Thursday rolls around pretty quick. NHRA shows up to run their race, and the entire tone of the event becomes a lot more serious. The starting line is always near bare concrete till NHRA shows up, but this year they didn't prep it like they normally do. Good thing we had our shock chassis (essentially a 3 link car) made functional again over the Winter, because we really needed it. We set it up for full travel, and just 5.5 #'s of air pressure, and did not have tire spin the entire week - this while other competitors were running to the tower, blowing up facebook etc...
Bottom line, Benjamin pulls a .001 light in Round 1 on Friday afternoon and runs a 7.92 on a 7.90 dial vs. his opponent's .011 light and 7.954 on a 7.94 dial. The MOV was but 35 ten thousandths, tight! First round is the hardest, but now the pressure was off and it was time to enjoy the Track Cookout!
Round one - tires are still wrinkled as they pass through the beams!
Win Lights!
