Quote Originally Posted by Rick93coupe View Post
Bare with me for a second.

According to dictionary.com, the meaning of broken is.

bro⋅ken
   /ˈbroʊkən/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [broh-kuhn] Show IPA Pronunciation
–verb
1. pp. of break.
–adjective
2. reduced to fragments; fragmented.
3. ruptured; torn; fractured.
4. not functioning properly; out of working order.
5. Meteorology. (of sky cover) being more than half, but not totally, covered by clouds. Compare scattered (def. 4).
6. changing direction abruptly: The fox ran in a broken line.
7. fragmentary or incomplete: a broken ton of coal weighing 1,500 pounds.
8. infringed or violated: A broken promise is a betrayal of trust.
9. interrupted, disrupted, or disconnected: After the phone call he returned to his broken sleep.
10. weakened in strength, spirit, etc.: His broken health was due to alcoholism.
11. tamed, trained, or reduced to submission: The horse was broken to the saddle.
12. imperfectly spoken, as language: She still speaks broken English.
13. spoken in a halting or fragmentary manner, as under emotional strain: He uttered a few broken words of sorrow.
14. disunited or divided: Divorce results in broken families.
15. not smooth; rough or irregular: We left the plains and rode through broken country.
16. ruined; bankrupt: the broken fortunes of his family.
17. Papermaking, Printing. a quantity of paper of less than 500 or 1000 sheets.

To me, if you need to change plugs, replace head gaskets or do anything that requires wrenches to get your car down the track again, its fucking broken. If you go at it with a philosophy like that, you get rid of most of the grey areas.
Let's see Hmmmmmmm............make a run and don't check my plugs to risk being knocked off the list and risk not getting my $2.00 sticker.......or Make a run and check my plugs and loose my spot on the list and my $2.00 sticker but save my $10,000.00 invested motor well, you do the math. I've been there and done that, I DO check my plugs now running a carb combo and spray makes it mandatory to check plugs. But I guess I could not check them have them melt down, and start a nasty chain of events and next thing you know I'm across the track and in the side of andther SBZ car. But Hell I GOT MY STICKER!!!!!!!!!