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GOOD day at the office! UPDATE #1658072
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We have been making progress and going rounds.

Sunday Runnerupped @ Rt 66.

MOV was .0048

Picked up 91 points. Am now 3rd in points @ Rt 66 Pro Et.

The day included a 3 hour rain delay. Dave was good on calculating the dial. The weather changed a lot after the rain.
The final was @ 9 pm.

Felt REALLY good to go that many rounds (7) in changing conditions.

Don

UPDATE
Ended the year in 4th place in Pro Et @ Rt 66 .

I am very happy with our progress.

Not bad, 4th out of 110 cars!!!

Especially since with 2 races to go we were 14th.

Now the age old question Div. 3 Finals @ Indy?

Or MMW @ Norwalk?
Damn I hate it when that happens.

Don

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Re: GOOD day at the office! [Re: cudadon] #1658073
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NICE.............. You "pros" make it look easy.........


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Re: GOOD day at the office! [Re: cudadon] #1658074
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Nice going.
Dialing the car with changing weather and time delays can be a challenge. I love that car.

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Great stuff Don


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Re: GOOD day at the office! [Re: cudadon] #1658076
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Do you guys have and use a weather station? If so which one? I have a Performaire Eclipse that doesn't make accurate predictions, even after sending it in for updates and calibrations last winter


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Re: GOOD day at the office! [Re: Cab_Burge] #1658077
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Good going Don.
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Re: GOOD day at the office! [Re: deaks] #1658078
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Re: GOOD day at the office! [Re: 440Jim] #1658079
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Quote:

Nice going.
Dialing the car with changing weather and time delays can be a challenge. I love that car.




Thanks Jim that means a lot to me coming from you!
Love your Dart.
Don

Re: GOOD day at the office! [Re: Cab_Burge] #1658080
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Quote:

Do you guys have and use a weather station? If so which one? I have a Performaire Eclipse that doesn't make accurate predictions, even after sending it in for updates and calibrations last winter




Cab I have a performaire PC trailer mount.
We look at it's predictions as a reference.

I think we had the air/DA figured. we think the track got cooler. Plus Pro being the biggest class we were the only cars running.
SP was done couple rounds before our final.
Highschool ans sportsman were long gone.

Unless the car is rich? We ran semis 14 mins. from the final. The air didn't change much.
We ran a 9.291 balls out, dialed a 9.28 and ran 9.249. Best 60'330' of the day.
The wind may have been a factor also.
In the semis it was 2 head and 2 from the side in the final.
Didn't have time to look at the weather, fuel and go!

If I ran a better finish line race I would've dumped him.
Dbl breakout, I lost by .0048
Don

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Re: GOOD day at the office! [Re: deaks] #1658081
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Thanks for the compliments everyone!
1 more race, I am in 3rd now.

Dave and I have our work cut out for us.
I am sure we were on the radar before as we moved up the LIST due to a slow start.
We will have a target on our backs now. 100 other Pro racers who want to move up.

Don

Re: GOOD day at the office! [Re: cudadon] #1658082
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Congratulations Don! and good luck.


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