Confessions of an Automationeer, Part 140: Road to Recovery

Confessions of an Automationeer, Part 140: Road to Recovery

I won't lie, I haven't been feeling well lately. For the past week, I had a particularly severe stomach bug (which I assumed to be the result of Covid, but in fact wasn't, much to my relief) that screwed up my sense of balance. However, I was quick to realize that this illness was potentially debilitating and treated it as such, hence my decision to seek prompt and effective treatment this past Friday and Saturday. Combined with ample rest, it meant my ailments had been mostly (if not entirely) cured as of this morning, and so I feel a lot better compared to just 24 hours ago.

On a more positive note, I am pleased to report that the Wolfram WLF-6 I submitted in the Letaran Auto Convention placed first overall in that show's Sports/Luxury category, for being the most opulent car in its class, and one of the sportiest ones to boot. As such, it will be eligible for the overall "Car of the Year" prize at the '74 LAC. (Non-production concepts are not eligible for this award, and are instead placed in a separate category focused more on design than on engineering).

And in addition to this, I also made another trim of the 1984 Wolfhound that I developed from the WLF-6. This trim level is the 1989 GTS - it's very similar to the earlier GT trim, but with variable valve timing (which increases the engine's peak output to 320 horsepower compared to the GT's 300, itself an improvement on the WLF-6's 280 bhp), as well as wider tires and wheels front and rear to more easily harness the extra thrust.

The 1989 Wolfhound GTS adds variable valve timing and wider tires/wheels to what is already a formidable basic package.

Now that I've submitted an entry for both the LAC and the latest iteration of the LHC, I can now plan ahead for the next stage of the LHC, which I'm expecting to span the second half of the 1980s and the first half of the 1990s. In the meantime, I'll be judging QFC19 (and ranking the entrants, once the deadline has passed), so please wish me a speedy recovery.

Update (10:45 pm local time, February 19th, 2023): Here is the interior of the Wolfhound - I forgot to post this earlier. It's shared with the WLF-6, but has been recolored.

This is the interior of the Wolfhound - aesthetically, it's a recolored version of the one found in the original WLF-6 concept.