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Originally Posted by Libila
I was thinking that trying to put it together weeks before the race would half the fun, not to mention the extra stress on race day.
In more than one sense...
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A 24 hr endurance race with heavy traffic is stressful enough... why would you want the additional stress of "gee I hope my car doesn't spray hot flaming oil all over me because we fabricated the oil cooler 10 minutes before the race started, plus I'm not sure if the cage will hold if if I roll it since it was slapped together, not to mention that I haven't had any sleep in the last 5 days and I'm driving half asleep."
Just because the entry fee and car costs are low, doesn't mean that you don't have to take the event seriously. I'd be pissed as hell if I'm out there with a team that's risking my safety because they decided to just throw something together last minute. Luckily the event organizers vet all the entrants to keep teams like that at home.