Race? What race? The only racing that the Spyder team participated in was running around Tehuacan trying to find a brake drum to fit the left rear wheel. The morning was spent watching a couple of seasoned mechanics go head to head. Neither one spoke a word of the other's language. In the end they were both right. We ended up machining (drilling for studs and brake pad depth) an old VW brake drum. The repair shop was unbelievable. We used their shop, their employees and a few miscellaneous parts. They were sincerely happy to help out a team whose car was representing a Mexican company that so many here are familar with. Thank you Pedro Lozano and group.
(Side note: There is a old saying that says: Cara vemos vidas no conocemos...or something like that basically tells you that you don't know people by what you see. Pedro Lozano's (shop owner) son, Pedro, has an amazing and extremely impressive collection of butterflies. Better than any natural history museum and they are in museum exhibition condition. Check out his website: http://welcome.to/tehuacan )
After working on the car until midnight the 356 Coupe set out from Tehucan to Puebla. Paul and Darrell had a good day but ended up with a few things to fix. The carburetors are still being difficult and and the rough roads are taking their toll on the suspension. There were many, many topes (speed bumps) to contend with.
Here's a shot of the coffee shop we hit upon arriving to Puebla. It's a great place very close to the center square called "Cafe de las Americas". The owner was generous enough to let us park the truck and trailer in from of his shop in his exclusive street parking...a commodity in Puebla. We apologize for not having many images of Puebla. It really is a place that you must see for yourself. The coffee shop building was gorgeous; an old spanish style colonial building that used to be a residence, built in the 16th century.
(Side note: There is a old saying that says: Cara vemos vidas no conocemos...or something like that basically tells you that you don't know people by what you see. Pedro Lozano's (shop owner) son, Pedro, has an amazing and extremely impressive collection of butterflies. Better than any natural history museum and they are in museum exhibition condition. Check out his website: http://welcome.to/tehuacan )
After working on the car until midnight the 356 Coupe set out from Tehucan to Puebla. Paul and Darrell had a good day but ended up with a few things to fix. The carburetors are still being difficult and and the rough roads are taking their toll on the suspension. There were many, many topes (speed bumps) to contend with.
A bad accident cut the the last day short and they brought the car into Puebla early for repairs.
Don and Matt have been great and have kept the cars and the service vehicle on the road. Our service vehicle is an F-350 Crew Cab 4WD Turbo Diesel dually pickup with a service shell and a 28 foot Pace Shadow Race trailer. Try pulling and parking THIS setup in the streets of the colonial towns we staying in !!
Not easy. Their turn at driving and navigating the cars will start on Monday and Tuesday.
Our "Mecanico Principal", Ted Blake has been keeping up with both cars. Without him these cars would not be on the road. His knowledge and experience is invaluable. A couple of the other 356 car crews have come to us asking for Ted's help and advice. He has helped all of them.
(this blog was mostly written by Bill, could you tell?)
Don and Matt have been great and have kept the cars and the service vehicle on the road. Our service vehicle is an F-350 Crew Cab 4WD Turbo Diesel dually pickup with a service shell and a 28 foot Pace Shadow Race trailer. Try pulling and parking THIS setup in the streets of the colonial towns we staying in !!
Not easy. Their turn at driving and navigating the cars will start on Monday and Tuesday.
Our "Mecanico Principal", Ted Blake has been keeping up with both cars. Without him these cars would not be on the road. His knowledge and experience is invaluable. A couple of the other 356 car crews have come to us asking for Ted's help and advice. He has helped all of them.
(this blog was mostly written by Bill, could you tell?)
Here's a shot of the coffee shop we hit upon arriving to Puebla. It's a great place very close to the center square called "Cafe de las Americas". The owner was generous enough to let us park the truck and trailer in from of his shop in his exclusive street parking...a commodity in Puebla. We apologize for not having many images of Puebla. It really is a place that you must see for yourself. The coffee shop building was gorgeous; an old spanish style colonial building that used to be a residence, built in the 16th century.
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