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Scott · 07-16-03, 07:55 AM

Ross,
Been there done that. I remember in 1993 working on our race car for the Bathurst 1000. We worked on it for 2 and half days straight, 24 hours a day finishing it, living on pizzas and coke, taking it in turns getting 10 minutes sleep in a bean bag in the corner of the workshop evey 4 hours.
We then had to drive the 15 hours to Bathurst in time for fridays practise session. About half way thru the drive down I took over the driving position from the girlfriend after she slammed on the brakes and served suddenly to supposedly avoid a GREEN cow in the middle of the road that she saw. Amazing what things you see thru lack of sleep.
In the end thou, it was worth every second of the blood sweat and tears it took to complete the car.

07-16-03, 07:55 AM	#13 (permalink)
Scott Scott Gablonski Rookie Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Sunshine Coast GT40: Dreaming Still! Posts: 39 Rep Power: 7	Re: RF40 race debut 2nd test Ross, Been there done that. I remember in 1993 working on our race car for the Bathurst 1000. We worked on it for 2 and half days straight, 24 hours a day finishing it, living on pizzas and coke, taking it in turns getting 10 minutes sleep in a bean bag in the corner of the workshop evey 4 hours. We then had to drive the 15 hours to Bathurst in time for fridays practise session. About half way thru the drive down I took over the driving position from the girlfriend after she slammed on the brakes and served suddenly to supposedly avoid a GREEN cow in the middle of the road that she saw. Amazing what things you see thru lack of sleep. In the end thou, it was worth every second of the blood sweat and tears it took to complete the car.