[Jimbocobra]

Weather was perfect, about 68 degrees, but sunny so the track heated up nicely and cool air makes HP. No waiting at all at Byron, I had 15 runs in by 1pm and I had lunch in between, literally pull-up-and-go! I went head-to-head with a 725 hp Shelby GT500 Super Snake (no warranty version) all day, multiple bumber-to-bumber finishes. I'd shoot out of the whole get a quarter track lead and he'd try to run me down. We even traded rides for a few runs, it pulls like an F16 lauching off an aircraft carrier when the supercharger really kicks in (I think I want a supercharger now, I need a few more ponies on the top end). We had a very cool 12 second black Jaguar (4200 lbs, 4 door) and high winding VW in the low 13's. There is one guy who didn't run, but has a 1967 Chevelle with a Viper engine, it's been on the cover of Popular Hot Rod and Car Craft, he has over $200k into the car, he'll be out in the fall and will be road racing all summer.

I bought the new Nitto NT05R drag radials, dropped a full second off my E.T. without even lauching too hard (because I was worried about the half shaft). The best 60 foot time was 1.632 and 1.6/1.7's came easily and repeatedly. I took Chris's advice and just got it rolling, then hammered it, tire pressure didn't matter, tried 20, 25 and 35 ft/lbs - those tires just hooked up. The coolest thing was at full pressure, driving to the track, I could take turns as fast as the Goodyears, no sloshing around like normal drag radials, WHAT A GREAT TIRE!