[V8] Raced an R8...and lost/wierdness in Utah

[toml99 at todomundo.com]

Hey everyone, well I just got back from a roadtrip to Utah and back 
(thankfully).  First off, was coming down I-80 from Park City to Salt  
Lake and saw those "cat-like" LED headlights coming up on me....the  
guy gets right next to me and waves/salutes.  So feeling like a  
teenager, I put it in Sport mode and floored it.....he gives me a few  
second head start, then blows by me like I'm not moving, all the  
while emitting a really cool sound...Looked like he was about 30 or  
so, and since the Idaho Powerball was up to $275million, yes I bought  
some tickets....
Now to the wierdness...I was heading up to Snowbird and when I got to  
the parking lot, I thought my car was on fire.  Looked underneath and  
the whole underside of the car was wet with oil, and was burning on  
both pipes/cats.  After skiing, I went to the maintenance shed and  
was hoping they'd let me pull it in on their unused oil change pit  
and see if I could see where it was coming from.....It was friday and  
I was supposed to head home on Sun.  No amount of pleading/bribing  
could get them to sway, but they did give me the 2 quarts to get me  
down the hill.  The car previously didn't leak a drop.   Dealer  
service was open on Sat in Orem, and after cleaning the entire thing,  
head tech had it up on the hoist running/revving/shifting for 2 hours  
and not a drop leaked.  He had no idea where it came from and has not  
leaked in the 1000 miles since.  It was totally worth the $100 just  
to have the entire bottom cleaned.  It came from the Left side.  The  
oil pressure sending unit(rt side) has been wet since I got the car @  
52K(now has 105K) and I got it in 03 to answer the other post and is  
definatly not the culprit.  Both distributors/round cover on right w/  
3 nuts I did 6 months ago.....The rear main seal has a tiny drip, but  
not enough to even leave a spot on the ground.  Any ideas?...Also,  
the heater fan started intermittently working(tech guessed brushes in  
the fan motor).  Then in Idaho on return trip, I was fishing in a  
deep canyon(where I was 1 of 3 cars all day) the car didn't start.  
Seemed like no fuel issue. No phone service/people and it was getting  
late.  Blinked out the codes and there were none(had the book).   
Finally I remembered hearing that a loose gas cap on my diesel truck  
can cause a no start, and sure enough it was loose(convinced a  
survivalist snuck up and siphoned)....and it sparked right up.  And  
after 3 years of perfectly working new front rotors, the shake's  
back.  Does all this make me a little nervous....yes.  Will I ever  
consider getting rid it....absolutly not.  With all the new front  
suspension/tune-up parts...it was the smoothest/most comfortable 1000  
miles I've ever done....Sincerely Tom