We concentrated our effort on preparing the Gremlin, figuring we couldn't help the other three until they arrived, and if Dale already had his pass done, we could all gang up on the stragglers.
"Trans is really soft, hopefully it'll be fine if it cools off enough sitting here", Dale surmised.
"Gonna take it easy, just to keep it going?"
Dale smiled and laughed, "NOT A CHANCE!"

Pops called me and asked where we were in the pits, a few minutes later The Belvedere rolled up in the general area of Dale's Gremlin, and the thrash to put on a new cable began in earnest.