I have a new best time!!!
12.487 @ 113.486 /1.785 60 ft !!!!!
My car LOVES the night air!!!
The new mods are on!! (click Mods to see them-they're in order from newest to oldest) It took a few weeks, but all the parts are working perfectly and fine tuned now.
4 Aug 03: The National Dragster Challenge was the first meet where all was really working and tuned to my taste. I made it to the final 6 out of a 74 car field, and the car ran great and consistent.
17 Aug 03: Second leg of the Triple Crown at SANAIR...didn't win, but had a wonderful day! 169 cars registered in the class 7.50/12.99 for the event. They had a first run buy back (get back into the race), which everyone took advantage of, so it was like a 340 car field! The place was packed (hadn't seen that many cars in 15 years, aside from the Grand National)...and both sides of the stands were 3/4+ full (7k people)!!
It was sunny now and then, so that played heavily on the dial in's later on.
First run, draw a 57 Nomad that runs low 9's. They have a two car team (57 Chevy sedan), full caged cars 60k+ each with a double decker transporter, pit crews, and all! BLEW HIM AWAY with a holeshot and he broke out!
Second run, draw a 8.6s 68 Nova (delay box/crossover) the whole 9 yards, blow him away on a holeshot also. He didn't run his time.
Third run, draw a Super Pro Road Runner, he was way behind (horrible light), braked, and won easily. The times showed it was slowing down due to the heat.
Fourth run, draw a roadster (8.3s). Close race, nearly identical lights, but he broke out more than I did (the changing weather I spoke of).
Fifth run, draw a dragster that runs 7.74, and get to the other end and he wasn't there, so I tapped the brakes and broke out by .001 (1/1000th of a second).
I showed a lot of people that the slowest car can run with the best and richest...
I am very proud of my day and can't wait
til the last leg of the Triple Crown because I can win it as easily as anyone
else.
Got a check and a nice medal, my wife talked to the dragster driver and he was
sure I had him, he couldn't believe I run my times so close with a manual and
have the guts to brake against a dragster[50 mph diff at the end].
I got many congrats from the competitors and the fans. The M6 blows them away
!!!!
-Serge