I HAD A GREAT TIME EVEN IF I DID BREAK. ITS ALL PART OF RACING. JUST TO SET THE STORY STRAIGHT, HERE IT IS
6.38 @ 107 ON MY SECOND PASS AT IRWINDALE
I BLEW THE HEAD GASKET ON THURSDAY AT IRWINDALE ON MY THIRD RUN BECAUSE THE SPARK PLUGS FAILED ON PISTON 1 AND 3. THE PORCELAN BROKE AND COVERED THE ELECTRODE WHICH SCREWED UP THE SPARK. I WAS TESTING A NEW SET OF SPARK PLUGS (IRIDIUM) AND WILL NOW PAY THE PRICE OF TRIAL AND ERROR.
SO I SPENT ALL SATURDAY CHANGING THE HEAD GASKET AND HOPING I COULD MAKE IT TO FONTANA. I KNEW THERE WAS A CHANCE THAT THE PISTONS WERE HURT BUT HAD NO TIME TO DISASSEMBLE THE WHOLE ENGINE
SO I TOOK A CHANCE.
ANYWAYS CHECKED COMPRESSION TODAY ALL ARE GOOD EXCEPT FOR NUMBER 3 IT DEAD
THE GAME PLAN IS TO TAKE APPART THE WHOLE ENGINE AND CHECK IT OUT.
HOPEFULLY THE BORE IS STILL GOOD IF NOT DUTTWEILER IS GOING TO GET A LITTLE VISIT FOR SOME MACHINE WORK.
ANOTHER VISIT TO CP PISTONS WILL TAKE CARE OF THE PISTONS.
IM NOT MAD OR BOTHERED ITS ALL PART OF RACING. I HAVE WORKED ON A TON OF BUICKS AND THE FASTER THEY GET THE MORE WORK THEY REQUIRE.
ITS NOT EASY TO GO FAST. BUT I AM PROUD OF BUILDING AND RACING MY OWN CAR.
SORRY SOME OF YOU WERE DISSAPOINTED, IF YOU WANT A SHOW GO TO THE CIRCUS. SOME OF US ARE HARDCORE HOT RODDERS/RACERS AND WOULD NOT MISS BUICK RACING OR SEEING ALL THE GOOD OL BUICK GUYS.
THANKS FOR ALL THE SUPPORT FROM ALL THE GUYS THAT UNDERSTAND WHAT RACING IS ALL ABOUT.
AND LOU I UNDERSTAND ABOUT THE CLUTCH, MY BONE STOCK Z06 60 FOOTS LIKE CRAP. CORVETTES ARE NOT DRAG CARS BUT ROAD RACERS AND TOP SPEED CARS. I HIT ABOUT 140 EVERY OTHER DAY ON THE WAY TO WORK. THEY ARE A BLAST TO DRIVE. I STILL DONT HAVE THE BALLS TO TAKE IT UP TO THE 198MPH CLAIMED BY GM.
THANKS RALPH TO YOU AND YOUR BROTHERS FOR THE BBQ. YOU GUYS ARE FUN TO CHILL WITH.
HOPE TO SEE EVERYBODY AT THE NEXT EVENT.