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Old 06-29-2008, 10:20 PM
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Thanks Ed,
Wasnt as quick as I would have liked, a few things went against me.

before the first run the officials got us together for a driver brief and mentioned that toward the end there was 3 cones each side of the track, Last cone being 1/4 mile, so once your past it you may as well slow down.

Well they sent me out first as a solo run (since I hadnt done this sort of thing since I was 19). Well I was busy watching the tacho and the centre line more than the outside edges of the track, I got to where I figured 1/4 mile was and looked up, couldnt see any cones so I knocked it into neutral, continued rolling and then I cross over a heap of white lines going accross the track, this was the finish line.
I made my way back to the start area and the guys with the time stubbs said, "we forgot to mention the cones arent there anymore".
Well I ended up having 8 goes at it but after the first run I had a problem (due to me not fitting an Air Intake Sensor.
Below are 2 time slips, the first being my first run (slow top speed) and the second being my highest speed (car flooding off the line)
You will also notice my reaction times are terrible (something to work on)




That top speed run was when I was racing against an impreza, Below is a pic from just after the start line, you can see the black soot comming out my side pipes as the car is trying to clear itself.
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