Drag racing results 2000

Date Results Track Notes  $665
11/12 2nd rnd TR Won 2nd round but blew up the motor. Rod #2 poked holes in the cases and took off carb #1
and the starter motor. Nasty!
 
11/11 Quart TR Forgot to put air in the shifter... I need to install the Holeshot fully electric shifter again!  
11/10   TR Test & Tune  
11/3   VMP T&T. Lockup clutch - what a disaster. Tried to switch back, but... forgot the big circlip at home.  
10/29 3rd ES Red eye in the semi final. 5.82 @ 132 50
10/28   ES 2nd round 0.013 breakout. That's how it goes when you're trying not to red light.  
10/27   VMP 2nd round red eye.  
10/22 16th PD 3rd round red eye. 5.81 @ 132. Finally, high 1.40 60 footers again.  
10/20   VMP Test and Tune. 5.84 @ 130 on NOS 1/8 mile. 9.55 @ 140 no NOS on the 1/4 mile.  
10/15 Quart NL Bad .601 light against Sherman. 5.84@134 soggy 60 foot! Took out Kenny and Derek. ;-) Money? Dunno!
10/14 Quart NB Fives bikes left and I cut a .496 light. ARRRGH! 5.89 @ 129 with only 13.7:1 compression 10
10/8 Quart ES Quarterfinal and 6 bikes left, me with a .0351 light against
a .0150 was forced to a runout against NB Track Champ.

Started "easy" (Hi Kenny, no offense! ;-) with NB #4 bike and continued to take out heavy
hitters suck as the Elk Creek Track Champ and then Andy Baumbach
(#2 in AMA/ProStar SuperComp). Finally... no red lights! :-)
50
10/7 - ES SBRA Bracket Finals. +0.007, -0.001 and then 2nd round buy-back to run a -0.004, geeezzz!  
10/6 - ES SBRA Bracket Finals. Big time red eye in 1st round.  
10/1 - ES Killed the guy on the tree when rod #3 took out cases, block and motor mount.
Thanks Barry for helping me out with the trailer. Yep, I made it home safe. Thanks!
- $4000?
9/30 - NL What else is new... 2nd round.  
9/29   VMP 5.80 @ 130, that's all. Didn't run the whole 1/4. Costed to a 9.70 @ 80 mph  
9/24 quart NL 3rd round red light. Lights HAS improved, more focusing needed though...
My Schnitz box MUST be faulty, wont shift to 3rd and 4th at all, except once. CRAP!
Money?
Dunno...
9/23 - NB 2nd round red light. Geeezzz... what more to say. And, air shifter cylinder went bad...  
9/22 - ES 2nd round red light. Cut double-oh's all night, but... New ET record motor only, 6.04 @ 118  
9/17 quart ES 3rd round red eye. Too cool/dry weather. Too much too soon. 1.45 sixty footers.  
9/16 3rd NB Wheelie in 3rd and it wouldn't shift. 5.75 @ 130 with a 1.46 60' 20
9/10 quart NL We where 5 bikes left in 3rd round and I killed the guy with a .528 against .633 light and
the damn thing wouldn't shift! F#CK!  ET and speed record 5.74 @ 136 mph (219km/h)
? Didn't stay
to check...
9/9 - NB 2nd round, killed Keith on the tree but wheelied. Good lights, new procedure seem to work!  
9/8 - ES 0.006 red eye in 2nd round. New ET record, 5.77 @ 133 mph  
9/4 - NB Red eye. This is getting REALLY annoying! Bike's too fast off the starting line for my procedures  
9/3   TR No go. Too much rain in the forecast. Flood warnings posted!  
9/2   NB Rained out when *I* was on the two-step at the starting line in first round! Crap... Dash winner 15
9/1 - ES 1st round red eye. 6.12 @ 117 mph with NO nitrous! 5.82 @ 130 mph with  
8/27   NL Rained out after 1st time trial. New record 5.82 @ 132.4 mph despite no "fuel purge" done  
8/26 - NB Breakout in 1st round. 6.208 on a 6.22 dial. Went 6.17 @ 113, no nitrous  
8/25   ES Rained out after 1st round. 6.18 @ 114 mph no nitrous. Only a 5.91 @ 130 on the "juice"  
8/19 - NB 2nd round breakout. No nitrous. 6.33 @ 108. 1oz blow-by every pass. Dash-for-cash winner 25
8/18 2nd ES Red light in the final 50
8/13 quart FA 4th round red eye. Picture of Bandit Buddy Mr O2 (Ed Henderson) and me.  
8/12 3rd NB You don't win if you try and leave in 2nd gear 20
8/11 quart ES 3rd round red eye. 5.90 @ 121 and I missed 4th gear! The nitrous works again.  
8/5 quart NB 3rd round fair fight. Identical lights but the bike slowed down too much 10
8/4 2nd ES We both broke out, me with a 6.33 on a .39 dial. NOS doesn't work, dunno what's wrong. 50
7/29 - NB NOS problems, probably air leaking into fuel hose (sputters after 3 seconds). Out in 2nd round.  
7/28   ES Rained out.  
7/23   NL Rained out. Three time trials with a best of 5.89 @ 131  
7/22 - NB Blew the headgasket in 2nd round on a holeshot.  
7/21 quart ES Red light. 5.87 @ 131 mph with stock cams!  
7/16 - ES 1st round red light.Too much clutch, bogs. 6.07 @ 129 mph. Raced in Quick 16  
7/15 - ES 2nd round red light. Clutch slipping - bad. Fried fibers = jerky.  
7/14   ES Rained out  
7/9 - NL Out in 1st round fair fight, 60 footer still suffers from "no power", crap!  
7/8 - NB Red light in 2nd round. Bike's too lean = bad 60'... Clutch works like a charm!  
7/7 quart ES 6.10@126 with the small motor with a lousy 1.67 60'. Clutch too "soft" and "early"  
7/2   NB No race, wrenching on the bike.  
7/1   NB No race, wrenching on the bike.  
6/30   ES No race, wrenching on the bike.  
6/25 - ES Blew rod #3 during time trials. Cases shot. Head shot, and a lot more... 5.95@131.4 mph  - $3800
6/24 3rd NB Bad light and then a wheelie... well, it paid for the gas anyway. 25
6/16-18   VMS "Stans Snabbaste Hoj", qualified #7 15 mph slower than everyone else. Out in quarter.  
6/11   NB Out in 1/16  
6/10   NB Out in quarter  
6/9   ES Out in quarter  
6/4 - SD 0.483, aka red light in 2nd round  
6/3 semi NB Big red light. New ET and speed record. 5.87 @ 131.58 and a 5.88 @ 133.53 mph 20
6/2 quart ES Finally, a race! But, did my first breakout this year.  
5/28   NB Rain  
5/27   NB Rained out. One time trial, 6.18 @ 126 with a pogo jump in 1st  
5/26 quart ES 0.06 red with a 5.95 @ 128 mph  
5/21   TR Brock Davidson runs a 7.993 @ 177.95 mph and a 7.986 @ 178.83 mph
on his street legal shootout Bandit. Too bad I wasn't there... it rained out here.
http://www.dragbike.com/prostarlive/rockingham_00/finalresults.htm
 
5/20 quart NB First a 0.508 reaction, then a .506 and as usual - a .477 red light. 10 :)
5/19   ES Rained out.  
5/14   ES WBOP Street Car Bash (cars only). Didn't race. Car "broken". Cruisin' with the bike...  
5/13   NB Rain, race canceled after 2nd time run.  
5/12 1st ES .002 redlight in the final, well... you win anyway if the other guy redlighted before you! :-)
Well, that wasn't all... I hit a deer on my way home. There goes another $500 deductable.
100
5/7   NL Race canceled. Track timing equipment (Christmas Tree) problem. 6.06 @ 128.2 mph  
5/6 quart NB 0.002 red light 10 ;-)
5/5 quart ES 0.02 red light  
4/29 - NB Blew the butterfly valves in the carbs, BANG! Out in 1st round. Too lean nitrous symptom.  
4/28   ES Rain, race canceled  
4/23 - ES Blew a head gasket, again...  
4/22   NB Race canceled, track timing equipment faulty  
4/16 - ES Out in 1st round with a .002 red light. New speed record, 129.222 mph (208km/h)  
4/15   NB Rain  
4/9 - NL Out in first round. Shinko Stealth tires are a piece of crap. Spun 2nd, 3rd and 4th  
4/8 - NB Rain, race canceled  
4/7 1st ES This was an easy one, got him on the tree. 100
4/2   ES Rain, race canceled  
4/1 - NB Blew a headgasket @ the 60' marker in the time trials, still a 6.09 @ 124  
3/25 1/16th TR Out in 4th round with a red light. Was fun though!  
3/24 1st TR Sport Bike Shootout winner Y2K! (won this race last year too :-)  9.11 @ 152 mph -
3/19 - ES Race canceled due to cold weather  
3/18 quart NB I cut a .507 light against a .574, but... spun bad. 6.24 @ 118 mph - no nitrous  
3/12 1st ES 6.3186 on a 6.31 dial, that's hard to beat! :-) 100
3/5 quart ES 6.30 @ 116.6 mph and a 6.33 @ 117.6 mph, foot shifting and motor only, no nitrous.  
3/3-5 no race GV Gainesville Raceway, March 3-5, IF I get the bike put together!                                     . ----

NB=Natural Bridge Dragstrip, Natural Bridge, VA, 1/8 mile
NL=New London Dragstrip, Lynchburg VA, 1/8 mile
FA=Farmington Dragway, Farmington, NC, 1/8 mile
ES=Eastside Speedway, Waynesboro VA, 1/8 mile
VMP=Virginia Motorsports Park, VA, 1/4 mile
TR=The Rock, Rockingham, NC, 1/4 mile
SD=Sumerduck Dragway, VA, 1/8 mile
PD=Piedmont Dragway, NC, 1/8 mile
GV=Gainesville Dragway, FL, 1/4 mile
VMS=Vasters, Sweden, 1/8 mile

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