OT: Anyone know the whereabouts of Ben Carter?

[marc at getty.net (Marc Getty)]

I wrote:
> Regardless, I recommend that you still take it out on Harder. I just 
> know he is lurking in his garage as we speak doing some ?ber-crazy 
> work to one of his rides. He must be stopped.

Cathy retorted:
> THAT is a very good point. (And  knew it wasn't HARDER he was
> looking for, no idea if Carter is also in Ohio, but it seems
> to be the centre of the universe for all things Scirocco.) And
> I did see his MkI all tucked in for the winter (well, I actually
> laid hands on it, and it didn't communicate any dastardly plans
> to me).

Huh huh huh huh... You said laid!!

Cathy, make no doubt about it, that was NOT Ben's mk1 you saw! That is just
a mock up to fool you into thinking it was put away. Ben's Mk1 is deep in
sub-level 3 of his underground Labyrinth where Ben's army of old school
Oompa Loompas is busy at work on his latest series of mods. Said Labyrinth
puts the design and testing facility at McLaren-Mercedes to SHAME!

More from la femme du nord:
> And for additoinal instruction, the above torque spec should
> not be used for the front, those should be torqued to RFT. Same
> on either scale. What are YOU building there, Mr Getty?  

I consume, not build! My cars are lucky if I even maintain them! On Friday
night I drove up near NYC (~100 mi) and 1/2 way there my rear wheel bearing
decided to start screaming like a banshee. Drove the remaining 50 miles,
drank my face off like a good little boy, and then in the morning tried a
game of "find an auto parts store on north jersey on x-mas eve". Mind you, I
did not know where to find a store, let alone one that was open! I was lucky
and got all I needed between two parts stores, replaced the bearing in a
friend's driveway, drove home, and have been fine since.

-Marc