The End of Koni Test Days = The End of the Civic

Daytona was going GREAT, the cars were getting better and better, and we were all enjoying the track and the weather. It was 80 degrees and sunny — while it was snowing back at home — gorgeous days. The track at Daytona is a fun place to drive, we were getting faster, and finding what the car needed to be competitive. The Civic designed and built by Veskso was impressive. There were the usual improvements that can only be found by putting a car on track, but each session saw progress.

Vesko, and Erich Ficker, (our crew chief for the season) worked hard since we went without any other crew for the test. They had both the Civic and the Mustang GS car owned by Keith Rossberg to care for.

In the last session we had a renter in the Civic who lost it in the kink and ended up hitting the wall a couple of times. He has a broken wrist, but is otherwise ok. It was a terribly hard hit, which shows how well the cars are built–to be able to take an impact like that and protect the driver.

Our plan is to find another Civic, and work day and night to finish it for the Race in Miami. This will be a repeat of the first Civic, since he literally finished it five minutes before putting it in the hauler to head for Florida. This plan is contingent on Vesko getting paid for the damage of his car. Once he gets the money he can start ordering parts and looking for another Civic.