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Last night my recently-retired father-in-law Glenn came over to help get the body panels installed on our race car. The passenger-side fender proved to be the only stubborn bit… and a lack of some fasteners. All that’s left is to adjust the hood latch, bleed the brakes, and shake it down.

The weather at the racetrack promises to be quite nice this weekend. For those that wish to avoid scorching sun and downpours, this is a great opportunity to hit the grandstands with a cold beer (or 2) and see some great action. A lot of drivers will be refreshing their memories as well as a whole new crop of drivers. Excitement for everyone!

- Duane

My first race of 2007 is this weekend at Waterford Hills in Clarkston, MI. The weather promises to be nice. The only complication is that I still have not installed the front end on my racecar. It’s finally painted and ready to go, so it should go on smoothly tonight. After that the car needs a basic shake down and the brakes have to be bled. I’m planning on loading it all up tomorrow night and heading out bright and early on Friday for practice. If you’re curious about road racing or would like to see some door-to-door action, a coupon for general admission is available here.

- Duane

Maybe I’m just getting old, but my WRX is just too loud. I finally took it into the muffler shop to get a resonator put inline as well as fix some of the damaged hangers and flanges on the system. The Tuffy in Northville has done some great work for Brad in the past, so I’m expecting good things.

My Neon has been at SkyTek getting the rollcage modified as well as some safety equipment updated. Once it’s back, all I have left is the paint on the front end and a new bumper and headlights. My first race is May 5-6th at Waterford Hills. I’ll post a full schedule on the homepage soon.

- Duane

Astronomers have predicted the largest solar storm since 1958 will occur in 2012. The last time it happened, the “northern lights” were visible in Mexico. Cover your computers in aluminum foil, hide your cell phone, and get an extra bbattery for your pacemaker… the end might be near… Make sure you check out the audio version, it’s worth it.

- Duane

Last year I launched a site to catalog my childhood memories: Brat-Patrol.com. A few articles were lost when the drives failed on my server, but most of the content is still there and intact. If anyone from the old neighborhood is out there, get in contact with me! I’d love to put your memories on the site too.

Semi-related to that, I found a community supported site called Retro Junk. Visitors are encouraged to write articles with plenty of pictures about every topic we can remember from the 70’s, 80’s, and 90’s. There’s plenty of good stuff on there, but you’ll have to wade through some articles written by the products of a 90’s public school education. Be sure to check out the video archives. Some of the best hard-to-find commercials and Saturday morning bumpers are hidden in there…

- Duane