Upon arriving at their drag strip destination near Sunny Kelowna, the transmission in Graham's '63 Dodge decided that enough is enough and promptly shit it's bed. Much drinking ensued which is generally the catalyst for making big plans and a plan was devised. Friends that were driving out from Nelson stopped by the shop and grabbed our spare push-button 727 trans from a '65 Coronet that we parted out. The rear planetary in Mr. Gs tranny decided to seriously come unglued so it would need replacing. Over the course of Saturday racing, between rounds, there was much transmission overhauling to be had. Of course everyone loves to rebuild automatic transmissions at the track so there was a steady audience sometimes exceeding 20 onlookers while Chris and other brave fools dove in elbows deep. Alas, many of the '65 trans components would not interchange but the hard bits like the planetary in need fit the bill. After all the dust settled, there was a running driving car that went so far as to even make it all the way home. A big "shout out" needs to go to Kevin, Sled Beater, Carl and Chris for making all of this a reality. Good job boys.
Aside from playing the role of acting crew chief and transmission technician, "Dangerous" Chris Carlson was also the wheel man for the big wagon in my absence. The car ran it's usual Swiss watch self running solid 7.77 and 7.78s all weekend long. Alas chris was afflicted with the all-to-familiar premature acceleration in eliminations. I know how that feels but it seldom gets us down.
Our next race is in Seattle on July 26, 27 for the Mopar Nationals at Pacific Raceway where we will team up with the Wagons of Steel South team for some serious debauchery.
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