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Mark Yacavone · 08-21-2023, 12:10 AM

( I'm going to use my crystal ball to finish this. Then I'll offer my personal observations, and then we'll kick it around)

Wild Horse opens in mid September for a Friday night T&T. NB has to work until 5, but then he and VR head out to the track.
There's about 200 cars in line after they tech in.
An hour later ,it's show time . NB brings it up on the two step but the rpm is too high and it rolls the beams, but he runs 102 mph!
Back in the pits , they adjust the pressure gauge and the two step rpm. By now, the staging lane is completely pack again .Might get one more run in. Better make it count.
He does..VR runs a 12.86 @ almost 103 on a 13.45 index. The boys are happy with that on a hot night at a slow track.

NB is horny to race for real now. He'd like to go to Bakersfield in a couple of weeks for the double Divisional but then he puts a pencil to it... 1000 miles, round trip, $ 500 for two entries and fuel. Another $500 for gas @ California prices, etc.
He just can't swing it. He spent or borrowed all he could to finish the car.
Maybe Vegas Div. which is 600 miles round trip.
But then he hears that the local combo series will have an event at Tucson in October.
That's the plan.
The racers in that series voted for head up runs in the eliminator, even though there isn't anyone available for fuel check or to make sure there's no hanky panky going on NB's not worried. He's got to turn on some win lights first.

At the combo, NB is hitting the tree pretty good. First round , against a 9 second S/S car, that guy fell asleep while sitting there so long, and NB wins his first round.
Second round, a big head start, and that guy can't wait that long, and goes red.
NB is having a ball. That is until he realizes he's got to run a b/a turbo TA, heads up , where he promptly gets whacked by two tenths!
Oh, well. NB won some rounds and made a few bucks. He's happy. Now he's going to go home and think about what's next.

Back at VR's on Monday evening , first thing NB says is "I've got to speed that car up for next year. Who makes those tri-y headers, and who to I talk to about getting my heads and manifold "enhanced"?

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08-21-2023, 12:10 AM	#52
Mark Yacavone Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Miles From Nowhere Posts: 7,821 Likes: 2,915 Liked 5,133 Times in 1,957 Posts	Re: Joe Newbie, 20 Builds a "Stocker"' in 2023 ( I'm going to use my crystal ball to finish this. Then I'll offer my personal observations, and then we'll kick it around) Wild Horse opens in mid September for a Friday night T&T. NB has to work until 5, but then he and VR head out to the track. There's about 200 cars in line after they tech in. An hour later ,it's show time . NB brings it up on the two step but the rpm is too high and it rolls the beams, but he runs 102 mph! Back in the pits , they adjust the pressure gauge and the two step rpm. By now, the staging lane is completely pack again .Might get one more run in. Better make it count. He does..VR runs a 12.86 @ almost 103 on a 13.45 index. The boys are happy with that on a hot night at a slow track. NB is horny to race for real now. He'd like to go to Bakersfield in a couple of weeks for the double Divisional but then he puts a pencil to it... 1000 miles, round trip, $ 500 for two entries and fuel. Another $500 for gas @ California prices, etc. He just can't swing it. He spent or borrowed all he could to finish the car. Maybe Vegas Div. which is 600 miles round trip. But then he hears that the local combo series will have an event at Tucson in October. That's the plan. The racers in that series voted for head up runs in the eliminator, even though there isn't anyone available for fuel check or to make sure there's no hanky panky going on NB's not worried. He's got to turn on some win lights first. At the combo, NB is hitting the tree pretty good. First round , against a 9 second S/S car, that guy fell asleep while sitting there so long, and NB wins his first round. Second round, a big head start, and that guy can't wait that long, and goes red. NB is having a ball. That is until he realizes he's got to run a b/a turbo TA, heads up , where he promptly gets whacked by two tenths! Oh, well. NB won some rounds and made a few bucks. He's happy. Now he's going to go home and think about what's next. Back at VR's on Monday evening , first thing NB says is "I've got to speed that car up for next year. Who makes those tri-y headers, and who to I talk to about getting my heads and manifold "enhanced"? MY __________________ "We are lucky we don't get as much Government as we pay for." Will Rogers Last edited by Mark Yacavone; 08-21-2023 at 12:13 AM.