Video of Second Run in Comp Dragster

Here is a video of the second run at my first race weekend. This was a fun run with a 7.75 ET at 178 mph.

Pretty big thrill to go this fast on my second run.

I have a lot to learn but I am making progress.

The movie is uploaded in high resolution. It looks pretty cool if you watch is in high resolution.

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The dream comes true

Folks,

It is official. I am a drag racer! A really bad one, but one none the less. I ran my first time in the Comp Dragster on Friday night. It was amazing. The car performed well, but the driver was really bad.

I ran a best ET of 7.75 at nearly 180 mph!

Pretty quick for my first outing!

I have never experienced sensory overload like this before but I am getting more comfortable every run. My reaction times are horrendous but I am getting the burnout and staging sequence now.

I will be buying a practice tree so that I can practice at home in my car. It is a must to have a practice tree!

Overall, I am very happy with how the weekend is going. I was put out first round today but tomorrow is a new day!

Hopefully, I will have better reaction times tomorrow.

I will post video and pictures when we get home.

Thanks for all of your support.

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Transbrake Test

Here is a video of a few low RPM transbrake tests.

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Race Day Schedules

Folks,

Here are the schedules for the first race weekend.

Friday, Aug. 4th will be a night race for street and race cars (not a sanctioned race). Races start at 6:00 pm and last until midnight.

The Saturday and Sunday events are actual points series races. Here is a link to the schedule:

http://racerpr.com/event/bayshore-e-t-bracket-racing-series-6/

Getting close now!!!!

See you there.

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Date is set!!!

Folks,

It is finally about to happen. Barring any catastrophic events, I will make my drag racing debut in the SuperComp car on the weekend of August 4-6 at Royal Purple Raceway in Baytown, Texas. 

Friday August 4th is a Friday night street racer night but I will be able to run the dragster to get some seat time and tune the car.

Saturday and Sunday will be actual bracket racing days that I will race in if I can qualify.

You are all welcome to come out and watch/support me if you would like to. I am sure I will be very nervous and preoccupied with the sensory overload that I will be experiencing so forgive me in advance if I am not my normal self. 

I would love to have your support, I know a lot of you have been following my journey and are excited for me. I am getting so excited the closer I get to going down the race track for the first time in 38 years.

Please pray for us to have a safe and productive weekend.

I still have a lot of things to do to get ready but I am getting closer every day. If I cannot make it for some reason, I will let all of you know before the event.

I have been doing a lot of upgrades to the car and I think it is going to run great!

I have also been working on rigging the trailer to have all of the things I need to race and work on the car. Here is a couple of pictures of the inside of the trailer.

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First Run

We just finished all of our family obligations and now I am working on the dragster again. I have gone over everything and I think it is ready. I drove it around a bit in our driveway to make sure all of the systems work on it. I also did a couple of dry hops in the driveway. The car is powerful and feels good.

I am tentatively going to Royal Purple Raceway in Baytown, Texas on August 4th, 5th, and 6th to run the car for the first time.

The 4th is just a street racing and testing night followed by a sportsman series race on Saturday and Sunday.

My plan is to get as many runs as I can on Friday night and try to qualify for the sportsman race on Saturday.

You are all welcome to come out to watch and support me. I am sure I will be nervous so your prayers will be welcome!

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New Billet Oil Pump

I have been goin over everything to make sure the dragster is ready for my first test and tune in late July (that is the plan anyway). Lower end of the engine looks good. Oliver billet rods, good crank, etc as the original owner told me. It did have a cast steel oil pump (which the original owner also told me) so I decided to install a Moroso billet gerotor pump instead. It is machined out of a solid piece of aluminum and is less likely to crack and break like a cast pump. I had to upgrade the pan as well to fit over the billet pump.

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