Ardmore was tons of fun - everybody that missed should see for themselves next time... good folks and good times up there!

Big thanks to Rowland and Evan for helping out with pit-crew duties.

We made a bunch of runs Friday night getting the driver and truck dialed-in to the track; at 9200#, the '05 is an honest 15 second Service Truck. Looking foward to running some numbers in street trim with everything turned up/on!

Saturday we thrashed between rounds to adjust the traction bars, correct some minor issues between the new TIP gauge/pyro fitting and SS cowl-induction hat, and stripped what we could out of the bed... got down to ~ 8600# for 90+ MPH in the bottom half of the 15's.

Unfortunately, the only "mechanical" we had was the failure of Smarty to load... guess I shouldn't have left it unopened in the office for so long!

 

Congrats on your numbers!! To Mike and RJ.

Good job putting that beast on a diet Mike!! Any idea what's up with your Smarty????

Maybe we can make Ardmore another not to distant future N.TEX DTR meet and try to have better attendance from the rest of us.

Glad yall had a good time.


ps...Rowland.....I will let you know when/if im going to sell the 285 BFGs. Money is tight right now to apply toward my own set of 35s. Mine are actually wearing like iron.....almost 40k on them and looking good.

 

Sounds like a great time had by all, sorry I missed it. My son's team one, again, so now it's off to the semi-finals later this week.
We did get to Redline on Sat. evening. He met me there after his last game and we ran my little Chevy pickup. NO TRACTION...but a blast for my son to drive. This was his first time on the strip. Other than a blown header gasket and rubber chunks on the side of the bed, all is good. Truck ran great but I need a spool and ratchet shifter for it. So my "driver" says...
AREN'T KIDS GREAT !?!?!?!

 

Almost forgot...
Got my 2-low conversion done (thanks Bnold!)
Ended up mounting the switch on the side of the t-case handle cover. Worked GREAT backing the trailer up the driveway.

 

Wayne - I wish you could take some of my traction!

 

I wish I could too!
I saw a few ODTR trucks at the track. Can't remember what they ran, too busy with my boys.

 

It's amazing what three, 3 to 4 foot sections of railroad track secured in the bed will do for traction.

Also, your meter bracket is in my truck.

 

Cool. Just let me know when you'll be back at the ranch and I'll run by.

 

Ok Charlie I dont know what you have running around the Ranch, but I have like 20 large red very itchy welps on me!!! Woke up like 5am itching like crazy!!!

 

Must be a personal problem. I don't have any on me.....niether does Woody.

 

X 2 Brian!

At first I thought it was sleeping in the South Padre Island tent on Friday night, but none of the "symptoms" showed up until Sunday...

Both Evan & I have also been similiarly afflicted; but I've never been disturbed by any parasites at Charlie's before... of course, I've never slept in his trailer before either - and Saturday night we all bunked together in there (remember how much the camper was rocking? )

Anyway, I'm thinking the Camper has an infestation of Bag Bugs... after all, Tyler usually sleeps in there and he's always complaining about his parts!

 

I've stayed in there a few times before with no issues, but I definitely have some red itchy stuff now!!

 

has tyler been bringin any of his lady friends around??

 

Welcome to the world of chiggers. And yall thought I was joking bout that stuff. That's alright. I've got flea bites all over my legs from the freaking apartments I have to work in.

 

Charlie.. what's been going on up there????