Heading down to Pacific Raceways today. Driving about 2- 2 1/2 hours. in the car. Hope it doesn't break! hehehe
good luck.....i find that the drive to the track and the tech are the most nerve wracking times i face when i go to the track....
I always get nervous driving a car to and fro the track. You "what if" yourself all of the way there.....and all the way back.:confused: Good luck, and keep us posted.
I bought my car trailer just to help eliminate that "what if" feeling so I can relax and enjoy the racing part better.
'Been there. I had to be towed back 3 times before I even reached the gates (in a Mustang I used to race).
Ray finally made it down by 8pm...Told him I would bag it (to late). He went anyway. Said he was running in the low 12's. He was unhappy with the results..He took up my offer & parked the Maverick here. Now all he has to do, is drive 2 1/2 hours, get in the Mav & 15 minutes later he's at the track...I even let him park under cover...What a Guy!!!! Let me know when you are coming down again Ray. Bill wants to go & try out the new aluminum heads...I'll probably be up for the challenge also. Maybe we can talk Comet155 into going also...
did he walk back to bellingham. he said he was driving the car down. i remember a good italian restaurant right off I-5, north of everett. i used to stop there on my way back to b'ham. low 12's isnt bad for this time of year. do you know what the density altitude was, and the humidity.
His friend Ron drove the other car down. So, that's why he left the Maverick here. The Mav with a spooled rearend, is a nightmare to drive on the street...Plus, he got caught in the traffic & overheated the Mav a few times on the way down...Ray can probably tell you the other info Don....
Hey Fellas. Got home a little while ago. I stayed down in Redmond at another friends house last night and went to see The Dukes of Hazzard movie. It was awesome. Car ran like hell and I had no time for tuning. Only made three passes, best of 12.41 at around 110. MPH is down, ET is up. Car was hot the whole time due to overheating four times on the way down. Bumper to bumper traffic in ninety degree weather is tough on beater hot rods with overbuilt motors and underbuilt cooling systems. Also carb is way rich and for some reason it was popping downtrack. ? No time between passes for jet changes. Oddly enough the best pass was the one where my dash lights went out and I couldn't see the tach. just guessed when to shift. All in all, pretty rough day making a two hour drive in about five hours only to run slow, but no one got hurt or broke, so everything's fine. I don't know about the density altitude, but I can tell you it was still in the seventies and damned muggy when we left around 10:30. By the way, thanks again to Coop and Cathy for the hospitality and showing me your lovely home. I'll see you again soon.
Welcome back. Too bad about the E.T. I know you'll figure it out and get a new Personal Best next time out.
