Camped in the rain next to my car so I could be on the track first thing

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09/18/2016 at 14:18 • Filed to: None

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Came in dead last. Had to convince the tech guy to let me actually compete because he thought my car was going to fold in half. Then I drove it three hours home in the night so I could be at Cars and Coffee for 8 AM. I love this damn car. Getting about 11 MPG now.


DISCUSSION (19)


Kinja'd!!! Cherry_man1 > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
09/18/2016 at 14:23

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Damn how did you get it so good? The Gran Torino get’s 7-9 mpg


Kinja'd!!! cletus44 aka Clayton Seams > Cherry_man1
09/18/2016 at 14:25

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A manual trans and steady 60 mph cruising helped out a lot


Kinja'd!!! sonicgabe > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
09/18/2016 at 14:29

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You are a god among men.


Kinja'd!!! WarShrike > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
09/18/2016 at 14:56

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Which track? Mosport?


Kinja'd!!! cletus44 aka Clayton Seams > WarShrike
09/18/2016 at 15:15

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It was an closed-road hillclimb near Owen Sound


Kinja'd!!! flyingmetalbird > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
09/18/2016 at 15:20

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That’s an awesome picture. The C3 has grown on me so much. It might be my favorite Vette. Great looking car man!


Kinja'd!!! WarShrike > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
09/18/2016 at 15:36

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Oh how I wish we had hillclimb events here. There’s a park here that’s perfect for it with plenty of runoff on all sides.

Granted, Lubbock is pretty flat but this is one of the few places that actually has enjoyable elevation changes.


Kinja'd!!! Cherry_man1 > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
09/18/2016 at 16:02

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Ah I’m a 3 Speed Auto


Kinja'd!!! shop-teacher > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
09/18/2016 at 16:52

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Well done sir. Very well done.


Kinja'd!!! random001 > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
09/18/2016 at 16:57

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You should know that the saga of the cletusvette has pushed me over the edge to abandoning all other plans and finally getting that C3 I’ve wanted all my life. Thank you.


Kinja'd!!! RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
09/18/2016 at 16:58

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Awesome! :D Any reliability issues lately? :P


Kinja'd!!! cletus44 aka Clayton Seams > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars
09/18/2016 at 17:37

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Nothing really. I did some preventative Maintenance and replaced a failing alternator mount but other than that it's been 100% good.


Kinja'd!!! cletus44 aka Clayton Seams > random001
09/18/2016 at 17:39

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Do it! Let me know if you need help picking one out.


Kinja'd!!! Shmevans > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
09/18/2016 at 18:04

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Love the brand new plate. Haha.


Kinja'd!!! My bird IS the word > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
09/18/2016 at 18:34

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She looks purdy now that it is all really “together”. How was it on the course?


Kinja'd!!! cletus44 aka Clayton Seams > My bird IS the word
09/18/2016 at 19:30

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A squirrely, tire-spinning, deafening bastard. In other words, perfect.


Kinja'd!!! cletus44 aka Clayton Seams > Shmevans
09/18/2016 at 19:31

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I have 1970 Ontario plates for it, just haven’t installed them yet.


Kinja'd!!! My bird IS the word > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
09/19/2016 at 00:39

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Yes. Live the dream. Live it.


Kinja'd!!! random001 > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
09/19/2016 at 07:06

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Oh, I’ll do it! Sadly, I want a ‘79, because I was born in ‘79, and my dad gave me a ‘79 Vette as my first car. And they’re hot.

I know they’re slow, but engines are easy to replace. The handling is the bitch on these.