Many have asked why I named the car Elsa. The car has my company's name, Lion Leaders, on it, so I thought it was appropriate to name the car after a lion. Elsa is the lioness in the movie, Born Free. This 1966 movie was based on a true story of a couple fostering a lion cub and training her to return to the wild. Elsa was that cub. Like Elsa the lioness, the car has personality, survived some extreme conditions, and never let us down. With causes unknown, our car seemed to take over at times and accelerated faster in certain portions of the tracks. She let me know that I could go faster, which I did on the next run. Was it the low pressure created by the faulty fuel pressure regulator that caused the accelerater pedal to push downward? No one seems to know for sure. All I know is that I never felt like I was in serious danger on any of the tracks.
Elsa did her job. Now she's going to get an oil change, brake job, new roof, and repairs to her steering. It is doubtful I will race her again as she does have some impediments e.g. only a four speed transmission. However, without her on this trip, we would not have had such a "unique" experience.
Josie
So very glad you, Larry, Sandy, and Elsa are home safely. Hopefully, this was an unforgettable experience for all of you! It was quite the undertaking and makes for further interesting stories (even on this end) for promoting Parkinson's Disease. Thanks for all of your work in this, and we enjoyed cheering you on! May you have a delicious week of some sort of rest.
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Parkinsons treatment in Cuba might be an excellent option if self-pay or uninsured. Utmost care.
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