After a 3 hour drive, I loosened the OEM lug nuts, jacked the L up, removed the OEM tires, went to install a M/T..........and realized I had left the ARE wheel lug nuts at home . I torqued the OEMs back on and

Ran a 14.9xx@102xx on the first run. I backed that up with a 14.6xx@102xx right afterwards. Then I parked it!

Others did much better. There were about 15+ Ls there with a lot from Cobb Co.(Atlanta).

Rusty ran a new best of 12.2xx@107.xx(?) and probably was the quickest L there and may have had the best time of any the street vehicles??? His brother ran a 12.xxx@??? with his 03 Cobra.

Erin(sp?) of METCO fame ran a 12.7xx with his 02 HD and a 50 shot of nitrous. Beautiful truck with a 2/6 pulley combo, chip, and his own METCO traction devises.

Most of the day(about 2 hours) I watched Cornercarver(Paul) troubleshoot(he's an electrical engineer) DL's nitrous system. He finally nailed it down to a defective solenoid or switch--I think. I d/k if DL got any runs in.

The temps were in the 70s(high 0f 75) so some power was down. Great event that the South Carolina Mustang & Cobra club put on twice a year at this track. Maybe I'll have my feces togeather this coming spring--but don't count on it

Dan

 

My boy showing em how it is done. Good time and speed!!

 

So Dan, are you saying you forgot your nuts?

 

How did you like my "SMOKE TEST"? LOL

David made a run but had no change. I'm pretty certain he's got a solenoid problem. We'll get it straight and get him into the 11's.

BTW, my grandmother could pull better than a 2.7 60'.

 

That sucks, thats why I leave my lug nuts in the case for the jack. That way if I have the jack I have my lug nuts.

 

yep old timer done forgot his lugs and i wander what else he forgets! he definetely didnt leave his cigar!!!

we had a great time today. i did manage to get my new best a 1.65 60' 7.74@87 and a 12.26 @ 107.82. temp was still in the 70s and kinda humid too. my brother got a new best time with his cobra a 7.8x 1/8th and a 12.13@116. cobras are flying. i had a blast and good to see some familiar faces.

 

Gator's are cruel ...........

Rusty: I did forget my gallon of whupass!

Having said all that, I did enjoy myself. Several pretty women, one of which drove her daddy's silver 01l--Amy, I think. I asked her what she had run and she said she couldn't understand her timeslip. I looked at it(and her ) and showed her where she had run a 13.1xx(?) with a 6 lber, if I remember correctly.

David(DL) was his normal good-natured self. He never let the nitrous foul-up get him down. Truly a funny, good guy!

Rusty was "MR. Calm" even with a new best. The young guys like him will keep the future of Lightnings open and forward-looking. He is a class-act even if he is a 'young fart!

Cornercarver(Paul) is another good friend who is ready and willing to help out. He know's how to make his lightly-modded L run quickly.

I am sorry I didn't get to speak to that many of the other guys there but I couldn't tear myself away from 'the electrical fire-storm' in front of DL's gorgeous red L. When he purged the nitrous, it was awesome--two 'cold', white, frost-coated tips sticking up from the cowl!

And for the guy that laughed at my bumper sticker("No Votes for Turncoats"), we WON!

Dan