This year the Elkhart fall event was again great. It may not have been so much fun for the guy driving this pre-war MG. I have never seen a car in so many pieces. (Click for larger image.) Tom Hanson, the person who created the posters for our events at BIR, captured some VSCR members at the ELVF on September 14–16. Friday Transmission Troubles Tom Hanson and Greg Meyer helped me pull the Dulon transmission at Elkhart to solve the mystery of the clutch that would not disengage. After a session on the cold Friday, the clutch suddenly would not disengage as I drove back to the paddock space. John Hertsgaard brought over some serious pry tools to get the transmission away from the engine and we found the pilot bearing had chosen that moment to seize. A trip to Pegasus in Milwaukee to pick up a new bearing followed, and when I returned Tom and Greg were waiting. We reassembled the Dulon and drove it around the paddock by 6:30. We then were off to Schwartz’s for the second of three steak diners. As Tom said later "I still have steak breath!" Sand Trap Tour and Dust Clouds The Dulon went fairly well on Saturday but still had a high speed miss. The only thing I had not changed was the coil wire. Sunday morning Jeff Lumbard gave me a short piece of wire, John Hertsgaard crimped the ends, and I went out for the last race of the weekend. The first few laps were the normal hectic Formula Ford stuff with guys locking up brakes and spinning. About the third lap a yellow Titan spun right after turn eight in front of the car that was in front of me. Dan Hayes, in the car in front of me, went wide and I had to go wider. That put me in the sand trap. As I bounced along I noticed no one was near me so I kept going, scooping sand over the top of the windshield. Back on grass after the trap I saw no one was near so I returned to the track. The workers didn’t wave anything at me, so I proceeded off line for a few corners listening to stones rattle around in the bodywork of the car. The gauges were OK and the car went straight, so I was off to the races to re-pass the cars that got by me while I did my agricultural work. The amusing part of the post sand trap laps was a dust cloud would rise at every corner when the gravel shifted on my lap and around me. I felt like Pigpen from the Peanuts cartoons. A little cloud arose every time I moved. Next Race One race left for Dreamsicle. The LOOOONG Race at Blackhawk on October 20. It is always a great event that finishes up the Midwest Council season. They have two 40 minute races for the vintage cars, Big Wheel races for the kids, a Saturday night party that seems to always involve a magnesium transaxle case thrown in the bonfire. See www.mcscc.org for details or give Liz and me a call.