Bozeman Mud-Drags - 9/12/2004 | Tom Mandera's Big Sky Binders

After getting the 727 swapped in, the arm spacer installed, oil changed, etc. we loaded up Little Devil and headed for the Bozeman Mountaineers' Mud Drags on Sunday, September 12th.

I had some issues adjusting the 727 shifter, which I don't think are completely resolved, but the new transmission works a lot better than the old! :D

A leaking dip-stick tube plagued me early on that isn't quite fixed yet.

Here, Blair Howze takes a look after I pulled the dipstick tube and reseated it.

After reseating the tube, I had to refill the 727..

The early part of the day wasn't too bad, during hot laps..

But by the time racing got under way, the pit areas quickly became a mud-bog worse than the "dragstrip"..

After winning one race and losing two and getting very soaked and muddy in the process, I spent a LOT of time trying to get the Scout back onto the trailer.

I fell off a dozen times or more until I finally got the front tires onto the deck, then proceeded to remove the SuperThings and put on the trailer spares and squeeze between the fenders. What a chore all around.

End result was one tired and very muddy Tom!

..and Scout!

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