Better lucky than good

Not much happening at this time (20 degrees outside and not much warmer in the garage), but I feel I would tell the story about luck sometimes outdoing competence.

I was getting the car ready for its winter sleep (oiling down the cylinders, spraying stuff with WD40, removing the battery etc.) when I noticed something dripping.  I thought I had just gone overboard on the WD40, but something made me check further.  Turns out the fuel line was leaking between the fuel pump and the carb, the hose deteriorated and was dripping fuel on the engine.  This was the old line as I ran out of time to put the new one on....

If the race had gone on for a few more laps, or there was another race later, the car may have gone up in a puff of smoke.

Next up - what needs to be fixed for 2014 (starting with the fuel line!).