Racing at Sunset Strip Nationals this weekend

Tex013 · Sep 16, 2019

Well finally have a chance to run an ANDRA national event this weekend . Bit if a haul .
It is 1/8th mile racing .
Weather is looking good @ 18 degC each day . Only worry is possible dust storms .

Tex

davek · Sep 16, 2019

good luck and be safe :thumbsup:

dvw · Sep 16, 2019

Now that's a road trip. Good luck.
Doug

NOSTRT980 · Sep 17, 2019

pics later

Dennis H · Sep 17, 2019

The other Sunset Strip...

Tex013 · Sep 17, 2019

Dennis ,
Yes

Tex

NSS Guy · Sep 17, 2019

wow, that is a haul! Good luck and be safe. Keep us informed on your weekend.

Tex013 · Sep 21, 2019

Ok
Saturday is done , qualifying
Few issues on the way . Aermotive pump siezed in the middle of nowhere . Lucky haf spare holley hp150 . O oh , pressure valve failed stuck at 18 psi . Crap . Keep going as i was closer to race than home , about 6 1/2 hrs or so . Carb starts starving / surging . argh . Made mildura after 14 or so hours
Spent morning trying to get a pump , all i could get was a Carter silver . Oh well , strip carb full of shavings .
Lucky it rained and delayed start
Anyway , missed first qual . 2nd qual spun and ran 6.71 . Strip carb , less crap .
3rd qual drop 1/4psi bigger burnout . Chirp tyre 1.43 sixty , 6.58
#3 qualifier .
Back at hotel strip carb , clean .
Time for pub counter meal and good sleep . I am flogged
Like pic of main highway ?

Tex

65 3 times · Sep 21, 2019

Go get'em Mate.

Tex013 · Sep 21, 2019

Sunday morning . Very cold
6.20am

Tex

33 IMP · Sep 21, 2019

That Garbellini guy is WAY fast!! Rocket motor?

Tex013 · Sep 22, 2019

Well not the best result . Out in 1/4s , car in front of me dumped water on startline . While it seemed clear i spun like mad . All over red rover .
First 2 passes for me were 1.42/1.43 sixty this one 1.56
Cold beer time . Then a long run home .

Tex

33 IMP · Sep 22, 2019

Do i read that right, a .004 package? Nice lap!!!

Hard to tell sometimes what the guy in front of you does, and the track crew sometimes doesn't catch it. Iv'e got stories.....

Tex013 · Sep 23, 2019

33 IMP said:
Do i read that right, a .004 package? Nice lap!!!

Hard to tell sometimes what the guy in front of you does, and the track crew sometimes doesn't catch it. Iv'e got stories.....

Yeah , how good is that . Not often to go that tight.
Just got in , 12 & 1/4 hrs straight drive . At least no problems tnis time

Tex

Tex013 · Sep 23, 2019

This was 6.45 this morning .
The Hay plain . Flatter and more boring than Texas , and i have driven across Texas
Not much of anything but flies

Tex

NSS Guy · Sep 23, 2019

Your car is awesome, to be able to drive it 12+ hours and race it going low 10 seconds. That is great accomplishment in itself!

Mike Gaines · Sep 23, 2019

love it

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