Well, here was my Saturday. Headed out bright and early and got a flat half way to the track.(first bad omen) Got to the track and was told it's not safe, can't run.(second bad omen) They said the previous owner ran at all the local tracks and one by one they banned him because the car is not safe for the speed it goes.So I asked how fast can it run as is? Can't run at all! What do I need to do? (massive list I won't detail) Minimum was to add extra bars in some spots and install steel plate over diff instead of just the alum seat I have now. No local welding shops open on Saturday.(third bad omen)Went to a welding shop that was open (45 min away) and got bars/steel plate welded in. Got back to track to be told I also can't go quicker than 11.50 just to be safe. A friend helped change the rearend gearset to a 3 to one ratio. Went out and launched at 2000rpm and shifted at 4500 and went 13.22. Launched at 2500 and shifted at 5000 and went 12.68. (you get the idea) Finally went 11.603 at 121mph and tried to repeat it. Everything the same went 11.60, 11.57, 11.63, 11.62.
My lights were all over the place, .070-.229
I think if I get the lights consistent, the car will be more consistent. This was a "time trials" day but there was a gamblers race at 4.00 I went .081 and 11.54 on a 11.60 dial.(where did that come from?) Out first round but I didn't care, I had fun...relatively! Loaded up and went home. I'm thinking now that this winter is either redo the car legal, or build/buy something different. Six cyl of course!Lol
I think that was the last weekend before winter. The track is trying to schedule something for the 5 Nov but I think it's too late. So, I have a LONG list to go over and some decisions to make.
And how way YOUR weekend???
