Got it done . 1st national event win

Hi all .
As some will have seen the link i put up to this past weekends racing , i raced at the Sunset Strip in Mildura Victoria .
It was the Twilight Nationsls . Penultimate round of this season .
Sunset Strip is a 12 hour drive each way , drove the Plymouth as i dont have a trailer etc . Man the fuel bill wasnt great A$2.28/litre so A$9.28/US gallon . Result well worth it .

I race in Super Street , 10.00/12.99 DYO
1/8mile track .
Very hot weather over 3000da , 90+F , 80+ grains of water for 6 of 8 total passes .
I was footbraking running 6.74, 6.72,6.74,6.72,6.72,6.71,6.70 and final 6.74 on brakes .
First national series christmas tree win




Tex

Congrats !!

Heck Yeah !!

Good job!!

That's awesome, well done!

Well done!

Randy

Way to go!! Congratz

nice job

Nice. Congrats on your win.
Doug

Way to go! Congrats!

comgrats,great job

Awesome, congrats!!!

CONGRATULATIONS, You’ll always remember your first

Hot AND humid! Kill me now!! congrats on the big W!

Dude, you are a true Iron Man.

Congrats!You did a great job!

Congratulations!

How about some behind the scenes details
Closest race, tech issues, best track food...............

Congrats!! Quite remarkable feat considering the distance to drive there and back

Congrats!

thanks a lot everyone .

now a bit of a rundown .
Class is NO box , and i was using my footbrake trans leaving @ 1600 RPM using a count for the tree .So i was like 0.080 then 0.090. But semi was 0.016 .
Close races well thats where top qualifying came in handy with 14 cars and 4 rounds eliminations . 1st round opponent redlit i ran 0.001 under . 2nd round took the bye . Semi , opponent broke in burnout ran 6.70 on a 6.69 , final went 0.020 light hard on brakes for a 6.74 on a 6.70 dial .
Finals opponent was ex Australian #1 in class who races a 64(?) Nova wagon - like Jegs but yellow .
Event ran 5PM-10.30PM Friday , 3.30PM - 10.30PM Saturday . So i didnt actually eat/buy food at the track . Took stuff with me .
The track is in the middle of the Mallee scrub about 6 miles out of town , 10 minute drive , so biggest issues are dust and flies - lots of flies .
Technical issues . Well suddenly someone didnt like my helmet back rest , meets requirements but they dont like it . So i will fab another , in fact design popped into my head while in staging lanes for final .


Downsides .
Fuel price jumped the week before from $1.90/L to $2.30/L average . Car only gets about 10MPG and its over 600 miles each way . So stop about every 3 hrs .
I must be getting old as my ar$e is still sore from the drive , still have bench seat .
BIGGEST - transmission failed 100miles from home and had to get towed . Transmission was full of neutrals . Pulled trans yesterday afternoon , oil pump drive lugs sheared off and ground to paste metal everywhere . So i guess A&A big lug pump is in order .

I have a rebuilt transbrake trans , just waiting for A1 to refinish the converter and send back . Now would be a good time .

Tex

Congrats!

Great example of what street/strip is all about. 12 hours one way....I am impressed.

Very sorry to hear about the breakdown.

Very very impressive

Congratulations !
That is a feather in your cap...

Am I reading this right?….. DROVE a 10 second car 12 hrs to and from an event!? And oh by the way…. WON THE EVENT!!!

Dude! That is one heck of an accomplishment. A testament to your dedication, patience, driving skill, and car building skill all rolled into one! Congrats Tex!

Its a good feeling . Suprising to me thats the last 2 National rounds i have run and top qualified & gone to the final . But first i got my act fully together for the win .

Tex

Hope this is legible .

Tex

Congrats!

Great job!

Muy Excellante !!!!!!! Congratulations.

Good job brother

We are all limited by our own abilities and skills, now and then I still get lucky
Congrats to you
Hopefully the first of many to come

Very impressive accomplishment.
Congrats !


Mark

Nice work! Congrats!!!

two thumbs up !

Thank you everyone . For the support and encouragement
Currently footbrake trans is out with converter away . Waiting on A1 to finish/return my transbrake vert . Otherwise may footbrake the transbrake transmission with footbrake vert . Only track champ rounds now till july/august . Hopefuly a run interstate then to a track i haven't raced in Queensland . Thats about 16hrs trip . At least i can then strip and service this trans in a couple of weeks . At least fuel has dropped a little locally , $2.42 to $2.29 per litre 🤣

Tex

Nice work !!!! Cheers