In a word, AWESOME!!!!!   We did a home-brew alignment Friday afternoon using a t-square, tape measure and eyeballs (look, look, yeah they're leanin' in a LOT now), and the car handles incredibly well.  The engine pulls like a train and I was really able to chew up lots of bigger, faster cars.  I love this car!

First session on Saturday:  I took it real easy, just ran three laps and came in, making sure the brakes work, engine runs well, etc.  We had a minor problem with leaky valve covers until Blake realized we had way too much oil in it.  We pumped some out and it hasn't leaked a drop since -- not one single drop!

Second session:  I'm sitting on the grid and realize the tach isn't working.   Damn, must have bumped the wires on the Electromotive when we were checking it last time.  Oh well, I'm gonna run anyway.  I run about half the session, using the brakes a little harder and it's really squirming around.  Heavy braking is really upsetting it -- not fun.  I figure I'll just take it easy on the brakes til we get a chance to really check them over.

Third session:  I fixed the tach and added about a half-quart of oil.  It's burning a little and smoking off-throttle, but that's to be expected from a brand-new engine.  As the rings seat, oil consumption will go down and the smoking will stop.   I went out and halfway around the first lap the mirror falls off!  So I came back in and Blake ran up -- "What happened?" with a worried look.  I held up the mirror and he just laughed and grabbed a screwdriver.  A couple of turns and I was back on track.  This time I ran the entire session, pushing harder each lap and the car just got better.  The brakes are improving and the pedal is nice and firm.   It looks like the brake problem was just new pads and rotors taking a while to get bedded in.

Fourth session:  Picture-perfect.  I just went out and ran it hard.  The smoke went down, the brakes were rock-hard, straight and true, and the handling was great.   I had lots of fun keeping up with 911s, Boxsters, Corvettes, etc.  You know they just hate it when they can't catch me on the straights because I walked away from them in the corners.  I love that!

Sunday:  Three sessions just like the last one on Saturday.  I went out with Joe and Tim (two other 914 guys) and we played cat and mouse around the track with all the big boys, earning a black flag in the process -- they thought we weren't supposed to be out there for some reason.  The stewards apologized for the error and sent us right back out!  The only downer on Sunday was the last session got deluged by Noah's own flood.  I haven't seen it rain that hard in I don't know when.  I literally couldn't see when I was putting the tarp over the car because there was so much water hitting me in the face!

So what's left to do on it?  Passenger seat, carpeting, a little paint, new starter and a few small jobs.  Lots of little stuff that will take forever but wow I'm happy it's running so well.  It's been so long since I've driven it that I forgot how much fun it is!