A combination of events will keep the Cuda Beast in its garage this weekend, instead of hitting the track at Montgomery Motorsports Park for the season's last Southern Outlaw Tour race. The Beast's torque converter is on its way to PTC for some work, as Paul said the tolerances of some important pieces are off by a few hundredths, meaning they don't fit together properly. Also, chilly weather, at least by racing standards, has settled over the South for the past several days and will run through the weekend. That means a cold track and iffy racing conditions. Finally, Paul has agreed to fill in at his church this Sunday while the pastor is out of town to conduct a revival, so he was possibly looking at getting back home in the early hours of Sunday morning, grabbing a shower and maybe a couple of hours of sleep, and getting up in the pulpit.
So, the Beast will remain idle throughout November, and then head way south to Bradenton Motorsports Park, near Tampa-St. Petersburg, for a big three-day race the first weekend in December. Paul said it will be a 9-to 10-hour drive, but the temperatures should be fine for racing.
With 2013 winding down, Paul had been looking east for 2014, to the Carolinas at a no-screw-blowers series, but it just announced that it will cease operations after a 10-year run, and will hold its final race this weekend. Paul said there is another Carolina series that is a possibility, and maybe some races at Lassiter Mountain. Of course, the Cuda Beast team could join the pro mod technology arms race, but that takes gobs of money and thus is not something Paul can do without major sponsorship, as he's largely financing his racing out of his own wallet.
We'll preview the Bradenton race after Thanksgiving. Have a great one.
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