Tonight was 1/8 mile night for the Summit Series in Orlando...We had a visiting hitter show up in the form of Craig the Killer of Bradenton and Sunshine fame...I was looking forward to tonight since my car normally runs a lot more consistent at 1/8 mile...not to mention last week I hit the tree pretty good and was looking for some more of that...

Well, it was a short night... ...the joint was jammed with racers so we only got two time shots in...my first one was encouraging with a .018 R/T and an 8.97 ET with a 2.06 short time...not to bad for the 3900 DA and my deep staging...

Now comes the fun...my second time shot I have a mediocre .053 R/T but my short time drops to 1.95...naturally this led to a 8.86 ET...the weather hadn't changed a lick to speak of and the track was no better...what the heck am I going to dial for the first round?...

I realized I was up on the converter a bit higher than normal for my second time shot and that I had gotten a real good burnout...OK, so I'll dial 8.86 and make sure I am up to 1200 rpm on the converter (versus my normal 1000 rpm)and get a good burnout.....

I am lined up with a very cool car for the first round...a 40 Ford coupe with giant slicks and skinnies driven by a guy who had to be in his 70's...his back window was covered with winner stickers so I knew this wasn't his first rodeo...so I am dialed 8.86 and he is dialed 9.73...his car looked and sounded fast but it wasn't...

We are both deep staging but he gets in real fast...I am trying to get my rpm right before knocking out my top bulbs and the car is fighting me...I finally give up when it holds at 1400 rpm and go in deep...he leaves and then comes my turn...I felt like I hit the light right on the money but oops!....premature acceleration on my side!...turns out I had an .010 red....I also spun out of the hole pretty badly with a 2.10 short and ran it out the back door for a 8.92...he had a .048 light and ran 9.79 so he was ripe for the taking...fooey!

I realize I red lit because I was up on the converter too much....I decide to go on welfare and buy back in...I have it all figured out now for sure...I will just lower my rpm to 1200 at launch and this will both give me a good light but also stop me from spinning out of the hole...where is that buy back dood?...I can't get my money out quick enough...

Round two and I dial 8.90....I am against a guy in one of those Impala's with the corvette motors in it...I think it was a 96...he is dialed 9.70....I get a good burn out and get in deep with the rpm right at 1200...I'm feeling good and might even have a little chubby working... ...he takes off and I hit my light hard...hold on a minute...what the **** is all this noise and screeching?...holy up in smoke Batman, it's me!...I am sitting on the line spinning my tires...when I finally get out of the hole I have a 2.11 short and the race is over...never could catch him...I had an awful .101 light but his was almost as bad at .093...he ran 9.798 on his 9.70 dial so he was very beatable...just not by someone spinning off the line like a circus performer...sheesh...I did run it out for giggles and went 9.07 on my 8.90 dial...

So my night was a short one but so were my buddies...Mike missed on his light and got beat and Craig broke out in the first round and red lit on his buy back...Craig's time shots looked so promising too....014 and .009 R/T's and on the number both runs...guess ya never know...

Stay tuned for next months episode of Fuzzy's "Dialing by Dart Board" coming to a forum near you...

 

Yup...it wasn't a good night for the Corvettes in our pit. Joe, our new buddy in the silver C-4 went red in the second round, after a buy-back. He is already strategizing for the next race and layed it out for me. Hey...we will get them next time!!

 

Red 69:

are we having fun yet?????



I still have my ticket-stub from 21 July at OSW, and am gonna try getting back-up to watch you guys race on 15 September, for the season-finale.

 

That was an interesting report. Just realize that the "Dial in Dartboard" is a registered trademark. I have the patent. It is an absolute must for any Crossfire owner.

RACE ON!!!

 

..... quoted-for-truth.....

 

Mea Culpa...Mea Maxima Culpa...

 

A little too much info

Howdy Dan

 

He he he..how's it going Shawny?...by the time you race that vette of yours again it will be in the Nostalgia Drags...lol

 

Yeah, yeah I hear ya. I was thinking about coming out, but this weekend is my anniversay.

 

I hope you guys are enjoying yourselfs.... I went to the Keystones on Thurs... Tomorrow is Wed. 6 days later, & I'm still here in Reading hoping they will finish tomorrow

LOL Just kidding, I left Pa. on Sunday when it started to rain at 12 noon...

I'm sure glad I wasn't entered in it in Stock class.. they are only at 3rd round...