First chance I have had to sit down to the ole PC sorry guy's, it was 6 hour drive got in late and right to work at 0530 this morning, got home and had to off load everything which is a chore with my pit crew, but hey there learning as am I.
I am happy with the outing even if we wouldn’t have taken first in the qualifying on Saturday. I was just happy to finally get some seat time. it’s actually so much different just moving the truck around even, loading on and off the trailer so going threw that whole evolution of teaching my wife and son to use a winch and drive a new Kawasaki mule, towing me with it, and starting the truck with ether etc… there is lot that has changed its not like ole well we got a new truck. There is a lot more work and thanks to a lot of folks here we were prepared and went through it pretty smoothly first time out, it will only get better.
Now as far as my driving, I just wasn’t patient enough and wanted to go way too early, I never lit the second charger. Don’t laugh, but I never made it over 4000rpm’s :{ Did you know that 4000rpm’s sounds like 6000rpm’s when there is only a piece of tin between you and the motor, its not like there is a full dash and a insulated firewall or anything :-laf
In the video, which was Saturday, when I left the line the tires broke loose on the SAND and she headed for 6000rpm in a snap so I backed out of it and she started bouncing the rest is me bouncing the hand throttle, most thought it was intentional and why we did so good on the SAND, little do they know, as Chris said, they didn’t see but a quarter of the power this thing has. I might mention we were 1,200 pounds light for the class (8,500) as well, I wasn’t real sure what the truck weighed with the box empty, but I added all I had and now I know I need more, so if any body has any lead on the West coast for sale give me a shout.
The track was an actual SAND drag track, I kid you not, with two lanes divided tree and everything.
Chris, I promise to bring the R’s up next time
I will be posting some pictures up on my sites hopefully this week some time guy's so stop by if you get a chance, I am always looking for feedback and or constructive critisim.
BBD