Kevin,
thanks for the reports on our Drag Week adventure. It was a pleasure having you along as a Trunk Monkey in Training. I definitely learned a lot about NHRA drag racing by listening to you during the week. Thanks for all the help!
Participating in the 10th anniversary Drag Week was a lot of fun and I feel like finishing without major drama was a worthwhile accomplishment .Meeting up with guys I only see at Drag Week, watching DW records fall, seeing all the cool and creative cars, that's a big part of the event, and something I think about all year. It was sure not the same as usual without the Professor of FEology there, bummer about his busted rod.
It was especially nice to see my old F.A.S.T. racing buddy Dave Dudek there. Hopefully he gets hooked on Drag Week.
I know, the Olds isn't a FE, and it is just a 13 second street cruiser, but it was fun, challenging and a good start. Having never run the car down the 1/4 mile before, I had no idea what to expect. The first pass of 14.57 @ 98mph gave me a goal: 13's! There's more in it for sure, just by jetting and tuning, and driving technique. I never did plan to turn it into a race car, and thus it is not set up properly, and never will be.
I need to Thank Carl, who picked me up along side the road when my shift rod broke and drove me to a muffler shop for a temporary weld, and also my friend Steve Hodges who let me use his hoist and his buddy who is an artist with a tig welder who got the rod re-enforced and properly welded.
Next year I will show up with some more serious hardware.
Here is Kevin cleaning the bugs off the windshield, with Brian Kohlmans awesome Hemi Coupe in the background:
Here is Kevin filling up a tire, getting the Rokket ready for the highway:
Yours Truly,
The Artist Formerly know as Trunk Monkey