Am coming off an unplanned multi-week layoff with the blog, due to technical issues (which is a euphemism for “I forgot the password”).  It’s now a couple of days after Thanksgiving and as per usual, driving in the vicinity of complexes like West County Mall and the two outlet malls in Chesterfield Valley is an activity only for the strong of heart (BTW, anyone else notice how many people go barrelling into intersections without noticing the traffic in front of them isn’t moving, thus blocking the intersection when the light changes?  It’s a seasonal epidemic…).

Having said that, 6 November, a large number of drivers and cars gathered at Family Arena for the end-of-season autocross.  The weather was perfect and a total of seven from SLTOA competed as members of the Slow Roller Racing Team, including “Jake the Rookie” Thoma, who made his first appearance with the group.

Best comment of the day?  The ride-along who went out with Prez Esteban and, halfway through the run, stated, “You can let me out now.”  To Steve’s credit, he kept the hammer down and finished the lap.

Full results in the December edition of Exhaust Notes, which should be out second week of December, following SLTOA’s annual Christmas party.

(Photo by Adrian Paur)