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Old May 26, 2026 | 10:08 PM
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Lost to this guy in Super Pro yesterday at Sonoma by .0006, yes, that's six ten thousandths of a second.

Identical reaction times and we both ran dead on with a 2. According to Copilot that's about 1.4" at the stripe.

I honestly don't mind losing races that close as it's much better than going .00x against the other guy's .400 green, especially since I'm foot braking against his full electronics.

Always fun to go down swinging...




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That is nuts
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Very cool!

A few years back, I gave back the stripe and lost by .0005

Tight races are always fun.
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Christopher, I saw your time slip Monday. That package would have turned on the win light 99 out of 100 races. Just have to work on your rt. 😁
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