Drag Week 2014, Registration and Test 'n Tune

[BB-63]

Sorry to hear about your bad luck! Thanks for sharing your education with us, Jay.  I can't wait to read your upcoming posts to learn what happened. 

[sixty9cobra]

I feel your pain Jay. I broke 2 yrs in a row on the starting line  at the FE Reunion. Hopefully I"m done with that.

[SE2839]

So sorry to read of your misfortune, what a travesty! To have endeavored so far and be done before you'd begun has to be disheartening. I hope that you are able to back in search of that 8 real soon.

[R-WEST]

 
Well, crap!!
I was looking forward to a week of glowing descriptions of your destruction of the off-brands...
I feel for you, bro!!   

[TimeWarpF100]

At Drag Week in 2007 I blew up a supercharger on the drive down to the event, and then after replacing that broke the transmission at the test and tune, and Joel and I stayed up all night pulling the transmission, having a local trans guy fix it, and re-installing it so we could race the next day. But at 56 years old, those days are behind me; I wasn't up for a massive thrash that may or may not fix the car.   After all the work I'd put into this car over the last few months, I had already decided that if I developed a major problem at Drag Week I wasn't going to bust my hump to get it fixed.  And this was obviously a major problem. 

Sorry to hear Jay. I was really looking forward to reports for DW.

I hear what you are saying about being 56 yrs old. I will be 58 in a few months and I thought building headers for my truck was going to be a breeze. Its taking forever because once I get under it I have a difficult time getting back up.

Hope the report on engine is not a big $$ failure.

[TomP]

Not sure if it is the 56 part or the epic thrash leading up to it that saps the willpower.

[R-WEST]

58 in a few months and I thought building headers for my truck was going to be a breeze. Its taking forever because once I get under it I have a difficult time getting back up.

60, degenerative arthritis in spine, hips, knees..     DOWN, and UP are both major chores.. 
They lied to us about the 'Golden Years'..   

[Cyclone03]

Not sure if it is the 56 part or the epic thrash leading up to it that saps the willpower.

I would say the  "Not again" doesn't help....

[drdano]

Everyones heart just sinks reading through that, especially with all the hard work.  Do keep your head up, you're super inspiring to everyone here.

Did the oil pan get pulled to take a peek? 

[turbohunter]

Just checked the results of Drag Week.
http://www.hotrod.com/dragweek/drag_week_2014_race_results_day_6/
Jay I'm figuring you would've been one or two in the class if it hung together.
Hell you would've been fighting for the two spot on 7, figuring your test run.
Not trying to add insult to injury but seeing as it was a part failure, your plan was right on the money.
That's a positive to take away.