Heat,rain, and great people!

Tulsa Oklahoma Saturday was HOT!!!!!!!!!! We ran an 1/8 mile squirt for first round of qualifying, came back and checked the rod bearings and serviced the clutch. Everything looked good but we missed second round of qualifying. We ran the second time for first round of eliminations. We made about a 1000 ft pass and ran a 6.94 at a slow 172 mph. The car nosed over on the big end but it didn't miss-fire so our new magneto has solved that problem. We leaned the fuel system a bit and adjusted the clutch preparing for another run as the rain clouds gathered to the North. We got the car ready, got David in the car and towed to the line to make a third pass...........and the raindrops fell. Now that we got that part out of the way I want to talk about the best part of Saturday. Some of the most important and special people in my life were there to watch and support us. We were so busy with the car that I didn't get to spend as much time with them as I would have liked but they understood. They traveled hundreds of miles and endured blazing heat, humidity and pouring rain to watch us run the car. It meant a great deal to me and it was great to have everyone there - family, old friends and new friends - thank you all so much for your support!!!!
We have a show Saturday the 19th at the bank in Springdale and then we'll take the car apart and send some parts to DRE for some mods. We hope to test the car sometime in August (at Tulsa) and take some big steps toward going to our next race in Norwalk OH in September with a competitive race car.

Brad