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For the most part I am ready for the road trip, just a couple of loose ends to tie. Tentatively we are planning to leave on the evening of December 3rd, might move up the date but definitely no later than that. Now back to the story: I spent my evenings for the next few weeks attending reckless drives school with the best society had to offer, at least Muncie. They showed us gory pictures of wrecks in graphic detail. I wouldn’t wish that experience on anybody. When visiting my home town I notice a small new repair shop, Pro Auto Tune, setting outside was a way cool pearl white, slammed to the ground, plastic bubble for a windscreen, Triumph Spitfire. I stopped in to talk cars with the owner. He was in the process of retro-fitting a six cylinder Porsche engine in a Porsche 914, making it a 914/6. George the owner of the shop had just moved to Indiana from Washington state and was into SCCA roadracing and autocrossing. It was music to my ears. I had raced go karts for a few years prior to going off to college. Comet cart sales, in Greenfield Indiana and my older brother had sponsored me. The truth of it is my brother bought the Kart to race and it scared him so he got "Jerry to do it". It was the first of the sidewinder carts with a Komet K88, 125 engine fully finger ported and running alcohol. I started hanging out and bench racing at Pro Auto Tune with George when home. This led to joining the SCCA (Western Ohio Region or WOR) which of course led to my Z and I becoming weekend warriors. To be continued…