[don_w]

1/8-Mile Drags, Barona, July 20, 2007

This was our first trip to the track after having the torque converter replaced, and having lower control arm (LCA) relocation brackets welded on. The hope was that these two changes would improve the launch of the car, as well as increase the trap speed at the top of the track. Although not as dramatic as I had hoped for, we did see major improvement in the launch, and noticeable ET and MPH gains. And even though the 60-foot times weren’t as good as we’ve seen in cooler weather, the car was squatting less and hooking pretty well… good enough that it actually lifted the left front tire several times. We’ve never seen it do that before!

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My wife, Donna and I got in a total of 19 runs on this night. All of our passes were in the 7.23 to 7.37 range, and the trap speeds were mostly in the 94-97 mph range. The average for the day was 7.31 @ 95.8, which is about a tenth quicker and 3 mph better than two weeks ago (with similar weather conditions).

The weather was definitely in mid-summer form. The high temperature was almost 83 degrees, and it only dropped into the upper 60s by midnight. The dew point was between 56-57 degrees all evening. The density altitude was about 3,900 feet at the time of the first run, and only dropped to about 2,800 feet later at night. The humidity was as high as 71% during the late night runs.

Here are the videos from Friday, July 20 at Barona. The videos marked with the asterisks (**) are my favorites.

Video #1, Time 6:23 pm, DA = 3,894 ft:
My first run was against a 1967 Falcon. This was the first time we ever saw the left front tire lift on the launch. After a 0.079 light, I ran 7.365 @ 95.753, with a 60-foot time of 1.638. The Falcon ran 8.659 @ 80.061, 1.940. (The quality of this video isn’t good… there is a double image and it didn’t focus correctly).

**Video #2, Time 6:28 pm, DA = 3,871 ft:
On this solo run, I cut the best reaction time of the day, 0.009, and again there was a little air under the front tire. I improved a little to 7.333 @ 95.327, 1.616.

Video #3, Time 6:33 pm, DA = 3,846 ft:
The third run was also a bye run. On this run, I decided to try launching from an idle, rather than power braking the car. It didn’t feel like it launched as hard, yet it ran a consistent 7.354 @ 94.887, 1.628.

**Video #4, Time 6:58 pm, DA = 3,731 ft:
Donna’s first run was against Rick Reynolds’ 560+ci, 900hp, 5-sec Pinto. Even though she made a decent run and lifted the tire again, I thought for sure something broke in the rear end. During the burnout, the left wheel just stopped turning, while the right kept on going. I’m not sure how this could happen with a Detroit TrueTrac rear end. Apparently, there was no damage though, and it was fine for every run after this. Anyway, she ran 7.295 @ 96.849, 1.648 to the Pinto’s 5.669 @ 121.149, 1.262.

**Video #5, Time 7:03 pm, DA = 3,690 ft:
On this run, a 2002 BMW was lined up next to Donna. It turned out to be the 2nd best ET and the best 60-foot time of the night. Plus, you can easily see the daylight under the tire on this video. Donna ran 7.240 @ 96.431, 1.590 to the BMW’s 9.166 @ 78.378, 2.102.

Video #6, Time 7:12 pm, DA = 3,626 ft:
Donna ran against the BMW again on this pass. A slight spin on the launch slowed it down to a 7.316 @ 95.856, 1.651. Her opponent went 9.530 @ 78.546, 2.446.

**Video #7, Time 7:35 pm, DA = 3,535 ft:
I was back in the seat for this run, against a 5-sec Mustang-body race car. Just for testing purposes, I put the street tune in the car for this run. It still got a little air, but slowed down to a 7.374 @ 95.391, 1.610. My opponent ran 5.909 @ 116.308, 1.298.

**Video #8, Time 7:46 pm, DA = 3,490 ft:
This might be my favorite video of the night. Donna had a great camera angle for the launch. Even though it wasn’t a great run, I think the video is pretty cool. With a large pickup truck lined up against me this time, and the track tune back in the car, I ran 7.351 @ 94.653, 1.612 to the truck’s 9.910 @ 74.457, 2.564.

Video #9, Time 8:08 pm, DA = 3,331 ft:
This run was a little odd. I had my best 60-foot and 330-foot times of the night, yet the trap speed was off by 2-3mph. I ran 7.312 @ only 92.365, 1.592. The Olds 4-4-2 in the other lane ran 7.994 @ 86.305, 1.805. The video is a little funky because the “Nite Shot” mode was on.

**Video #10, Time 8:17 pm, DA = 3,301 ft:
On this run, I was lined up against a 55-57 Chevy… and a quick one at that. The video angle captures a nice perspective of the rear tire biting into the track, and there isn’t as much body squat as before. And the front did get up ever so slightly. I ran 7.340 @ 94.743, 1.625. The Chevy went 6.712 @ 101.088, 1.435. The “Nite Shot” mode was on this vid too.

**Video #11, Time 9:50 pm, DA = 3,150 ft:
Donna was back in the car against a Camaro. For testing purposes, I changed tunes again, going to the “old” street tune that we’ve been running for the past 10 months or so. Donna posted her best RT of the day with a 0.014, and also ran the second highest MPH of the day. She went 7.301 @ 97.186, 1.649. The Camaro was about 15-20 car lengths back at 9.307 @ 73.541.

**Video #12, Time 10:13 pm, DA = 3,000 ft:
OK, so now it’s after 10pm and the density altitude is still 3,000 feet. So much for good night air. But, the high DA didn’t cause the Corvette in the other lane to lose control. I think we can attribute that to street tires and trying to drive through a fishtailing situation that really should have been aborted. And it was the second time that I saw him get loose on the track. He kept it off the wall the first time, but wasn’t so lucky the second time. Donna ran 7.320 @ 96.405, 1.642. There was no ET recorded for the Vette.

Video #13, Time 10:25 pm, DA = 2,973 ft:
On this run, Donna was lined up against a 6-sec Vega. She made a good lap, 7.288 @ 94.187, 1.608, but was still a 1/2-second behind his 6.785 @ 101.791, 1.455.

Video #14, Time 10:50 pm, DA = 2,914 ft:
Still running the “old” street tune, I had a solo pass on this run. It turned out to be my 8th straight 7.3x run. The timeslip showed 7.313 @ 94.232, 1.623.

**Video #15, Time 10:56 pm, DA = 2,895 ft:
I hot-lapped it around for another bye run, which turned out to be my best of the night. After a pretty good 0.043 light, I finally got into the 20’s, running 7.288 @ 96.863, 1.608. You wrinkle wall fans might like this one.

Video #16, Time 11:06 pm, DA = 2,875 ft:
My last run of the night was against a classic Camaro. I knew he was a tenth or two quicker than me, so I really wanted to cut a light and try to win on a holeshot. Unfortunately, the brakes didn’t hold and the car rolled the beams way early, turning on the red bulb. And then it started to get a little weird down track, so I just aborted it early, before the 330’ mark. The memory of that Vette was still in my mind. I just coasted to an unimpressive 9.228 @ 54.452, 1.678. As expected, the Camaro ran 7.158 @ 99.474, 1.645. And to top it off, he had a 0.602 light, so I had a good chance of beating him to the stripe had I not fouled and then dumped the run.

Video #17, Time 11:29 pm, DA = 2,832 ft:
For the final three runs of the night, I put the track tune back in for Donna. But, this run was doomed from the start. The water box was pretty dry, so she didn’t get a good burnout. The car spun noticeably on the launch, which hurt the 60’ and scrubbed off some ET. It was also a little loose most of the way down, but Donna did a good job of driving through it. She ran 7.369 @ 93.464, 1.701. Her opponent went 10.380 @ 68.355, 2.390.

**Video #18, Time 11:34 pm, DA = 2,823 ft:
On this pass, Donna was racing a motorcycle and she made the best run of the whole night, posting the quickest ET and fastest trap speed. After a 0.070 RT, she ran 7.232 @ 97.209, 1.602. The bike ran 7.785 @ 93.619, 1.994.

**Video #19, Time 11:37 pm, DA = 2,815 ft:
I personally really like this video a lot… the car just shoots out of the hole, and the camera angle captured it well. I can’t tell if it pulls the front tire, but there isn’t a lot of wasted motion on this launch. This tells me that the converter and LCA relocation brackets have helped significantly. Too bad the weather didn’t allow the ETs to be as good as I had hoped for. This run was only 3 minutes after the previous run. Donna and the motorcycle hot-lapped it back and lined up again. The result was pretty much the same as the previous run. She ran 7.268 @ 96.874, 1.610 to the bike’s 7.856 @ 93.420, 2.037.

[don_w]

1/8-Mile Drags, Barona, July 28, 2007

This was by far the warmest weather we’ve seen at the track all year. The high temperature was almost 94 degrees, and it only dropped into the upper 70s after dark, plus it got pretty humid. The dew point was between 55-57 degrees all evening. The density altitude was over 4,400 feet at the time of the first few runs, and only dropped to 3,200 feet later at night. At the time of the first run, the track temperature was a blistering 143 degrees! Yikes!

Donna and I stopped early, but we got in a total of 10 runs on this night. With the exception of three runs with bad launches, all of our passes were in the 7.28 to 7.34 range, and the trap speeds were in the 92-95 mph range. The average for the seven clean runs was 7.31 @ 94.8, which is about the same at last week.

Here are the videos from Friday, July 28 at Barona. The videos marked with the asterisks (**) are my favorites.

Video #1, Time 3:41 pm, DA = 4,429 ft:
Donna’s first run was against a little pickup truck. I’m not sure what’s in it, but it is pretty quick. He went red by a bunch, and Donna cut a 0.090 light. She ran 7.345 @ 95.797, with a 1.656 60-foot time. The truck ran 7.743 @ 89.050, 1.704.

**Video #2, Time 4:00 pm, DA = 4,451 ft:
Donna was paired up against a Hertz GT-H on this run. Unfortunately, the water box was pretty dry, and she didn’t get much of a burnout. Even though she cut a killer 0.012 RT, the car spun hard on the launch, and all it could run then was a 7.499 @ 92.555, 1.789. The GT-H recorded a 9.106 @ 80.222, 2.119.

Video #3, Time 4:24 pm, DA = 4,428 ft:
Run #3 wasn’t much better. After she rolled through the water box, the opponent had some troubles getting started and eventually backed out. As she sat waiting on him, the tires dried up, and again the result was a poor burnout, a spinning launch and a bad run. Donna ran 7.475 @ 94.853, 1.706.

**Video #4, Time 5:31 pm, DA = 4,193 ft:
My first lap of the day was against a Camaro. I went 7.331 @ 95.323, 1.632. The Camaro ran 7.829 @ 86.585, 1.753.

**Video #5, Time 5:47 pm, DA = 4,113 ft:
This was a solo run for me. I cut my best RT of the day (0.020) and it was extremely consistent with the previous run. This was the only run of the day where the camera captured a little air under the front tire. I ran 7.324 @ 95.564, 1.636.

Video #6, Time 5:54 pm, DA = 4,086 ft:
On this pass, I was lined up against a pretty fast Nova. But, I totally screwed up the launch. There was a car stopped at the end of the track, so we had to back out of the staging beams. Somehow, when I pulled the car of out reverse, it went into 3rd gear instead of Drive. Just as I rolled back into the stage beams, and the tree was coming down, I realized it wasn’t in Drive. As I was hitting the loud pedal, I reached down quickly to change the shifter, but my hand slipped and I accidentally pushed it down into 1st. So, as the car is leaving the line, I’m still trying to get it up into “D”. It was just a mess, and the run turned out pretty bad… 7.530 @ 93.775, 1.680. The Nova ran away from me with a 6.667 @ 106.061, 1.592.

Video #7, Time 8:45 pm, DA = 3,378 ft:
Almost 3 hours later, Donna was back behind the wheel. She made her quickest run of the night, but it paled in comparison to the mid 5-sec run of the Fox-body Stang in the left lane. Donna went 7.304 @ 93.172, 1.643. The Fox ran 5.644 @ 124.755, 1.304.

**Video #8, Time 9:22 pm, DA = 3,343 ft:
This was Donna’s last run of the night, and she was up against a 2003 Mach 1. Although not the lowest ET of the night, it was the highest trap speed. She ran 7.318 @ 95.905, 1.639. The Mach ran a 9.011 @ 80.436, 2.122.

**Video #9, Time 10:02 pm, DA = 3,263 ft:
On this run, I was up against a “Drag Bug”… a pretty darn quick VW. I took a stab at the tree, and went red. But, it turned out to be the quickest run of the night, as well as the best 60-foot time. I ran 7.280 @ 95.261, 1.603. Herbie went 7.232 @ 93.174, 1.511.

Video #10, Time 10:28 pm, DA = 3,200 ft:
This was my last run of the night. After cutting a good 0.043 light, I ran 7.306 @ 92.559, 1.623. My opponent went 7.836 @ 88.385, 1.759.

[don_w]

1/8-Mile Drags, Qualcomm, August 3, 2007

About the only good thing I can say for this night was that we had a lot fun hanging out at the track with our friends, because the racing wasn’t that great. The humidity was pretty bad, and traction was virtually non-existent. We made 11 runs total, but spun on the launch on 8 of them. And to top it off, my left front tire went flat which ended our night early. At least it happened back in the pits, and not on the track at 95mph.

As noted, the air was pretty moist and it was about the worst DA we’ve seen at this track. The temperature stayed in the 70s and the humidity almost 80%. The dew point was in the mid-60s all night.

I was reasonably consistent on the tree. Out of my 5 runs, my slowest was 0.539. My other two greens were a 0.507 and 0.509, for an average of 0.518. I also had a couple near-miss reds… but that’s what happens when you are trying to drill the tree.

Here are the videos from Friday, August 3 at Qualcomm. My favorite videos are marked with the asterisks (**).

**Video #1, Time 6:41 pm, DA = 1,554 ft:
Donna made the first three runs, and the traction issues started right away. After a major burnout (which literally covered the whole car in rubber… what a mess!), she black-tracked it out of the hole. With all that spinning, all she could run was a 7.395 @ 92.59, with a 1.700 60-foot time. The Honda in the other lane ran a pedestrian 10.538 @ 68.49, 2.516.

Video #2, Time 6:48 pm, DA = 1,436 ft:
Her second run was even worse. The car spun hard and bounced off the rev limiter. A bad 1.777 60-ft time resulted in the slowest ET of the night, 7.521 @ 92.40. Her opponent ran 8.736 @ 84.75, 1.775.

**Video #3, Time 6:59 pm, DA = 1,389 ft:
On this run, she was paired up against Dan and his Camaro. Even though they both left early and spun on the launch, it was a good even side-by-side run, with Dan taking the stripe by 0.027 seconds (less than 4 feet). Donna ran 7.428 @ 92.98, 1.716 and Dan went 7.359 @ 95.54. Dan’s car usually runs very low 7’s, and has run in the 6’s. His best run of the night was a 7.24, so you can see how the track and weather conditions affected performance.

**Video #4, Time 7:19 pm, DA = 1,256 ft:
Now it was my turn for some tire spin, but it wasn’t as bad as Donna’s. I ran 7.311 @ 96.77, 1.682… but I left about 0.031 early. The 96.77mph trap speed was the highest of the night. My opponent aborted early, coasting to a 15.421 @ 46.44. You can’t really see the whole thing, but a funny thing happened on this run. As you may know, there are two side-by-side tracks here. Over on the right track, a couple of cars were lined up at the same time. They left about the time we were getting staged… you can hear them squeal the tires right before the tree came down for us. So, they had about a 2-second head start. The funny part is that I was able to catch and pass the winner on the other track before he crossed the finish line.

**Video #5, Time 7:27 pm, DA = 1,213 ft:
Finally, on the fifth run of the night, the tire spin was minimal. After cutting a 0.539 RT, I clocked the best ET of the night, 7.247 @ 93.55, 1.619. The BMW ran 9.276 @ 77.45, 2.391.

**Video #6, Time 7:36 pm, DA = 1,299 ft:
On this run, I was racing another 2005+ Mustang. I’m pretty sure he’s still N/A, and if so he runs pretty darn strong. He made a very good pass with an 8.462 @ 81.96, 1.865, with a 0.552 reaction time. I spun on the launch (what a shock, huh?) and slowed to a 7.379 @ 92.21, 1.678. I also had my best RT of the night on this run… a 0.507. And it appears to lift the front tire on this run, too.

Video #7, Time 8:24 pm, DA = 1,188 ft:
Donna was up against the same white Mustang on this lap. Even though she spun again, Donna made her best run on the evening, and he improved on the run he made against me. She ran 7.290 @ 93.95, 1.678 vs 8.410 @ 81.81, 1.824.

Video #8, Time 8:54 pm, DA = 1,088 ft:
After yet another slippery launch, Donna ran 7.320 @ 93.74, 1.692. The popping import ran 8.774 @ 82.27, 2.209.

Video #9, Time 9:05 pm, DA = 1,088 ft:
Donna’s last run of the night was against an S2000. For the 6th time in 6 tries, she spun on the launch. After a 1.753 60-ft time, she ran 7.421 @ 93.55. The Honda ran 9.632 @ 73.76, 2.303.

**Video #10, Time 9:48 pm, DA = 1,079 ft:
I was running against a Camaro on this run, and we both drilled the Christmas tree. He cut a 0.505 to my 0.509. But, I pulled away with a 7.287 @ 93.55, 1.650, to his 7.972 @ 87.38, 1.797.

Video #11, Time 10:03 pm, DA = 1,079 ft:
The Camaro and I lined up again on this run. I was little quick on the tree (0.465) and he was way late (0.831). But, I equaled my best ET of the night with a 7.247 @ 93.94, 1.635. He ran 7.926 @ 86.04, 1.720. It was after this run that my left front tire went flat as I was driving around the staging road by the pits.

[don_w]

1/8-Mile Drags, Barona, August 11, 2007

As bad as the weather was on our last trip to the track, it was a little worse this time… in fact, it was the worst we’ve seen at the track all year. The high temperature was 94 degrees, and the density altitude was over 4,500 feet at the time of the first few runs, and only dropped to 3,400 feet by the time of our last run.

We stopped early, and only made 9 runs. With the exception of two runs that spun on the launch, all of the runs were in the 7.30s. The average for the seven clean runs was 7.37 @ 93.

Here are the videos from Friday, August 11, at Barona. The videos marked with the asterisks (**) are my favorites.

**Video #1, Time 3:47 pm, DA = 4,523 ft:
Inexplicably, my first run turned out to be the quickest and fastest of the day, even though the weather was at its worst. Go figure. I was lined up against a Z06 Corvette, and his street tires were no help. I missed a perfect reaction time by 1/1000 of a second (-0.001), and ran 7.341 @ 94.722, with a 1.615 60-foot time (also the best of the day). The Vette ran 9.662 @ 82.765, 2.818.

Video #2, Time 3:58 pm, DA = 4,451 ft:
On this run, a different Corvette was in the other lane. The car slowed down a tick to 7.380 @ 94.654, 1.651. The Corvette went 9.118 @ 79.642, 2.124.

**Video #3, Time 4:23 pm, DA = 4,385 ft:
The Z06 was back for a second time, and his traction problems were even worse on this run. He spun bad and basically clicked it off early and coasted through. Donna was in a good camera position to get a nice view of my front tire lifting, and the car stayed consistent running a 7.372 @ 91.474, 1.626. My opponent rolled through with a 12.827 @ 50.779, 3.217.

Video #4, Time 4:53 pm, DA = 4,339 ft:
Because I was planning on running in a Late Model Shootout bracket race later, Donna passed up her seat time to give me a few extra runs before it started (I guess she figured I needed the practice). I managed a decent 0.045 RT, and once again, the car was very consistent, recording a 7.361 @ 94.379, 1.639. The Fox Mustang in the other lane ran 10.440 @ 66.918, 2.298.

Video #5, Time 5:05 pm, DA = 4,326 ft:
My 5th run was a solo pass. I rolled in a little deep, and went red by 0.007 seconds. The car spun on the launch, and bounced off the rev limiter on the 1-2 shift. The lack of traction resulted in the slowest ET and 60-ft times of the day, 7.469 @ 91.756, 1.708.

**Video #6, Time 5:31 pm, DA = 4,200 ft:
This was the last run made prior to the start of the bracket race. I was running against our friend John in his ’07 Vista Blue Mustang. And once again, the car ran in the mid 7.30s… five of my first six runs were between 7.34 and 7.38. I ran 7.372 @ 92.209, 1.653 to John’s 8.936 @ 80.427, 2.102. Donna had a good camera angle on this run, too.

Video #7, Time 6:58 pm, DA = 3,754 ft:
In the first round of the Late Model Shootout bracket, I was paired up against John. We had tried to not draw each other, but the random pairings put us together anyway (if there had of been an odd number of cars, I would have had the Bye). John dialed in at 8.90 and I decided to dial in at 7.40, figuring I could brake at the top end if I had to. But, I rolled in too deep in the beams, and threw it away with a redlight foul. I ran 7.393 @ 91.889, 1.619 to John’s 8.805 @ 81.132, 2.060.

**Video #8, Time 7:18 pm, DA = 3,670 ft:
My last run of the day started with some tire spin and the car slowed down. Even though the car (an Anglia??) in the other lane was slightly quicker, I took the stripe by 0.017 seconds (about 2 feet). It was a fun side-by-side race. I ran 7.447 @ 91.488, 1.690 to his 7.400 @ 94.565, 1.659.

Video #9, Time 8:00 pm, DA = 3,439 ft:
Donna’s first run turned out to be her only run. The big Chevy in the left lane went red by a bunch (-0.261), turning on Donna’s win light. She ran 7.384 @ 92.537, 1.676. The bowtie went 6.730 @ 104.581, 1.574. When Donna returned to the staging lanes after this pass, the car battery died (still not sure why), and we had to push it out of the lanes to jump start it. At that point, we just decided to call it a night and go home.

[don_w]

1/8-Mile Drags, Barona, October 5, 2007

After a nearly 2-month hiatus away from the track, we were stoked to be able to go back. The weather was very cool (in the 50s), so we hoped for some much improved results. Unfortunately, that’s not what we saw. All it would run was 7.30s and 7.40s. Yuck.

We arrived with two new tunes from Adam (a new street tune and a new race tune). Before the first lap, I dumped 5 gallons of 110 in the tank, loaded up the race tune, and packed the chiller box full of ice, fully expecting the car to run like a scalded dog. It didn’t. In fact, it didn’t matter which tune I ran… the car wouldn’t respond. We even made a bunch of runs using my “old” street tune (which has gone as quick as 7.0 before). Not much better.

I’m not sure exactly what is going on here, but something just isn’t right. I don’t see how it can be tune related (since my old “proven” tune was just as slow), but I have a couple other ideas. First, the fuel I used had been sitting in a 5-gal jug in my garage for a couple months. So it may have gone sour. Second, maybe my plugs were no good, although I never heard any missing or sputtering. Both of those issues will be corrected before I hit the track again (fresh fuel and new plugs are ready to go). The third possibility is that maybe the motor is just getting tired, and needs to be freshened up. It has 17K miles and 600+ runs on it.

Anyway, we got in a total of 16 runs. The track was pretty slick at times… both on the launch and down track. It was just a wee bit too cool out there I think, there wasn’t much heat in the track. With the exception of one run that spun really hard on the launch, all of the runs were in the 7.30s and 7.40s. The average for the other 15 runs was 7.42 @ 93.

Here are the videos from Friday, October 5, at Barona. The videos marked with the asterisks (**) are my favorites.

Video #1, Time 6:33 pm, DA = 1,991 ft:
My first run was with the race tune loaded, and was against a late model Mach 1. Even though the car launched well (lifted the front tire), it nosed over at higher rpms (right before the shifts), and generally did not run strong at all. It also spun at about the 60’ cone. I ran 7.425 @ 94.760, with a 1.644 60-foot time. The Mach 1 ran 9.570 @ 77.901, 2.404. The 94.760 mph trap speed was the highest of the night.

**Video #2, Time 6:45 pm, DA = 1,977 ft:
On this run, I loaded the new street tune in. Even though the car made a hard move to the left on the launch, it still cut the best 60’ of the night (1.629). My opponent was a quick 1967 Mustang. I ran 7.379 @ 94.284, 1.629. The ’67 went 7.050 @ 96.577, 1.540.

Video #3, Time 6:54 pm, DA = 1,958 ft:
Before this pass, the “old” street tune went in. And even though it was my best pass of the night, I was still a long way behind the Corvette in the other lane. My 7.370 @ 94.643, 1.670 was no match for his 6.706 @ 106.891, 1.694.

**Video #4, Time 7:32 pm, DA = 1,927 ft:
I was up against the ‘67 Mustang again on this run. And this one turned out to be a wild ride for me. The car spun on the launch, and then just past half track, it got pretty loose. It felt worse than it looks… but it definitely got my attention! Ed also got a video of this run, which shows the top end wiggle better (Ed’s video). All I could run after all that was 7.479 @ 93.071, 1.704. The other Mustang ran 7.075 @ 96.691, 1.568.

Video #5, Time 7:39 pm, DA = 1,927 ft:
Run #5 for me was a good chance to see a parachute blossom at the finish line… I was running against a low 5-sec dragster. haha. My 7.379 @ 93.929, 1.650 was no contest for his 5.231 @ 131.944, 1.179.

Video #6, Time 8:26 pm, DA = 1,793 ft:
On this run, I decided to try the race tune one more time. The result was about the same for me, 7.421 @ 94.004, 1.629. The Buick Grand National in the other lane had nitrous on top of his turbo-6, and laid down a very nice 6.639 @ 109.939, 1.639.

Video #7, Time 9:37 pm, DA = 1,785 ft:
My last run of the night was the first round of the Gambler bracket race. I put the old street tune back in, and dialed in at 7.37 (I should have dialed higher… and I knew it when I did it, too). The Duster in the other lane was dialed in at 7.29, so it was pretty close to a heads up race. I managed to snooze at the tree (0.128 to his 0.053), and then the car only ran 7.460. I was done for the night. The numbers: 7.460 @ 93.554, 1.704 to his 7.335 @ 87.032, 1.635.

Video #8, Time 10:21 pm, DA = 1,805 ft:
This was the first of Donna’s nine runs (note: all nine of her runs were done in less than an hour! The “hot lap” queen! hehe). She was running against a Subaru (with a pink roll bar). She spun hard on the launch, which slowed the car way down. She ran 7.572 @ 92.473, 1.784 vs 7.677 @ 91.041, 1.930.

Video #9, Time 10:27 pm, DA = 1,805 ft:
On this pass, Donna was paired up with a Mini Cooper. Talk about a mismatch. The margin of victory was 3.426 seconds… about 30 car lengths. Donna ran 7.455 @ 94.051, 1.715. The Mini ran 11.122 @ 66.527, 2.729. The Mini’s ET at the 330-foot mark (1/2-track) was 7.410… just slightly quicker than Donna’s 660-foot time.

Video #10, Time 10:31 pm, DA = 1,795 ft:
Donna was on a solo run this time. She ran 7.435 @ 92.699, 1.698.

**Video #11, Time 10:37 pm, DA = 1,795 ft:
Donna’s 4th run was against a very quick motorcycle. The car launched pretty hard (you can see light under the left front tire again), but the run was just average. She ran 7.406 @ 94.069, 1.711 to the bike’s 6.315 @ 111.942, 1.574.

**Video #12, Time 10:51 pm, DA = 1,795 ft:
This pass was also a solo for Donna. She got pretty loose early in the run, but she kept the loud pedal mashed and drove through it. Nicely done! The timeslip read: 7.469 @ 92.806, 1.708.

**Video #13, Time 10:57 pm, DA = 1,795 ft:
This turned out to be the quickest run of the whole night. I was standing even with the tree for this camera angle. Donna was running the Mini Cooper again on this pass. She went 7.326 @ 93.329, 1.634 vs 10.801 @ 68.848, 2.718.

Video #14, Time 11:10 pm, DA = 1,802 ft:
Before this pass, I reloaded the “new” street tune in the car. Donna was supposed to have raced Paul in his Ford-302-on-the-bottle Miata, but his car died on the line (it turned out to be a loose connection on the distributor). So, she ended up with a bye run. Too bad, because Paul had been running in the 7.3-7.4 range, so it would have been a fun race. Donna ran 7.446 @ 92.897, 1.662.

Video #15, Time 11:14 pm, DA = 1,802 ft:
Another solo run for Donna netted a 7.455 @ 92.412, 1.649.

Video #16, Time 11:18 pm, DA = 1,795 ft:
Donna’s last run of the night (and 9th in a 57-minute span!) was also a solo, and resulted in her equaling the best 60-ft of the night. She ran 7.419 @ 92.672, 1.629.