Friday, Union Grove 5-20-16
74°, overcast with some sun, headwind of 15mph
This past weekend was crazy busy with Shagman and I at the track. All I can say is it was fun....but I didn't get anywhere positive with my Viper. Tim did good and without the headwind....he would have been in the 9's easy. Threw everything I could at my Viper, only to end up staying right around the 11.20 margin. Had a lot of problems with my TORS and will be bringing it in for warranty on the throttle assembly. Thought it was my fuel controller or module doing the hiccups and stumbling, but it was my TORS the whole time. Disconnected the fuel controller/module and it still did it. I made 14 runs on Friday in about 6 hours. Could have made a ton more but was not happy with the throttle BS going on. My times were so consistent tho, I could have left an 11.22 on the sled all day and made tons of money if there was racing.Shag and I left 4-5 hours early to race at WIR on Saturday.
Saturday, Wisconsin International Raceway 5-21-16
Sunny and hot.... 78-80°
Best run between both days was an 11.19 on the Viper....but hiccuped so bad on the starting line, was lucky to have my opponent break out more than I did. Lost in the semi-finals because I was once again fu*ked out of my "bye" run... (4th time now this year). I am not a happy camper and I let the tower know when I picked up my race money. Not going to get into it as my blood pressure is already racing while typing.....2 words - "Competition Bye"
Shag and I did pretty good until I had to race Shag. Shagman cut a better light than I did and was the closest race of the night. 2 Yamaha Vipers very close with a NOS-PRO win margin of .0153
2nd week in a row that someone was hurt at the track. A Pro Stock car crossed the finish line, got sideways and rolled the car 8-10 times. I was in the tower doing some paperwork when I saw it. There was nothing left to the car but an engine, cut up roll cage from EMT and 3 tires. Only useful thing is the fire extinguisher. There are pics on the internet but I choose to not share in respect for the driver. He was taken to the hospital with minor injuries. I can't express enough how important it is to check your race vehicle and wear protective clothing.