monday, march 17, 1980
into the '80s
page 9
Race car checked closely
When a mechanic says a car should be
tuned up every 2,000 miles, he is not re
ferring to all cars. Race car drivers may
spend as much time in the shop as on the
track.
Race car driver Don Droud, owner of
Joshua Motor Sjports, 201 N. 20th St., said
he tunes up his race car after every race.
During racing season, Droud said he races
about twice a week.
Driving in a race is hard on a car, iTe
said, and it must be given special care.
"You've got to go over it with a fine
tooth comb because you want to try to
eliminate all the problems before you get
to the race track, rather than at the race
track," Droud said.
After a race, Droud said he checks the
car's valves, changes die filter and oil and
tightens any loose nuts and bolts. After
every eighth race, he said he tears down the
motor to check the bearings.
The average speed Droud drives during
race is 70 m.p Ji., he said, but he has driven
US m.pji.
Though he said he has never seen a
person get seriously injured in a race, he
has seen cars tip over, crash into the fence
and catch fire.
Droud said he has never had an accident
with his race car.
"Knock on wood," he said, performing
the motion.
The worst thing he experienced was two
motor blowouts last year. The blowouts
sidelined him from the race, he said.
Weird Wally . . .
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Wally said promoting his "weird" image
has proven effective, pointing to his aver
age monthly sales of 110 cars as proof.
"Probably we're number one," he said
confidently. "No doubt about it."
A check with the Motor Vehicle Licen
sing Board upheld this claim, at least to a
certain extent. Although he said he had no
official figures at hand, Larry Kelley, exe
cutive secretary for the licensing board,
said Wally's probably had the highest
volume of used car sales.
"Offhand, my first guess in Lincoln
would be Wally's used cars," Kelley said.
"Weird Wally makes a good name
dropper," Wally said. But only for used
products. Wally said he doubts his name
would draw as much business as it does
now if he was selling new cars.
When the customer is told something
might go wrong with the used car he is
buying, there are fewer complaints when
the car does break down, Wally said. His
approach is to program his customers to
expect problems, a viewpoint which Wally
considers entirely viable. -
"Too many people expect too much for
too little," Wally said. "If the manufactur
er gives up on them after a year and 12,000
miles, we can't be expected to bring them
back up after seven to eight years and
90,000 miles."
Wally's philosophy is that a salesman
can't misrepresent a product because it will
backfire on him. When a customer asks him
if the car he is about to buy will have prob
lems, Wally said he gets right to the point.
"It better have, or you wouldn't get it
that cheap."
However, there are occasions when
Wally said he is confronted with the custom
er who is looking for a fault-free used car.
In those cases, Wally said he will try to
keep from selling the client a car because
it's certain to bring problems later on.
"I try to be halfway honest with them
and let them go to someone who'll tell
them what they want to hear," he said. But
you just can't count on a $500 car lasting
two years, Wally pointed out, adding he
doesn't want to deceive his customers by
stretching the-truth.
Wally said he has had a lot of satisfied
customers during his five years of business
on P Street between 20th and 24th Streets.
"There's several people who wouldn't
buy a car from anybody but us." He
paused. "Then again, there are people who
.would buy a car from anybody but us," he
added.
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