There's a lot of miscellaneous stuff that's going on here. I have not posted for a while so I'm stuffing all the stuff into this one post. I have been lazy lately so forgive me for not sending out new content.
Above is a picture of my Prelude at Quaker Steak & Lube on Friday, June 26th where I had lunch with my daughter Kim, son-in law Grant and Grandson Zach. This is one our favorite restaurants and sadly, it will be closing on July 5th. We had to get one last bucket of wings while we take in the atmosphere only this place can create. Race cars, motorcycles, boats and even an airplane hang from the ceiling here. So much to take in that you could spend an entire afternoon looking at everything there. Here's a taste of what I mean:
We will miss this place as will the Tampa Bay Cafe' Racers group that has been meeting here for almost three years. What a shame to see the place close.
The next topic is a tale of two electrified cars- one a Tesla Model 3 and the other a semi-electrified Honda Prelude Hybrid.
Each has advantages- the Tesla offers full self driving and all electric operation. No gas required. And the Honda offers the convenience of not having to plug in, great gas mileage of 40-50 MPG. My son-in law prefers the Tesla with full self driving while I want to drive and prefer the Prelude hybrid operation.
I went for a ride in the Tesla, and honestly it scared me. I don't think I could get used to the car driving me instead of me driving the car. Everyone has their own preference on this subject, but if you are a car enthusiast I think you will pick the Prelude. If you are not much of a car enthusiast then the Tesla might appeal to you. It's nice to have the choice. For me - NEVER an all EV.
The last subject is the Sunshine Baby IV racing hydroplane finally runs. The initial start up took place at our project leader, Jim Aid's house last week. The initial start up revealed some problems with the head gaskets so we had to pull the engine yesterday. Back to the drawing board!
Check out the videos on my YouTube Channel- Paul Ziegler 8505 Here's a quick link:Sunshine Baby
And here's the motor coming out:
That's the update for June- more updates on the way as we keep making improvements. New head gaskets are being installed next week.
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