74PHIL build thread featuring Zetec with Suzuki Hayabusa Keihin/Denso injection.

[pethier]

I wondered why Steve left the practice day before the 4:00 shutdown.  People told me the Electo-Birkin had shut down midrun. I didn't notice at the time.  Apparently several folks pushed the car onto Steve's trailer and he took it home.

 

I saw Harold at the autocross this morning.  Not wishing put him on the spot, I tried to ask a general question:

 

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What's the status of the Electo-Birkin?

 

"I wanted to go home and spend some time with my wife and family."

 

A laudable action.  How about the Electo-Birkin?

 

"A problem with the proximity circuit."

 

What kind of problem?

 

"I had the sensor in my pocket."

 

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Yes.  It seems that as soon as Harold drove away, the car decided that the driver was out of range and shut down.