well Saturday was the last outing for the C&C racing team for the year.I think.I might try and run the last Comp eliminator race at eddyville......it is a stick shift only deal they run........anyway, I wish i could say i went out with a bang but I didn't.........it was the last Frantic 14 event at cordova......they also had a 4000 to win bracket race and the group i used to run with the Ozark Mountain supershifters were there. thier race was sunday.well first qualifier i went 7.91 which was a great straight pass the track was great too.......but out of 9 cars i was #9!!!.the bump was 7.66!!.my heap wouldn'trun that if ya pushed it off a cliff.........oh well the #1 guy in points didn';t make the show either!!.........anyway there were 4 OMSS guys in the field......led by Dave Keeling's 07 GTO at a 6.99!! he's an OMSS guy!!.wow things have changed with those guys since last I ran with em 2 years ago!!.anyway.I went up for the second shot anyway and went a 7.92.so i got stuck in the 4k to win bracket fiesta extravaganza...........all 200 of us!
I don;'t know how many there were but there were a TON!!..first round I dialed 7.89 went .006 on the tree.......and got beat!!.......I got a dragster and he was dialed soft.I got to the 1000' and looked for him he was just getting in my line of sight about the back of the door........i was gonna lift and maybe he'd think he was breaking out but/he was pulling up fast so i thought screw him and ran it out the back...went 7.87!! second fastest lap i ever made.and I went through the lights looking over my shoulder!!.he got there first and I watched later he was dialed about 2 tenths slower than the car will run.........and playing the stripe big time.........I HATE THAT!!........oh well I bought back in and rolled in too deep and when I left it was .013 red........ran a 7.89 but it woulda been a 7.87 I was in that deep.I knew it but it was too late.oh well........it was fun and the car flew so i am happy, I also have learned alot this year and hopefully dad and I will get the Stude goin so we can be in the FAST fields too.........Summer and I went out yesterday and watched my buddies in the OMSS........WR BUCK won the points which went down to the third round before it was decided, and he also won the race...............running 7.30's with his 68 camaro.......saw some old friends and had a good day.........ERIK
great report !
ERIK