Great pictures, I saw quite a few of your runs on the live feed.
I had no idea Richie Crampton was that cool until seeing that 57 there, he built it at the Morgan Lucas Racing shop. Larry Dixon there also. It'd be cool to race beside a guy whose been over 300mph.
But what is the Aussie story you started to mention?
The only runs worth watching are on the last day when I finally started to get the launch figured out. At least somewhat.
Anytime you get around the Aussies, there's a story to tell...lol
I mentioned it in one of my Drag Week updates. I was letting my car run while I pumped up my MT tires to drive to the track the next day (to save time having to switch them out). It was still daylight, about 6:00, and the Hotel manager asked me if I'd be running my car long because it would probably upset the guests. I told him I was about done, but I was laughing inside knowing he had NO idea what he was in for that night.
Sure enough, the Aussie Opel team showed up at that Hotel, and they typically stay out in the parking lots drinking beer, having a good ole time and don't go to sleep until early morning. With 26 DW cars in the parking lot that evening, 2 of them being Unlimited cars, there were some late night fixes....which always results in start-ups and some RPM "checks" when they're done, to make sure everything is ok. That night was no different, with the Aussies doing their "checks" at about 12:30 that evening. Those would be 6000 rpm, 4" exhaust with straight through muffler "checks"
Everything was ok, so of course there were some cheers and expected celebration for having gotten done. That still left them about an hour to party before going to bed...lol
I wish I had been around the manager then, just to see the expression on his face
Richie Crampton was a very nice guy, and willing to take the time to talk with you. He was having a lot of fun and I wouldn't be surprised to see him back next year. The car, as mild as the engine was (at least as mild as a twin turbo car can get), was amazingly well thought out, designed and built. There was NO doubt when you spent time looking at it, that it was designed and built by professionals!