Alright Macgyver, let's see yer zip-tie fixes.
Quick, economical and bomb-proof. Zip-ties are American Ingenuity waiting to happen.
Here's my first:

Zipper blew out at the track. Curl up and cry in the paddock? No. Get the leather punch on the swiss army knife, make some holes, zip ties to the rescue. They actually made me faster.
What've you got?