I've said it before and I'll say it again, all the great things that have happened in the races lately wouldn't have been possible without a crew of some very generous and talented people. This weekend was one of the best racing experiences that I have EVER had! Saturday during qualifying the car shook the tires during round 1 and ran decent but not like it should. Then on to round 2 as I was doing the burnout the car popped and then had a miss. I aborted the run, was pushed off the track fearing the worse. Turns out the #3 plug wire came off the distributor cap. Nobody to blame but me because I was the one the put the wires on the cap. About this time I think Ted A ran a 8.48 which let me know that I needed to get my act together if I wanted to do well. As I was sitting there thinking about this Otto says "hey, lets go to Cedar Point and ride the Top Trill Dragster". Thats all I had to hear and we were in the car and on the way. Having some fun was just what I needed.
Sunday morning the weather was great and for round 3 Cal said lets wind that rubber band a little tighter. Cal worked his magic on the tune and the boost controller and said " I just want to say good luck...we're all counting on you". Ted and I just happened to be paired up this time. He left first with wheels in the air and I thought damn that looks cool! I let go of the brake, the car hooked and ran straight and smooth. When I was putting my parachute in the trunk Avon came by with both thumbs up so I fiquired it must have been a good pass. When I got the slip I was so glad that I ran as good as I did at the end of last year. I knew the car had it in it but if you don't do it when it counts it doesn't matter.
Thats about all for now, I'm tired and it's already taken me an hour to type this. In my next post I'll tell you about the last minute thrash in the pitts and all the other help I recieved on the car.
Later,
Dave Fiscus
Sunday morning the weather was great and for round 3 Cal said lets wind that rubber band a little tighter. Cal worked his magic on the tune and the boost controller and said " I just want to say good luck...we're all counting on you". Ted and I just happened to be paired up this time. He left first with wheels in the air and I thought damn that looks cool! I let go of the brake, the car hooked and ran straight and smooth. When I was putting my parachute in the trunk Avon came by with both thumbs up so I fiquired it must have been a good pass. When I got the slip I was so glad that I ran as good as I did at the end of last year. I knew the car had it in it but if you don't do it when it counts it doesn't matter.
Thats about all for now, I'm tired and it's already taken me an hour to type this. In my next post I'll tell you about the last minute thrash in the pitts and all the other help I recieved on the car.
Later,
Dave Fiscus
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