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Saturday Sept. 7th – Westland, Mi. to Bowling Green Ky. 477 miles
Changed to Drag radials for the week – Thanks Dave for bringing them.
Sunday Sept. 8th – Beech Bend raceway – registration 230 cars
Very cool track: covered stands, roller coaster, and cool entrance road.
Monday Sept. 9th – Beech Bend raceway – then drive to Indy 256 miles
Bill: 10.76 @ 122.5 and a 12.25 made 2 runs
Dave: 7.80 @182 Scott: 11.24 @ 123.2 Matt: 11.01 @ 114 Cathy: 12.62 @ 101.9
Found all the cars weak points: Dave lost alternator belt, matt lost MSD box. Stopped to help a fellow racer and then Dave’s car caught fire.
Tuesday Sept. 10th – Lucas Oil raceway –then drive to St. Louis 216 miles
Bill: 10.55 @ 126
Dave:8.33@ 163.7 Scott:11.05@ 125.8 Matt:10.97@ 124.5 Cathy:12.54@ 108.4
My Brother showed up and surprised me. Swindle’s got us great pit under grandstands Hit some rain on the interstate and Dave wrecked. Everyone ok and car is drivable.
Wednesday Sept.11th –Gateway raceway– Then drive to Memphis 300 miles
Bill: 10.55 @ 127.9
Dave:8.16 @ 178.85 Scott:10.69@ 128.6 Matt;11.16@ 123.8 Cathy:12.99@ 108
Long Day – Hottest day
Thursday Sept. 12th – Memphis raceway –then drive to Bowling green 281.5 miles
Bill: 10.73 @ 123.9 & 10.88 @ 155.88 made 2 runs
Dave 8.45 @175.3 Scott: 10.86 @ 126.3 Matt: 11.13 @122.6 Cathy: 13.09 @86.6
Cathy broke the transmission, so they left the car at the track and she rode
With Scott. Huge rainstorm we pulled off for an hour plus. Dave’s alternator
Fell off – broken bolt. Matt’s exhaust came loose lucky both on the same stop.
Friday Sept. 13th – Beech Bend raceway- made it back!!!!!!!!!!!!
Bill: 10.35 @ 127.9 & 10.43 @ 128.5 made 2 runs
Dave: 8.14 @179.3 Scott 10.81 @126 Matt: 11.12 @117.8 Cathy: Out
Bill had a 10.59@ 125.1 final average
Dave had a 8.18 @ 175 final average – 2nd place pro street / power adder
Scott had a 10.93 @ 126 final average – Fastest 6 cylinder
Matt had an 11.08 @ 120.6 final average – hurt the motor and didn’t run the bracket race.
Saturday Sept.14th – Bowling Green to Westland, Mich. 477 miles
Stopped at Corvette museum – pretty cool place Hit something on freeway
near Cincinnati start a whole new story.
2010 miles, 7 states, 5 races, 4 tracks and a lifetime of memories
Changed to Drag radials for the week – Thanks Dave for bringing them.
Sunday Sept. 8th – Beech Bend raceway – registration 230 cars
Very cool track: covered stands, roller coaster, and cool entrance road.
Monday Sept. 9th – Beech Bend raceway – then drive to Indy 256 miles
Bill: 10.76 @ 122.5 and a 12.25 made 2 runs
Dave: 7.80 @182 Scott: 11.24 @ 123.2 Matt: 11.01 @ 114 Cathy: 12.62 @ 101.9
Found all the cars weak points: Dave lost alternator belt, matt lost MSD box. Stopped to help a fellow racer and then Dave’s car caught fire.
Tuesday Sept. 10th – Lucas Oil raceway –then drive to St. Louis 216 miles
Bill: 10.55 @ 126
Dave:8.33@ 163.7 Scott:11.05@ 125.8 Matt:10.97@ 124.5 Cathy:12.54@ 108.4
My Brother showed up and surprised me. Swindle’s got us great pit under grandstands Hit some rain on the interstate and Dave wrecked. Everyone ok and car is drivable.
Wednesday Sept.11th –Gateway raceway– Then drive to Memphis 300 miles
Bill: 10.55 @ 127.9
Dave:8.16 @ 178.85 Scott:10.69@ 128.6 Matt;11.16@ 123.8 Cathy:12.99@ 108
Long Day – Hottest day
Thursday Sept. 12th – Memphis raceway –then drive to Bowling green 281.5 miles
Bill: 10.73 @ 123.9 & 10.88 @ 155.88 made 2 runs
Dave 8.45 @175.3 Scott: 10.86 @ 126.3 Matt: 11.13 @122.6 Cathy: 13.09 @86.6
Cathy broke the transmission, so they left the car at the track and she rode
With Scott. Huge rainstorm we pulled off for an hour plus. Dave’s alternator
Fell off – broken bolt. Matt’s exhaust came loose lucky both on the same stop.
Friday Sept. 13th – Beech Bend raceway- made it back!!!!!!!!!!!!
Bill: 10.35 @ 127.9 & 10.43 @ 128.5 made 2 runs
Dave: 8.14 @179.3 Scott 10.81 @126 Matt: 11.12 @117.8 Cathy: Out
Bill had a 10.59@ 125.1 final average
Dave had a 8.18 @ 175 final average – 2nd place pro street / power adder
Scott had a 10.93 @ 126 final average – Fastest 6 cylinder
Matt had an 11.08 @ 120.6 final average – hurt the motor and didn’t run the bracket race.
Saturday Sept.14th – Bowling Green to Westland, Mich. 477 miles
Stopped at Corvette museum – pretty cool place Hit something on freeway
near Cincinnati start a whole new story.
2010 miles, 7 states, 5 races, 4 tracks and a lifetime of memories
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