So I went to the track today and the only difference between last year and this year was an even swap low riser 2x4 to medium riser 2x4. So got there and took my exhaust off and air cleaner off. Gave the car a once over including air in tires. Went up and did a good burnout , now I haven’t been to the track all year because of my back surgery and I only drove the car about 200 miles all season. Got up to the line and took off 60 ft time is usually 1.54/55 my best was a 152 this pass was a 147.9 I could tell that it was stronger it seemed to be pulling a little harder. I hit second gear and now I can feel it going nice and I’m thinking I got my 10 second pass in the bag. Well just as I was going to hit 3rd it sort of flattened out still moving but not pulling like it was, stayed in it but it just felt weird not like a miss or lacking fuel so I made it through the pass. Let off the gas and stepped on the brakes and thought I didn’t have any brakes but what it was was my throttle stuck so I tried to fiddle with the throttle for a second and was on the brakes like crazy. Brakes smoking and everything. By the time I shut the ignition off there wasn’t much real estate left, and the brakes were so overheated that they weren’t working that great. Well the end of the track was approaching and I’m still doing 80 miles an hour and need to make a left banking turn. Needless to say I didn’t make it and trying to make the turn went over the first dirt mound. I ramped it all four wheels off the ground it did probably slow me down to 40/50 miles an hour by the time the car hit the ground the second mound was coming. Ramped that mound which slowed me down but while I was up in the air I looked ahead and there was a big red dump truck. Now I’m thinking if I don’t do something I’m gonna hit this thing doing somewhere in the ballpark of 30/40 miles and hour so I cut the wheel all the way to the left while the car was in the air and when the nose came down mostly on the pass wheel the rim dug into the ground and made an abrupt left turn (thank God). The car came to a halt about 75 feet away covered in dirt all the way up to the carb. We’ll talk about scared shitless. I crashed the lower valence the pass fender has a little bend in it and some suspension stuff is bent. Will look at it in a couple of days I’m just to upset to find out any other bad news. I will keep everyone informed but a scary day for me. Oh anywa 11.09 @ 120.20 . So when I popped the hood I found the carb gasket to air cleaner jammed down the Venturi and that’s what made the throttle stick. So my fault. That’s why it started to lay down after hitting second gear.
