Another gorgeous day in the Sonoma Wine Country- a perfect day for auto racing on the Sonoma raceway track. Daniel had the starting slot and was on the track at the go:10:00am. Next was Sean at about noon. In the fuel pit, aside from the vegetation covering the radiator front, a noticeable oil drip was observed from the bottom of the engine front. Hmmmmm. After fueling, Derek took over in the driver's seat. The Porsche was back on the track(after adding a quart of 20wt).
Within minutes, his oil pressure light came on and the gauge pressure was dropping fast. Another pit stop. Jacked up, propped up with safety stands, an inspection revealed a blown oil pan gasket. Big problem. No fix, no run! Simple. Hmmmm? What now candidate? Loctite sticky gasket filler 5000! Yea. Do it. Done. 4 quarts later, back at it. Elapsed time in pit: 20 minutes. He proceeded to finish his leg, and a little after 3pm, Vincenzo took over the wheel to finish the race.
At 5pm sharp, the checkered flag was waved for all cars and those happy contestants still on the circuit cruised into the pits amidst cheers and accolades from fans and families.
50th place over all; not bad after a lengthy pit stop yesterday to replace the transmission and today' s stop to plug the oil leak. A fine weekend of good fun among friends in the beautiful Sonoma Wine Country.
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