Triumph! General Wakemen Problems Couldn't Stop The Charge!

The regular Everyone Racers crew missed the 24 Hours of Lemons race at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park—but Uncle Dave was there, and Jeff makes his triumphant return to explain exactly how much trouble two experienced amateur racers can find in one weekend.

In this EVAP episode 446; Mental eats Lamb Chops at an AC/DC concert, Tim drunk finishes 2nd in a golf tourney, but #1 in fun, Chrissy consoles Jeff for a blend line violation and Chris helps Hack Factory win B.

Really we welcome back Uncle Dave and Jeff to discuss the Thompson Race last weekend! BTW, if Jeff had listened last week about the blend line, they would have won.

Yep, episode 446 is the complete Thompson Lemons race recap: test day, tech inspection, race strategy, fast pit stops, questionable traffic, award-winning themes, broken race cars and the relentless phenomenon known as “General Wakeman Problems.”

Dave arrives with his 1986 Toyota Cressida freshly repaired after New Jersey: transmission, clutch, driveshaft, center support bearing, universal joint and a questionable hub. The Cressida develops a vicious one-wheel peel during Friday testing, so Dave adjusts the cross weight until the car finally hooks up, then spends the rest of the day fighting a generator that works perfectly until the sun comes out.

Naturally, Thompson still delivers a torrential downpour.

With only Dave and Jeff driving Saturday’s nine-hour race, the Cressida climbs from roughly 31st to sixth overall. Their reward is a broken cool-shirt system, an accidental fire-extinguisher discharge during a pit stop, Dave taking extinguisher powder directly to the face and a dehydrated Jeff discovering that his drink tube now tastes like fire-suppression chemicals.

Sunday somehow gets better.

An exceptional pit stop puts Jeff back on track during a full-course yellow, where he immediately accepts a friendly wave into traffic and earns a blend-line violation black flag. He recovers, drives the Cressida into the top five and puts the team within reach of a podium.

Then, with approximately 40 minutes remaining, a another car locks its brakes and hits the Cressida’s right-front wheel. Jeff limps the damaged car back with a binding brake, ending their charge toward third place.

But General Wakeman Problems do not respect the checkered flag.

While packing, Jeff crushes his phone in the hatch of his Veloster N, discovers its battery is dead after the hatch stayed open all weekend and drives home unable to restart the car at fuel or meal stops.

We also cover the Thompson award winners and themes, cage-tech lessons, tow-strap rules, aggressive traffic, race results and why a well-built 180-horsepower Toyota can embarrass much faster machinery through consistency and strong pit work.

Elsewhere in Episode 446:

• P0446 EVAP-code misery • Mental’s work on the Project 213 land-speed Ghia • AC/DC with luxury-box lamb chops • Lotus wiring removal and DIY camping batteries • Garage insulation and kitchen remodeling • Competitive yoga at Red Rocks • New Jersey police disguised as shrubbery • Subaru’s attempt to make its cars more fun

Cops in NJ Wearing Gilly Suits (Stephen Edelstein @ The Drive) https://www.thedrive.com/news/cops-imitating-plants-catch-74-drivers-on-their-phones-in-six-hours

Subaru launches SVPO for fun! (Fred Smith @ Road & Track) https://www.roadandtrack.com/news/a73257286/subaru-is-dedicating-a-team-to-making-its-cars-more-fun/

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