Let's bring you upto speed!

Okay this is so unbelievably out of date, it needs fixing. So, here we go!!

Here is a quick round up of everything that has happened since we last chat. The last time we spoke, we were packing up to head off for the Easter Thunderball in Early April. A lot happened over Easter, and in between times, so here is a quick round up of it all:

Easter Thunderball:

After a mild launch which eventually caused a lane change on the first day, due to the cold weather we were relatively confident that we could get the car down the track well. Due to the cold weather also, we knew the corrected altitude of the track would be absolutely brilliant for making a lot of power.

The first full pass we did over the Easter weekend was a absolute stunning run; the car ran a 6.305 @ only 207mph, the motor being shut off early due to a broken push rod and lifter combination. Here is a quick video of the run itself:

It was our Personal Best E.T by a long way, and we were chuffed to run it in the cold weather. Only 4/100ths of a second away from a European record too, so we will aim for that one another time!

The next day we ran a very, very out of shape 6.59 @ 205mph which got us No.1 qualifier going into the final day, but sadly weather got the better of things and the final day was washed out.

We were unable to make the Springspeed Nationals at Shakespeare County Raceway due to other commitments, so the next meeting would be the Nostalgia Nationals at Shakespeare County Raceway instead!

Nostalgia Nationals:

Due to unforeseen circumstances, we would have normally raced with the NFAA at the Summer Nationals at Santa Pod, but instead we raced with the Supercharged Outlaws at the Nostalgia Nationals and had a great time. Bad weather was forecast, but Saturday turned out to be a great day. We only got one run in during the day, but it was a eventful one!

Here is a short video filmed by Sam Mason:

The car hit very violent tyre shake about 100ft, and it carried on through second gear to about 330ft when the entire car went airborne for a split second. I was able to settle the car back down and get to the finish line in 6.87 seconds, at a early chute 196 mph terminal speed.

Sadly, this would be the only run of the weekend because bad weather got the better of us on Sunday. The weekend has taught us some things about the car, and we are thinking of ways to go about solving some small issues. Either way, you'll know first here when things change.

At the moment, the next scheduled meeting is Dragstalgia at Santa Pod Raceway. Hope to see you all there. Oh, and I hope to keep this all more updated too!

Cheers
Joe