If it wasn't for Bad Luck...
12-10-2016, 05:51 PM
#1
Race Director
Thread Starter
If it wasn't for Bad Luck...
I wouldn't have any at all....
I skipped the Savannah River event for $5K to win due to cold...29 this morning and 49 high...not my cup of tea...I went to Lakeland instead to race for a Wally...
Got to the track and the car barely started to get off the trailer...WTF?...I charged the battery all night to dead full...I some how made it through one timeshot just barely...I put the charger on it and got to a full charge once again...car started perfectly and off I went for my 2nd time shot...went to start it in the staging lanes and it barely turned over...I got to the point of staging but knew all was off so I idled down the track and put her on the trailer without shutting off...
Stopped at an Advance discount joint on the way home and the battery was shot...put in a new 880 cold crank and it starts like a dream now...oh well...at least I will be ready for the New Years Nationals at SGMP on the 29th-1st...look for me on the MMTV live stream from there starting on the 30th...I hope to have my broken switch panel and broken throttle cable replaced and my air shifter replaced with a new CO2 system by then...sigh....
I skipped the Savannah River event for $5K to win due to cold...29 this morning and 49 high...not my cup of tea...I went to Lakeland instead to race for a Wally...
Got to the track and the car barely started to get off the trailer...WTF?...I charged the battery all night to dead full...I some how made it through one timeshot just barely...I put the charger on it and got to a full charge once again...car started perfectly and off I went for my 2nd time shot...went to start it in the staging lanes and it barely turned over...I got to the point of staging but knew all was off so I idled down the track and put her on the trailer without shutting off...
Stopped at an Advance discount joint on the way home and the battery was shot...put in a new 880 cold crank and it starts like a dream now...oh well...at least I will be ready for the New Years Nationals at SGMP on the 29th-1st...look for me on the MMTV live stream from there starting on the 30th...I hope to have my broken switch panel and broken throttle cable replaced and my air shifter replaced with a new CO2 system by then...sigh....
12-14-2016, 04:25 PM
#4
Race Director
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The car goes in the shop tomorrow....should be ready for the New Years event...thanks Bob...I'll be trying to hurt some feelings...lol...
12-15-2016, 10:19 AM
#5
Drifting
Good luck with the car. Next Level Performance in Longwood was finally able to start working on my C6 yesterday. The A6 trans was not out when I stopped by but enough stuff was off for the tech to show me the trans case was split...and you know what that means for the parts inside and for my wallet. This was on run #3 of a "built" A6 supposedly good for 1000+ RWHP.
I see Ozzy has the OSW schedule for January out and lo and behold points races are 1/7 and 1/21! Early start and 2 races in January! I guess he is going to adopt the policy of the prior owner to run earlier and more often in the good weather months and suspend points races during the summer. Fine by me. Thank goodness I have the "Ole Reliable" C5 to race.
Best wishes for a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year and I hope to see you in the new year ripping off .00 lights and mid-6 et's!
BIGMAC
12-16-2016, 09:33 AM
#6
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Thread Starter
FD,
Good luck with the car. Next Level Performance in Longwood was finally able to start working on my C6 yesterday. The A6 trans was not out when I stopped by but enough stuff was off for the tech to show me the trans case was split...and you know what that means for the parts inside and for my wallet. This was on run #3 of a "built" A6 supposedly good for 1000+ RWHP.
I see Ozzy has the OSW schedule for January out and lo and behold points races are 1/7 and 1/21! Early start and 2 races in January! I guess he is going to adopt the policy of the prior owner to run earlier and more often in the good weather months and suspend points races during the summer. Fine by me. Thank goodness I have the "Ole Reliable" C5 to race.
Best wishes for a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year and I hope to see you in the new year ripping off .00 lights and mid-6 et's!
BIGMAC
Good luck with the car. Next Level Performance in Longwood was finally able to start working on my C6 yesterday. The A6 trans was not out when I stopped by but enough stuff was off for the tech to show me the trans case was split...and you know what that means for the parts inside and for my wallet. This was on run #3 of a "built" A6 supposedly good for 1000+ RWHP.
I see Ozzy has the OSW schedule for January out and lo and behold points races are 1/7 and 1/21! Early start and 2 races in January! I guess he is going to adopt the policy of the prior owner to run earlier and more often in the good weather months and suspend points races during the summer. Fine by me. Thank goodness I have the "Ole Reliable" C5 to race.
Best wishes for a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year and I hope to see you in the new year ripping off .00 lights and mid-6 et's!
BIGMAC
I saw the OSW schedule...sweet start to the season...I plan to run OSW this year and maybe Green Cove as well since I am not a fan of the NHRA at all...we'll see...
