In 1974, the Swedish carmaker Volvo began to produce the legendary 240 model. The last 240 ever made was on May 5, 1993. Over the 20 years of production, 2.8 million units were built. The 240 remains the most reliable car ever built, with many of them still on the road running on their original drivetrain, a lot of them surpassing 500,000 miles. Many people know that the 240 is the safest car ever built, but did you know that the 240 is also incredibly fast? The standard 240 Turbo with a 2.1 liter engine could reach 62mph in 9 seconds, which matched the likes of Chevrolet Camaro Z28 and Porsche 944. By the end of the 1980s, the 240, otherwise known as “The Flying Brick,” had 6 wins out of 14 races in the European Touring Car Championship. Safe, fast, indestructible. The glories of this legendary car leads us all to inexorably exclaim, ALL HAIL THE 240!
So it is no surprise that at some point the glorious 240 should participate in an F3 workout. Today was the day, as 12 Westhoes gathered in the gloom at Hoedown. After some some standard COP on the blacktop and some complaining about getting our backs wet (c’mon Oyster), we commenced with the first routine, the 1st and 10s. Run 10 yards, perform 1 burpee and 10 merkins. Run to the end of the blacktop. Run back, stop at the 20 yardline, perform 2 burpees and 9 merkins. And so on.
Next was the main event after a mosey to the Third Church middle lot. There in the darkness sat the queen of the hour, the legendary 240. After dividing into 4 perfectly even groups of 3, we laid out the 4 stations. Group 1: SSHs. Group 2: WW2s. Group 3: Block Thrusters. Group 4: Push the Volvo around the circular lot, with one guy steering and the other 2 pushing. This proved to be more difficult than YHC anticipated, as the lot has more incline than we realized. 3 Rounds of 4 stations. We managed to get nearly through but audibled at 6:15 before the last group finished. Back to the flag for COT.
Announcements: Pigskin’s last Q tomorrow at Heartbreak Ridge as a 70 year old! We’re really hoping Pigskin will stop being so lazy when he’s 71.
THE LEGEND OF THE 240 ENDURES
