October 31, 2007

Tonight was a good opportunity for me to use the test and tune session at Sunshine, to get the car dialed in for next week's high dollar five day bracket races in Bradenton. After finding the problems in Reynolds, GA last week, I hadn't had a chance to run the car all out to see where I really stand. I desperately needed these time runs.

I was one of the first cars out at 6:20pm and ran a 5.592 ET at 120.87 mph. For a green track this evening it was a good pass for me. The 60 foot and 330 foot times were pretty much what I expected. However, what came next was an unbelievably pleasant surprise. I ran again at 6:42pm, 8:07pm and 8:34pm and my ETs were 5.574, 5.574 and 5.573 respectively. 3 passes, two hours apart within .001 seconds. WOW!! Talk about being deadly consistent! I could not have possibly been happier. If I can run like this next week in Bradenton, I should bring home a whole boat load of money, as long as I can hit the tree with reaction times in the teens that is.

Instead of running Top Dog tonight, the track had a Halloween costume contest which was a real hoot. Personally, I liked the cow.

Tuesday night after work I 'm headed to Bradenton for 5 days of bracket racing. Each day is a separate race and they are paying $10,000 to win each day. They also have a second chance 1/8th mile race each day that pays $5000 to win if you lose in the first round. Really exciting stuff. I expect there will be 600 of the best bracket racers on earth there. Stay tuned.