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Old 07-11-2010, 10:30 AM
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found this guy grasping on to the torque tube wiring sitting above the bellhousing. fairly fresh so I guess he was riding at Road Atlanta in June.

got kind of a scared look on his face



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Did he have equal harness restraints ?
Old 07-11-2010, 12:26 PM
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What a way to go out. I bet he was pissed he couldn't tell his buddies about it before his heart gave in...
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Oh, and I can't believe you posted pictures of a dead rat on the forum!

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Yeah that poor guy never stood a chance. He went from a nice and cool garage (probably been in there since Roebling) to 199 degree/150mph track day.

Wonder if inhaling roasted rat fumes had anything to do with your sickness??

**note to self - do not leave car at Mark's house anymore**

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Old 07-11-2010, 11:19 PM
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it explains the seeds found all over the top of the diff and rear shock perches

the worst thing I got going on now is I left a banana in the car for like a week, car smells like a nasty banana right now
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I hope he wasn't chewing wires or hoses before he met his untimely demise.
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Looks like a track rat to me
Old 07-12-2010, 10:09 AM
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Man you SE TTA guys think of everything, trained mice to chew away extra weight from harnesses. I bet you taught them to disconnect a coil-pack or two when your on the dyno too!
Now we'll have to call up Dr. Dolittle for Nationals to make sure your not getting extra "help".
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Originally Posted by ScaryFast
Oh, and I can't believe you posted pictures of a dead rat on the forum!

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Originally Posted by 96CollectorSport
Now we'll have to call up Dr. Dolittle for Nationals to make sure your not getting extra "help".
What you can't have a rodent carrying your transponder from the rear of your car to the front during your hot lap?

Whatever it takes to win tars
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Thats funny!
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How much extra weight did that hamster add?
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Originally Posted by 96CollectorSport
Now we'll have to call up Dr. Dolittle
We've been trying to get Jerry Onks to come play with NASA for awhile now.
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Originally Posted by gmccreary
How much extra weight did that hamster add?
just for you greg, I weighed him. 5 grams.

you know how much F1 teams spend for 5 grams? that's a $100,000 mouse right there
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Originally Posted by drivinhard
you know how much F1 teams spend for 5 grams? that's a $100,000 mouse right there
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You need a cat.

This subject came up recently when I was preparing my Mustang that has sat on the trailer since December. I found a decent size birds nest behind the grill and a dirt dobber condo on the engine.

I use to have rats eat the insulation off the wiring in my junkers that were kept in the woods. I commented I was lucky so far they had not got ahold to my running cars.

I had a bigun eat a hole in my house ac duct and died on top of it so we could enjoy the smells while I searched for the culprit. Had to remove all the shrouding over the ducts to find him. I have hardware cloth buried all around that system now.

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Originally Posted by Han Solo
You need a cat.
I agree. I have one that you can have. The kids will love him!
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Originally Posted by Han Solo
You need a cat.
I'd rather have the occasional mouse
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mmmmm....tastes like chicken



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