White90GT
09-25-2006, 08:34 AM
Well, the weather was great during the day and early into the evening. The crowd was huge and there were a buttload of Outlaw and True 10.5 cars there! They put us (the 7.00 index racers) in the middle of the circle track which was fine since they now have electricity run out there and its closer to the strip so we can actually see some races. I unloaded, teched in, and made my first test hit on the juice. 6.88@97-98 mph with a 1.46 sixty foot. But wait a minute, on the 100 shot at HRP two weekends ago with only 2.5 degrees of timing pulled it only went 6.91@98 with a 1.48 sixty foot. I put the 75 shot pills back in and had 1 degree of timing pulled on the 6.88 pass. Now I've got to de-tune for the 7.00 index. So I pull out two more degrees of timing on the juice and add 1 gallon of fuel. First round of qualifying comes up and I make my pass. Car felt really good, so I lifted a tad and it resulted in a 7.019@88 mph with a 1.47 sixty foot. Whew that was close. Since it was obviously on a breakout pass, I took out another half degree of timing and added two more gallons of fuel. So now I'm pulling 3.5 degrees of timing on a little 75 shot and am probably running 6 or so gallons of fuel. Next qualifying round is up. I launched and stayed in it most of the pass probably lifting between the ET and MPH markers. 6.91@91mph with a 1.49 sixty foot. Geez! So I pull another half degree out of it and just decide that I can tap the throttle a bit on the top end to keep under the index. Now I'm pulling 4 degrees of timing on a little 75 shot. I wish I could have made a motor pass to see what it would do n/a, felt like it was running strong.
OK, on to eliminations. We get called up and I get beside a clean Silver 67-68 Camaro SS with a stock 454 big block on a big shot of giggle gas. We both cut $hitty lights, but my .27 was better than his .34. I've got a good 1.5 cars on him around mid track and start peddling it to let him catch back up, then got back in it near the stripe to keep the lead by .5 car. 7.15@86 mph with a 1.50 sixty foot.
Next round, get paired up with a red early 70s nova track car (lexan and what not). I cut a .15 to his .20 or so and took a bit of a lead. Top end I feather it to stay ahead about .5 to 1 car and cross with a 7.01@9x to his 7.15 or so at 86-88 mph.
After the 2nd round we were back at the trailer and chatting with the other 7.00 racers when all the sudden the wind turns around and the temperature drops about 15 degrees in less than a minute. We were eating it up! Then we decided that the front must be getting close and it would be easier to unload the cars if it doesn't rain than to load them when its raining, so we all loaded up. There were 6 of us left in the 7.00 index to race. Within about two minutes after we were loaded up, down came the storm!
We never really heard the official announcement on what we would do in the event of the rainout. We (the 7.00 racers left) were willing to split the total $1200 purse to get $200 per person, but evidentally we're going to finish racing for it at the next event. One thing that is cool about the S/S Racing Index and Gary Sangster is that yesterday afternoon he called me up to let me know what the plan was. On October 14 we have the next race. During the qualifying runs for the next race, the remaining index racers will be racing heads up for the payout from this race. Our times will also be our qualifying times for the new race. So we get one out of the way while qualifying for another LOL. I'll be racing for two separate payouts of $800 each! SWEET! I better be on my game at the tree because the guys that are left all cut pretty good lights and run the number!
So who else can make it out on the 14th to run the 7.00 index??? We had 22 cars this trip!
OK, on to eliminations. We get called up and I get beside a clean Silver 67-68 Camaro SS with a stock 454 big block on a big shot of giggle gas. We both cut $hitty lights, but my .27 was better than his .34. I've got a good 1.5 cars on him around mid track and start peddling it to let him catch back up, then got back in it near the stripe to keep the lead by .5 car. 7.15@86 mph with a 1.50 sixty foot.
Next round, get paired up with a red early 70s nova track car (lexan and what not). I cut a .15 to his .20 or so and took a bit of a lead. Top end I feather it to stay ahead about .5 to 1 car and cross with a 7.01@9x to his 7.15 or so at 86-88 mph.
After the 2nd round we were back at the trailer and chatting with the other 7.00 racers when all the sudden the wind turns around and the temperature drops about 15 degrees in less than a minute. We were eating it up! Then we decided that the front must be getting close and it would be easier to unload the cars if it doesn't rain than to load them when its raining, so we all loaded up. There were 6 of us left in the 7.00 index to race. Within about two minutes after we were loaded up, down came the storm!
We never really heard the official announcement on what we would do in the event of the rainout. We (the 7.00 racers left) were willing to split the total $1200 purse to get $200 per person, but evidentally we're going to finish racing for it at the next event. One thing that is cool about the S/S Racing Index and Gary Sangster is that yesterday afternoon he called me up to let me know what the plan was. On October 14 we have the next race. During the qualifying runs for the next race, the remaining index racers will be racing heads up for the payout from this race. Our times will also be our qualifying times for the new race. So we get one out of the way while qualifying for another LOL. I'll be racing for two separate payouts of $800 each! SWEET! I better be on my game at the tree because the guys that are left all cut pretty good lights and run the number!
So who else can make it out on the 14th to run the 7.00 index??? We had 22 cars this trip!