Pderouss:
Good meeting you, as well. The chicane trick is becoming somewhat of a tradition in the OY 2 camp. There is some thought of using material that just stretches, as opposed to exploding on impact, to save Lord March a dollar or two. We always have next year---third time is a charm.
As for the cause, the rear end is a spool type and it locked up when it wasn't supposed to; thus, the spin out. Going to use a loose fitting posi traction next year. On the good side, no
oil leaks, over heating, water leaking, head cracking problems from previous years. Fortunately for me, the transmission always seems to hold up.