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Well at least the ones at the end of the track do. Went to Atco for the 1st point series race and during the 1st time trial I ran my quickest and fastest pass ever a 10.46 @ 129.70 and thats when I noticed my brake pedal was not where it usually is. When I let go of the brake it flipped up and pulled the push rod out of the master cylinder and got stuck on the inside of the fire wall. Trying to slow the car down I tried down shifting (didn't work), putting it into reverse I think (didn't work) then I shut the engine down and waited for the sand trap and net. I probably hit the sand trap and net area at 50 mph I took down the poles and came to a rest about 30 feet from where it was mounted. Fiberglass frontend was demolished upon inpact (only had 5 runs on it), wrapped the rad around the motor, put a hole in one valve cover, bent the pass side rim and also bent the pass side of the frame which moved the motor back about 1 inch. I was able to walked away with just a sore chest and a bruised ego but at least I walked away. The good news is when I got home and my wife saw it and said "So what is it going to take to fix it" Shes a keeper for sure. She watched me build it for the past 13 years and also when I took it to the track for the first time last spring. Heres some pics of the aftermath:




