RickBetterley

Recently I was running my Cayman S at Mosport in Canada with the Northern New Jersey and Upper Canada PCA regions. I experienced a minor problem (which turned out to be a loose battery cable - my fault) and a bigger problem (a brake piston ejection - also my fault while rushing a brake bleed).
In both cases, Bob of Aspen Autosports came to my rescue with talent and good humor. He had plenty of other things to do, but when I asked for help, he was there with a smile.
2 thumbs up for his willingness to set aside what he was doing and help me out.
Oh, and Aspen grilled me a really nice burger in the process.

Coochas

Glad to hear Rick.

Were you bleeding the brakes without a pad in place? I ejected a stuck piston once with compressed air. It sounded like gunfire.

RickBetterley

Hi Dave
Pressed for time, was bleeding brakes (pressure bleeder) and changing pads at same time. Trying to retract Pistons with the old pads, had pad in at an angle and it did not cover that piston.
Stupid to rush and I paid the price. But all was well.

Aspen Autosports

Thank you for the nice post Rick. We are always willing to help especially if we can save someone's track weekend!

Matt Romanowski

So they fixed your car AND fed you? Where have they been when my car breaks?

Sounds like great service!

Coochas

Last time I was too rushed I ran over my running lawnmower with my diesel truck.

RickBetterley

I could tell you about the time a trailer wheel came off, but that was more the kids' fault than it was being rushed.

gbuff

Sure, blame it on the kids....

'Course, I'm far from exempt....came home from Mosport couple weeks ago to find I'd left my freezer door ajar--thank god the following day was trash day.....

Gary

Coochas

This was a FML day. That's power steering fluid all over the ground.

PPo

It takes years of skill and talent to be able to do something like that... The fact that it was running is amazing. Thanks for the laugh, I really needed one this morning.

Coochas

Happy to oblige.

In the early 80s I did a handful of DE days with my 1980 Rx7. We had to remove the sunroof from the car to go on track. So, I was so excited to go on track that I ran over the sunroof.

The cosmic irony is that I bought an identical Rx7 last year (except a 1979) and the assclowns that delivered the car lost the sunroof in transport from NE to MA.

jdistefa

Dave looks like that was a great excuse to buy a better lawnmower.

I wonder if the same logic works if I run over a hospital administrator.

Coochas

A reasonable thought.

gbuff

Matt, T&T with EA Thursday?