Having missed Cedar Falls last week, turned out the fan belt was just loose but I couldn't see trouble shooting at 4:30 in the morning in the driveway of my townhouse. So today I took the Valiant to Rock Falls Raceway only about 20 minutes from the garage where I keep the car in Eau Claire, WI. It was a beautiful fall day and the last meet of the year so everybody showed up. I got to make 3 runs from 14.79-14.95 without making any staging errors. The car was slower than expected considering 900' air density, there was a stiff headwind all day which might have made a difference, the 60' and 330' times where what I usually see on a 14.60 run. This fall the owner is going to redo the first 330' in concrete which should make this an excellent place to race. Somebody is betting that drag racing has a future! I also found out my helmet is only good through 1/1/17 that might be telling me that I am getting too old for this.

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If you didn't drive it there, it's not a street car.

Sounds like a fun day Seymour. Does Al Corda still own that track?

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I will send you a up to date sticker for your helmet.

Sounds like a great day, Seymour. Glad you enjoyed the races. Did Denny go along? Sorry we missed each other in VA/NC/MN recently, but hope to see you again soon. We should talk about road trips out West next year...

Lou

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Home of Slant6-powered fun machines since 1988

Yes Al Corda is still the owner. He was there yesterday but I think he still remembers the time 30 years ago we kept doing bigger and longer wheel stands until Pat the driver had to lift and it crashed down and oiled the track.

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If you didn't drive it there, it's not a street car.