

TIME TRIALS: PJ and I both were trying NOT to over rev the carts....yet you had to a little just to get 'em to move. I wound up goin deep, put the top bulb out, then not hard enough on the brake. When I took her up for the launch, I crept thru for the red-light, no time. PJ also had a little trouble, so Daryl decided to show us how they should sound.
After Daryl's test run ( 4.05 @ 31.56 mph) PJ and I looked at each other and said "AH-HA!!! now we get it" We were trying to be gentle on the carts and were'nt giving them what they needed.
Well I straped up again and went 4.05, ok there's a starting point.
Next pass 3.82 @ 32.44. Ok, startin to get a feel now.
Lets try stagin real shallow and see what I can get......WHAA-LAAA 3.72

(we bad..uhh haa...oh yeah....we bad...ahh-humm....watch out...,get back...WORD...)LOL Gene Wilder
Lastcall for TT's, so Back I go: 3.87 @ 32.26...Hmmm was-up??? Oh well toss out the 3.72 and 4.05. (best and worse)
I dial a 3.80. Daryl was right we both qualify for the BUCKEYE BATTERY QUICK 8.
1st rd elims : My opponent runs 4.12 on a 4.09 dial. I run 3.83 on a 3.80 dial. Both of us +3 hundreds, should be close.
NOPE...I went RED -0.14

I think 4 of us 1st rd losers do the buy-back. So next I'm paired up with the quickest cart there. Super loud-BIG tire cart.
Bring it.
I'm ready, he dials 2.98...goes 3.19 (+21) the door is open. We both have .30 reaction times. I kept the 3.80 dial.........
run 3.70....Say what??? Yup I broke out. Stick a fork in me - I'm done.
But alas, PJ Makes it to the final of the quick 8, and runner-ups. Gets a nice trophy + $75.
So thats two cart drags 2010 and CCM makes both finals. 1-win, 1-RU. not too shabby huh??
Oh yeah I had a little suprise too. I made a small parachute and tossed it out at the stripe. It may be hard to see in the pics and vid, but they tell me the crowd liked it.
I can't tell you how great it was to:
1) stage up again...(after a rather tough Feb. + March)
2) stage up in somethin quick
and 3) to stage up next to my son = priceless.
I can't begin to thank Daryl + Crafty enough...there are no words, THANK YOU.
Well, thats what I did today, and I loved it.
Zapp