LIVE from IHRA Sportsman Spectacular @ MIR
 

Updates will likely be few and far between, at least from this reporter, this weekend. Robbie Draughon was kind enough to carry the Duck Tape Turismo in his stacker, so I'll be shoeing both it and the freshly DragPak-powered GT/HA Duck Tape Volare, on top of trying to install lettering on customer cars. It's going to be a handful!

I'm a complete newbie to fuel injection. Sloan Engines built the motor with pieces parts and some tips from Southland Speed, and several racers including Mark Nowicki have provided us with a little insight and a shove in the right direction. (Hey Dummy! The regulator goes on the return line! Oops.). Ironically, since we corrected the plumbing, the car now wants to spin the tires, something that was never in its genes before. Even so, I managed a R/U at a bracket race last week, but it's something we know needs a FIX, not a bandaid. A call to Alex Denysenko at Moneymaker Racing has put us on the right path: the whole rear suspension setup has been ordered: Split monoleaf, CalTracs, and adj shocks. I've heard from others just how knowledgeable Alex is with these setups, so in a few weeks we should be able to rip the bandaid off and go after it like it needs to be.

Arrived at the track right at 3pm. A few people got some test laps in between sprinkles. I got 1 hit in before the skies opened up conclusively. Tried the radials this week, spun two tenths right at the hit, pedaled once hard, and when I got back in it, it yanked the fronts! Wild. Ran 11.03 @ 122. Still, got some data and made some extensive changes to the program. We'll try again in the morning... With the bias plys and with a bunch of timing knocked out of the low rpm range.

The most important thing you need to know about Friday... K/FIA Cadillac. 'Nuff said!

Re: LIVE from IHRA Sportsman Spectacular @ MIR
 

Go Get em Michael, wish I could be there...I'll be looking forward to the stats on Drag Race Central, wish you great success there especially with the front-driver! :)

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Hey good luck have you played with the tire pressures? I will be getting with you next week on the business cards.

In the meantime have fun and WIN!

Re: LIVE from IHRA Sportsman Spectacular @ MIR
 

I apologize to everyone, I could not make this race do to family obligations. I was sent some pictures yesterday and any pictures that are sent to to me will be added to this thread.

Thanks Michael, look forward to your reports.

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That was a first....! Pulled into the line for the gate early this morning, right behind Clay Bullard. I had a whole lettering pkg for his Super Stock Camaro. Figured we had 20 min before the gates opened... Lettered his car right on the open trailer while we waited in line. Big stuff first, and then got the little stuff for the windows on inbetween moving up in line! LOL

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Quite a few cars came in over night and the car counts are pretty good in each class. What a clean facility! Great job Royce Miller and crew!

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I thought Robbie D car was a SS/I stick car??

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I really thought i would see a bigger car count with IHRA paying good money and there pr director promoting it (MB).

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I really wish I could have been at this race. What an event. Kudos to Skooter Peaco and IHRA for putting on such a fantastic sportsman event. Read the letter from Skooter on the IHRA website with this link. Good job IHRA!!!

http://www.ihra.com/News/2011/07/04/1/

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I can't understand why there aren't more cars at this race. Last weekend at Lebanon Valley there were 110 stockers for a points meet. Only half that many at Maryland this weekend running for a hell of a lot more money. Only 35 super stockers. What's the problem? Andrew and I would have gone if I wasn't recovering from hand surgery. Why don't people race with IHRA?