Live from THE ROCK

[Michael Beard]

Test and tune went smoothly tonight, and the Duck Tape Volare is running right where it should, thanks to some massive efforts on the part of Tim Sloan at Sloan Racing Engines. Even had him slaving away on his birthday. We've had the power all along, just hadn't had the efficiency we needed. Even after getting that squared away, the whole Calvert springs/shocks/CalTracs setup from MoneyMaker Racing kept the car glued on the radials every single pass. It's printin' tickets and carrying the wheels nicely, even with the shocks just almost full tight and running more air ni the M/T radials than I used to. Reaction times came along with it, so I finally feel like we've got what it takes to turn on some W's again at long last.

They were running Test n' Tune til 9pm (even though only advertised to go til 7, I believe). We didn't even get there till late (about 4:30), and I still got 5 runs in. Headed out around 8pm or so, and there was a significant stream of incoming trailers at the gate. Looking forward to a good weekend!

I tore down the carb on the Turismo the other night, as it had swallowed something at MIR last month. Gave it a thorough cleaning, then ran out of daylight. Just need to bolt it on in the morning, (and we'll see if I helped or hurt it) Gonna have to do the 2-car 2-trip shuffle Sunday night, but Rockingham is only 44 miles from the house. Worth the extra trips to take advantage of the two Gold Cards.

I'll probably be stupid busy between the two cars tomorrow, and I have quite a bit of decal work to do this weekend, so reports may be scattered, but I'll do my best!