Well.....maybe not as I expected for the licensing portion, but made up in other areas.

It was great to meet-up with old friends/members; Bill_T. Bill was running the Road Runner! Brought back some memories of his dad Bill Sr., a contributing member here who passed away (Mr Mopar).

My son and I made our way to the track last night for a track rental event at Wild Horse Pass. It was a warm evening to say the least! 40 cars were allowed for the event. I roll up to tech, they look everything over, get the thumbs-up, so good to go. Then we head over to the drivers meeting, and they informed us of the PJ1 shortage. Now only 1 lane gets prepped, and the other lane was semi-no prep style for those who wanted to try it. I don't think anyone tried the no prep lane, which slowed things down a bit with only 1 lane for the night. No complaints from me, I was just happy to be there. My sole purpose was to just get my 6 passes completed, get signed-off and head home.

I get suited-up, drive the car to the lanes. its about 7pm and still hot, and I'm soaked in the car LOL. I decided that if everything went well on the initial launch and drive down the track I'd hot lap it just to get the first two over with quickly. So I make the launch (foot brake), everything works, temp, oil pressure, vac, and volts all look decent, so roll back to the lanes and shut it off to wait. Now its time to go again so my son turns the power back on, and I see the volts are not where they need to be, and sure enough it struggles a bit to fire, but it does fire. I do my business, foot brake launch again, and return back to the pit area. Pull out the generator and charger, and start charging the 16v battery for about 30 minutes. Seems like everything is good, so I go back up to the lanes to make my first 1/8mi hit. Of course I have to wait a little bit, so back to smoldering inside the car again.

Now I'm ready to make the first 1/8 mi hit, and instead of driving the car to the lanes my buddy tows me. I do my business at the line, decided again to foot brake, and the car launches decent and straight. I lifted and just putted back to the pit area. Began charging the battery again. Checked lash and all was good. So we tow back to the line, and this time I decided to the use the transbrake and shift it at 7500-7800 RPM. Let go of the brake, and SENT IT! Pulled to 7800 and it was hauling a$$.

I also have to remind myself this thing has a tight PTC bolt-together nitrous converter, powerglide, and 3.89 gear. Next time out I'll use the Racepak to get some real data also. I was able to get 4 of 6 attempts done before running out of time at midnight. My two buddies and the track manager signed off the 4 runs. I'll make he necessary changes, and get right back to the track to make my two 1/4 mi passes to be complete for my license again. The track manager said I have 6 months to get my 2 passes done before anything expires. I should be able to get it all done before end of November. It was a great night; I didn't crash the car, no broken parts or fluid dumps. Time with friends and my son is always a win-win. Rest assured when the IS Holy Moly spray hits the intake plenum/runners this car is going to move out! Brett Miller built a nice motor for it. Arrived home, unloaded the car, put the enclosed trailer to bed, and took a nice cold shower and hit the pillow around 3am LOL. Anyway, sorry for the long read, just thought I'd share the experience. I forgot how much fun this is! I am looking forward to the next outing!!! However, I am really bummed that our track is closing in the Spring next year,

Wes