Re: Mission Accomplished

From: Dan Myers (waterfn@pacbell.net)
Date: Mon Oct 20 1997 - 23:04:27 EDT


Hey Bill great job!!! I think all those stick guys wish they could get
to 12's even with juice. I think they are afraid of missing a shift and
blowing things up with the extra power. Dan

> Went to the Frigid Nationals at the NYIRP Drag strip yesterday and it
> was
> absolutely a gorgeous day for racing, 50's temp and 50's humidity.
> Made 3
> runs all on juice as follows:
>
> 13.230 @103.68 .807 R/T 2.080 60'
>
> 12.959 @104.40 .682 R/T 2.025 60'
>
> 13.083 @103.68 .431 R/T 2.057 60' this was the first run of
> eliminations and
> I blew it with a red light, Oh well I got my 12 and it made my day win
> lose
> or draw I was real happy. I eneded up runing Pro class 13.99 and lower
> just
> to run the juice and that was quite a ordeal, my stock looking Club
> Cab
> Dakota definitely looked out of place but showed that it wasn't as
> there were
> many cars running slower times. There were over 300 entries and over
> 130 in
> the Pro class. I kept thinking there was something wrong with my truck
> as
> these Pro cars with open headers shook everything around including my
> truck I
> thought that I had dropped a cylinder then they would shut the things
> off and
> the shake went away. It was real intimidating at the line as they
> would rev
> theirs up and I thought mine quit and it was hard to concentrate with
> all
> that racket next to ya. Had a great time though and that ole 12 made
> my
> season. There are 2 more weeks of test and tune and I plan to try to
> make
> them both. I want to see how low I can get the non juice runs and may
> have to
> play with the juice a little if it is a real good day.
>
> Bill
> In the old Club Cab Auto just smokin them tires...



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