JP1738's Stocker and S/G car

[JP1738]

More really good seat time week before last in my wagon, took it out to Union County Dragway to run Footbrake and Sportsman. At this point in the year and the weather conditions, the thing really wants for some HP, only dialing 8.20 against my 8.26 NHRA Index, but obviously none of that mattered that weekend. Getting better at hitting the tree every time I make it to the track!

[JP1738]

Two for one! Picked up the 6.0 index win in a tough field of 14 cars at Roxboro Motorsports Park along with the win in the 9 round bracket race the same day! 16 passes and a whole lot of win lights!!! Easily my best day at the track fun wise, financially, and confidence building! The car was on rails and I was turning loose good when I needed to and good enough when I didn't. Thanks to all the folks out there that make it possible for me to go out weekend after weekend to do what I love!

Even got to take on my dad in the final of the index race who of course is always extremely tough. I was lucky enough to come out on the winning side despite leaving second!

[doglover44]

Are you going up to Indy ?

[JP1738]

Originally Posted by doglover44

Are you going up to Indy ?

Hell nah, can't qualify there

[Keith 944]

9 rounds to win top? 6 rounds to win 6.0. Man you guys must have a lot of cars or lots of bye backs

[pmrphil]

The volume of cars down south is surprising, and the competition is no less surprising. But it IS fun Racing in the Carolinas was always a blast.

[JP1738]

Originally Posted by pmrphil

The volume of cars down south is surprising, and the competition is no less surprising. But it IS fun Racing in the Carolinas was always a blast.

Yeah the crowds around here for a regular points race is very encouraging. My home bracket track Union County Dragway in Union, SC has around 150-170 total cars between Top, FB, Sportsman, Juniors, and TCR in there regular bracket points races. A little less so in the brutally hot portion of the summer but the spring and fall bring out tons of cars on a weekly basis.

[JP1738]

Originally Posted by Keith 944

9 rounds to win top? 6 rounds to win 6.0. Man you guys must have a lot of cars or lots of bye backs

Both lol. They had tons of cars with 1st OR 2nd round buy backs in top and 6.0. Thankfully and miraculously I was able to win both races and stay out of the BB window in both classes!

[Eman]

Originally Posted by JP1738

Two for one! Picked up the 6.0 index win in a tough field of 14 cars at Roxboro Motorsports Park along with the win in the 9 round bracket race the same day! 16 passes and a whole lot of win lights!!! Easily my best day at the track fun wise, financially, and confidence building! The car was on rails and I was turning loose good when I needed to and good enough when I didn't. Thanks to all the folks out there that make it possible for me to go out weekend after weekend to do what I love!

Even got to take on my dad in the final of the index race who of course is always extremely tough. I was lucky enough to come out on the winning side despite leaving second!

I think I've known a few owners of that Vega in TN and NC.

[JP1738]

Last couple weekends for me has been humbling. After my relatively poor showing at the Shadyside Dragway double 6.0 and bracket race weekend, I made my way to Zmax Dragway in Charlotte for the national event to run Stock and S/G. Unfortunately I had issues with my station wagon which caused me to qualify particularly poorly and not have a dial in Friday morning for first round. All in all I made a decent lap first round in Stock, hitting the tree .049 (not great but not terrible) and taking .011 stripe but losing in a double breakout to the eventual runner-up Kenny Anderson. Super Gas was basically the exact opposite. I made two great qualifying hits and had a really great handle on the car. Unfortunately my delay-box malfunctioned first round Friday morning and did not activate my throttle-stop. I did my best to get the car whoahed up at the finish line but still broke out by a wide margin going 9.79 at 104 as opposed to my normal 9.90 vicinity at 139.

Incredibly disappointing and essentially as bad as the weekend could have gone. I ended up going golfing with a friend on Saturday just to salvage the weekend, lol. Shot 84 though so that's pretty good

I'm really upset with the performance, and even more so with myself as both scenarios were completely avoidable if I'd been more careful. Devastating. I will regroup and try to be at the Carolina double national open next week with at least one of the cars. It's really hard for me financially to bring both cars to the track and double enter both days, so I may be only bringing one, especially after doubling and failing to get any round money at all from Charlotte.