Originally Posted by OldFart

Well I was almost a winner this past Saturday.

The car is really starting to come together with the recent changes I've made. Between the Ground Control Koni coil-over set-up, the flow-matched injectors and the addition of a Plasma Booster on the ignition - it's running just great!

I was able to out accelerate a Corvette Z06 on the straights (and dont' you know that pissed him off since I'm running a little 281 in a 3,600 lbs car vs his big cube wrapped in fiberglass.) He was smoking his tires out of the corners leading into the straights, while my new suspension was getting everything to the ground and I was just disappearing to the next corner.

I would have won my class but for my own mistake (sounds familar doesn't it). I came into the last corner before the finish way, way too hot - and didn't make the corner. Even so, I was far enough ahead that I still came in 3rd after spending some few seconds getting it back on-track and across the line.

The only excuse I have is that the car is winding up like a chain saw on nitro-methane and I'm still not used to it yet. So I sometimes find myself going a bit faster than I intended when I try to push a hole through the floor board. (But I wouldn't have it any other way.)

With all the speed I'm making, I was just sure I was going to discover that I needed bigger, better brakes. But the brakes were fine and never let me down. They were exceeding the limit of the tires and that's good enough for right now. I may change my mind about this if I run on race tires that offer better traction, but for now they are working just great with no changes. It's not broke so I'm not going to fix it.

But all in all, had a wonderful time and can't wait until the next race.

I think it's the most fun you can have with your clothes on.

OldFart