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First track day is next Friday, getting ready just in case.

My son did most of the work and will be my engineer, pit crew, and copilot. If he was older he could drive too but we have to wait a few years for that.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

If I had to guess it’s because a car doesn’t have a “core” structure running through the middle of it. The frame goes “around” the car, with the longest section being longitudinal which runs on the sides, so they attack the tow hook there.