Tom Heath
Tom Heath UberDork
9/11/09 9:19 a.m.
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Thanks to some intense testing and sorting, our Berkeley's handling issues were mostly cured. Even our gearbox woes were finally resolved. So we turned our attention to the Berkeley's paint--or lack of it.

Be sure to check out the November 2009 issue of GRM for more details, but here's the short version:

For months the Berzerkeley had been nearly naked, …

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pinchvalve
pinchvalve GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
9/14/09 5:34 p.m.

So no time spent enjoying the car? Bummer.

Appleseed
Appleseed MegaDork
9/14/09 5:45 p.m.

Say it isn't so, Joe!

2002maniac
2002maniac Dork
9/14/09 6:24 p.m.

will it not return to the challenge?

Tom Heath
Tom Heath UberDork
9/15/09 12:40 p.m.

That's the rub, though. There's no really good venue to enjoy the car. It's not legal in most places, and not terribly competitive as a B-mod autocrosser.

jstein77
jstein77 SuperDork
9/16/09 8:11 p.m.

A friend named Denny Crabill, perhaps?

Per Schroeder
Per Schroeder PowerDork
9/17/09 8:18 a.m.

Steve Eckerich in NC.

jstein77
jstein77 SuperDork
9/17/09 3:03 p.m.

The builder of the Ro-Spit gets the most radical project car yet - cool!

mdawley
mdawley New Reader
10/20/09 12:12 p.m.

Finally got to see our car's cousin EuroFest at the BMW Museum. We parked next to it with our silver Bizzerkeley because I didn't park where I was supposed to (not my fault!) Had a great time exchanging ideas with Steve on how to tame the handling just a bit on both cars.....One day we must have a showdown, but I will insist it is 2-up!

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