Welcome enthusiasts!!

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As you have already read, I wanted to develop a site that paid tribute to my parents, the founders of the original Think Racing team. I also hoped to document the revival of that team as I make my own venture into vintage racing.

The Think Racing Too blog will do just that. Why Think Racing Too? It is a play on words – My racing team name is Think Racing too (also), but also in that I am the second generation of Think Racing. Work with me.

I want to keep the postings short to avoid reader fatigue. Thanks for visiting. Please come back, as I will be updating the graphics gallery on http://www.thinkracing.net/, as well as the Think Racing Too Blog. Next postings will be more about me and the Think Racing history as well as how I came about the MG bug, including postings on the progress we are making toward full blown competition.

Safety Fast.

How many little British cars can you get into one side of the garage. Unlike a tootsie roll pop, this one is measurable. I think I have maxed out at three. In fact, in combination with tools and spare parts, there is not any room to walk around. Time to start liquidating. Look for an MG related ebay store opening up at a computer near you.

Picked up the green car (no name yet) and it is a dream. Drove it 170 miles home from its former residence in Darlington, S.C. with no top under clear skies. Fast, smooth and tight. Brand new front to back and the undercarriage looks as if it just rolled off the show room.
So many quality spare parts that I am not sure where to begin. Can't wait to take my wife out for coffee and a nice country drive.

Dreams can be realized

Forget what mom said about just plugging along.

I have been daydreaming, planning and plugging along with the hopes and wishes of building the next great vintage race car. I want to compete - at first in SCCA's Solo competion ( http://www.scca.org/Solo ) and then eventually in vintage sportscar racing ( www.svra.com ).

It was going to be hard to swallow, but I had accepted that it would take a few years to build that car. Then a turn of events changed that plan for the better. As follow up to the last post, I did take the car to the welder and he did a great job. That car is in fantastic shape and will make a great project car, but for someone else:)

I logged in this morning at work and went through the daily routine of checking e-mails, planning the work day and reading the latest headlines. I also logged into my personal e-mail account, because I had not taken the time to do so last night. There was a message from a guy I was familar with through the MG experience forum. He was selling his pristine 1967 MG race car and was giving me the first right of refusal.

Called the wife, mentioned it in passing - surely she would not bite - she said get it. I did not hang up on her, but I came close as I had to hurry up and let the guy know in my pure excitement.

The big get is that this car is everything that I was planning to build and more. It will immediately put me on the autocross circuit and require very little to get me on the race track. And for a lot less money, time and sweat.

Dreams are realized. Now, how do I get that thing to North Carolina from South Carolina?

Little by Little

Mom was telling me on the phone how much she appreciated my dad, because through the years no matter how big the project, or how long it would take, he would tackle it little by little and in the end always finished it.

That was a good story to help put things into perspective for me Little by little, I am making progress, but have a long way to go. Took her to the welder this morning. Needed to fabricate a piece of the left rear panel above the tire, as well as to weld down the floorboards, grind down some other welds from its restoration, remove the motor mounts and a couple of other odds and ends. I figured why he has it, why not knock out what can be done right now.

I look forward to getting the car back, so I can continue finishing the body work.

The project moves steadily. I have done a significant amount of parts and rust removal, as well as some initial painting of the interior of the tub. Ebay has allowed me with some help from the office 'for sale bulletin board' to fund the project without any impact to our monthly family budget. At this point, it is slow moving. With time spent between family, life, house chores and yard work, it will be a miracle when things do finally come together.

I have during the last week been able to spend a good deal of time on the car, but it will be some time before it actually looks like anything is being accomplished. I have it scheduled to go to the welder soon for some fabrication work and when completed will have the interior of the tub cleaned and painted.

I have had a lot of fun working on this - so much in fact that it has been hard focusing on just one element. For some reason I can attach photos, so here is one of dad back in the 80s rounding the carousel at Summit Point raceway.