21st Cobra Nationals

[Towmaster]

Yep once again thanks again to all the New South Wales Cobra Club crew for organizing once again a fantabulous event! The weather was perfect and my old girl performed pretty well. Lee White (Craig's wife) also drove my car on the weekend in her hunt for a 'Queen Cobra' title and went from 1 min 37's at the start or the weekend to 1 min 17.2 by Sunday. She had a spin at turn one on Sunday afternoon (brake line failure.... oops) and that was it for the weekend. Well done to Lee, she managed to take first place in the new Slalom event!
On my way back through Newcastle the clutch slave cylinder in the trusty 6 litre Rodeo decided to give up the ghost. TR6060 Tremec box so no chance of changing it (even if I did have a spare). I have 3 spare gearboxes back at home so I decided to leave the Cobra locked up in the enclosed trailer at the Motel we usually stay at during the week and drove the 'clutchless' Rodeo home.... 14 hours..... big day. Only had to key start it in gear about 5 times the whole trip. Bloody traffic lights in Coffs Harbour!!! I learned to drive a semi trailer in our old Mercedes 1418 which required much double clutching and matching the revs to get it in gears... too easy.... LOL. Took the gearbox out after smoko today, replaced the broken slave cylinder and put it back in. Lucky it's a Rodeo, plenty of room under there. I do have a wedding to go to this weekend in the Hunter Valley..... so will pick the trailer up on the way home from that....
Once again, great Nationals.
At least I didn't have someone telling me this year that my car was too loud and was going to be disqualified for breaking the decibel limit..... Anyone that knows my car realises that it is one of the quietest Cobras out there. I also realised that this weekend when I was watching someone else drive it around the track. Hardly makes a sound going down the front straight. Anyway, the bloke that told me my car was too loud probably had a bit of mongrel in him....