This one was hard to swallow. We were number one qualifier on Friday with a 6.14 out of the trailer. Saturday we ran a 6.16 at 212 mph and got bumped to number 2 by the Nitrodiction team who ran a phenomenal 5.85! Sunday morning came and the news from the Nitrodiction team was that they destroyed their engine block on that run and they were done for the weekend. It was really cold and at 9 am we got the word that they wanted us in the lanes at 9:30! We had to try several times to start the engine to warm it up and it was NOT HAPPY about being so cold! We finally got it fired and warmed up and we headed to the starting line. We were up against Joe Krepenski's car with Kevin Lennon driving it. David nailed the starting line with a .077 reaction time and we ran a 6.15 at 207 mph for the win. We had a very consistent race car and a driver on his game. We were at least a half second quicker than the rest of the field and it was shaping up to be our day. We readied the car and the call came for round number two - the semifinals. She sounded great on the burnout and the stage was set for another six -teen run and another round win but it was not to be. Once again the hard truth of top fuel racing was thrust upon our team as a couple of header studs backed out of the left head and let oil spray onto the left tire. The car made a hard turn and came inches from the guard rail. David backed off the throttle and centered the car back up and was about to stab it again when the car again moved towards the wall and David wisely aborted the run and saved the race car as our opponent zipped past him at the finish line. It was a hard pill to swallow but that is the way racing goes. We loaded the car in one piece and we live to fight another day.
I have a lot more to say and a lot of people to thank but I need to sort out my thoughts so I'll save it for another day.
Brad
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