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PKRWUD · 06-23-2002, 01:33 PM

Well, it's about time! As the reigning VRA Sr. Sprint Car champs, alot of weight was placed on our shoulders this year, and the Race Gods have been frowning on us! Our car and driver have been great, but our luck has just sucked. Some of you may remember our last race two weeks ago when Christine (TNT) was here to help, the car ran great, but in an incident that wasn't our fault, another car hit us and ripped out a brake line. That was typical of the season, until last night. We went into the night tied for second in the points, and driver/owner Jim Porter let me make all the decisions for setting the car up for the changing track conditions. I didn't let him down. I set up the car for a dry-slick track, because the tide was low, and the breeze coming in off the ocean was picking up. I ran 6.76:1 gears (instead of the usual 6.86's) so that Jim could stay in the high groove, where the only moisture would still be (moisture=tacky mud, which=great traction). It worked like a charm, and was one of the best races I've seen. We dueled it out with the points leader, who happens to be the same jerk that took out our brakes two weeks ago. His crew chief hadn't seen the way the track was going to change like I did, and set up their car for the middle and lower grooves. For those that don't know, the advantage of the lower grooves is a shorter track, but the advantage to the upper groove is a higher speed coming out of the turns. Plus, like I said, that was the only place the mud was still tacky.

Anyway, we won, and it was awesome. Great driving, and a great car, got us our first win of the season. Hopefully it was just the first of many!

A side note worth mentioning is that everybody was so impressed with Christine, and the hard work she did for us two weeks ago, that the night was dedicated to her since we didn't win when she was here.

I will post some pics when I get them in a week or two.

Take care,
-Chris

06-23-2002, 01:33 PM	#1
PKRWUD Junior Member Join Date: Mar 1999 Location: Ventura, California Posts: 8,981	Finally won a Main Event last night!!! Well, it's about time! As the reigning VRA Sr. Sprint Car champs, alot of weight was placed on our shoulders this year, and the Race Gods have been frowning on us! Our car and driver have been great, but our luck has just sucked. Some of you may remember our last race two weeks ago when Christine (TNT) was here to help, the car ran great, but in an incident that wasn't our fault, another car hit us and ripped out a brake line. That was typical of the season, until last night. We went into the night tied for second in the points, and driver/owner Jim Porter let me make all the decisions for setting the car up for the changing track conditions. I didn't let him down. I set up the car for a dry-slick track, because the tide was low, and the breeze coming in off the ocean was picking up. I ran 6.76:1 gears (instead of the usual 6.86's) so that Jim could stay in the high groove, where the only moisture would still be (moisture=tacky mud, which=great traction). It worked like a charm, and was one of the best races I've seen. We dueled it out with the points leader, who happens to be the same jerk that took out our brakes two weeks ago. His crew chief hadn't seen the way the track was going to change like I did, and set up their car for the middle and lower grooves. For those that don't know, the advantage of the lower grooves is a shorter track, but the advantage to the upper groove is a higher speed coming out of the turns. Plus, like I said, that was the only place the mud was still tacky. Anyway, we won, and it was awesome. Great driving, and a great car, got us our first win of the season. Hopefully it was just the first of many! A side note worth mentioning is that everybody was so impressed with Christine, and the hard work she did for us two weeks ago, that the night was dedicated to her since we didn't win when she was here. I will post some pics when I get them in a week or two. Take care, -Chris __________________ Webmaster: Rice Haters Club Jim Porter Racing Peckerwoods Pit Stop Support Your Local RED & WHITE!