Anyway, mid-afternoon the Noble was ready and I was on my way with a three-day Virginia DMV Transport tag. 540 miles later I stopped in Alexandria Virginia for the night (thanks sis). And 200 miles later on Saturday the Noble was home. The car runs beautifully.  Even though the seats are custom carbon fiber with four point harnesses, I didn’t get a backache like I do in the Infiniti G35. Also, I barely noticed that I had skipped out on ordering a radio with the car.  The turbo V6 was plenty to listen to. Only one glitch thus far: the air conditioning isn’t blowing cold air.  I don’t hear the compressor coming on.  I’m supposed to have a call with 1G Racing tomorrow on this matter.  Hopefully it is something simple to diagnose.

Sunday and Monday brought lots of rain.  The sun finally returned today.  I washed the Noble but neglected to take pictures.  I will try to do that tomorrow.  I had to wash the Mini Cooper and take some pictures for a potential sale. There is only one garage space, something must go.

The bad news: I have to wait a few weeks for a DMV-assigned VIN plate to arrive. Apparently the only folks that can do this are in Richmond and it must be by mail. Then I get to make an appointment for an inspector to come view the car and pass it as road-worthy. The waiting is frustrating.  I want to drive it around, finish the breakin period and have some fun. No wonder the market for pre-owned Nobles is so hot.  Who wants to wait months for it to be built and titled?

Justin - I called Jimmy to get your number as I drove back past Richmond.  His cell phone was dead. Hopefully I can get it on the road soon and we can meet up. Thanks for the trailer offer.

And the wait continues.  Hopefully pictures tomorrow.