Vera Cruz... NOT 12,000... Ooops!
I braced myself for the next revelation... Continuing, My Co-Driver says, "My Cousin Cesarin is a Motorcycle Mechanic... He can repair the Racing...
On the Road to Torreon my Co-Driver gives me the Run-Down on our "Support Team"... "My Uncle Chuyin has been Traumatized by witnessing the Death...
[ATTACH] My MIRACULOUS Support Team! "Chuyin" far left Laughing... "Cesarin" left of the Jalopy... A Motorcycle Mechanic! And Me... This...
On Friday October 7th, I crossed the Border into Mexico... My Co-Driver/Missions Partner was waiting for me on the Mexican side... We had just...
[ATTACH] A little "Garage Art" from my old shop to Share...
I drove non-stop... At Gas & Potty Breaks I contacted my Co-Driver/Missions Partner and "Dropped the BOMB" about all that happened... She was...
"WHAT!?! I cried! I was ready to get on my Knees and BEG at that point! The Officer quite Sympathetically said he could Expedite the Process...
Those of you that are Racers have Cars solely for the purpose of Track or Drag Strip... They are Racing Specific and are not used on Public...
Okay... Reverse Gear is necessary today... Earlier in the Post I got off on a Tangent about what what went POORLY for the Carrera "T"....
I am Humbled and Gratified by everyone's Kindness and Support... Please accept my profound GRATITUDE...
[ATTACH] This is an appropriate Post to end the day on... A Memorial to the Fallen... Perhaps you have heard of this Mexican Racer - Carlos...
[ATTACH] Another Carrera Racer I didn't get to know... I'm guessing here... Ferrari for certain... Possibly 50's era??? This Team was...
[ATTACH] A "Chiquita Camaro" yes indeedie! Not from the U.S.A. though... From EUROPE! Look closely at the Door Details: You will see the...
[ATTACH] A "Bug-Eyed" Sprite... 289 SBF Power... With the High-Speed High-Intensity of the Carrera, little time was available to get...
[ATTACH] In addition to the Studebakers, Porsches and Mustangs are some of the most common Carrera Entrants.
[ATTACH] Not well known to me, but, I got to have a brief chat with these Boys... These are Two Twenty-Somethings from Torreon where I now...
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