Spent Saturday at AutoClub Speedway practicing with several other Spec Boxster drivers. One bit of good news is that the donor engine ran great all day - except for some smoking after the first session due to me somehow overfilling the oil! Oops!
All of this chaos was overseen by Brad Roberts; he and his crew did a great job keeping all of the equipment running (and removing some of the excess oil from my engine by dropping the oil filter) and coaching us drivers. Racing resumes in early February.
No better way to spend a Saturday!