After the wafty run on Saturday I have a good look around my rearend 
One spring clamp is loose and another looks a bit askew. Off come both rear shocks for a proper tweak out of the car. They are both set to 50/50 and reattached. Had a sensible chat with TwoLanes( ) and he was talking about actually driving the car and keeping it straight, I've always been under the apprehension that after my 60ft the car drives itself and I just let it drift wherever it wants to go, as those in the barn at Santa Poo will testify 
Fire it up, roll round and join the Queue............1ft in front of where I was pitted 
Finally get up the front and roll round to the far lane, slightly nervous pervous. Do the ritual.......Yellows! Bang! Good launch, here we go......Bang! The 1-2 shift goes well! Bang! The 2-3 shift goes well, bit of a misfire at the top end, roll it out.....Here's one for you probability boys; The car I raced was the same Grand Sport Torino as my fast run on Saturday. Philth brings the slip: Me; 11.85@111.22, Grand Sport: 16.28@85.84. (Previous day: Me; 11.85@111.42, Grand Sport; 16.13@86.59) At least he is making use of the excellent tail wind!!! What are the odds of that happening???? Anyways, back to the pits and Philth sez the run was dead straight, thanks Dave (TwoLanes). A big debate follows on what to change while I eat more bananas and Red Bull. Nothing is changed and off out again I go. In the fire up lane things get confused and I end up against a giant white and blue flamed Chevy pick up with a big gas bottle in the bed. It's an HRG number thing. Roll round, do the ritual, roll in to full stage, wait for him (burn down.....NOT!) Yelloows! I take off like a Guy (Papworth) chasing a Pie. 60ft! I'm ahead!! Mid track, I'm still ahead! but I can sense him! Running over the stripe and he's next to me! Roll out, back up the fire up road, behind the big white pick up 
Philth looks excited! Oh! Yes! 11.722@112.88!!! Fantastic! The Chevy? 11.691@119.39. Reactions were: Me; 0.265, him 0.242. Winning margin? 0.054. Nearly had the big block Chevy!!!! Back down the pits and it's time to call a halt. Turnip kindly supplied the full 10lb Nitrous bottle and 3 1/2 runs meant there may be a run left, but not worth the Q to find out. Every full run improved on my 11.97 at the Nats so I was one happy bunny. The horror of packing up ensues: Re curve the dizzy, put the exhausts back on, re-attach the road wheels, pack up the tent, unfurl the Tool Tent and pack all the gear in the car. Last run @ 14.04, Leave Shakey @ 17.45. Not bad really, been there at 19.00 before now......Martin Walker gives us a new route home, much better, I might add, getting us onto the M40 @ J11 instead of J15 as we normally do. Great cruise home, lots of stop/start on the M40 and M25, but thats when you see the kids pointing!!!! Stopped at South Mimms for gas and a Pasty.......Go to where we usually stop and see the rabbits, it's dark so I punch the main beam off me footswitch......No Lights! Lost me low beam, only sidelights! Oh, well! Follow Philth's Suport 'Scort home until the A127. Make me way into Hornchurch Village and blast past me regular pub. "Taxi!" I hear some bloke shout out! Roll round the service road behind the High Street and rumble past the ever present Coppers, idle home, into the drive and that's it, my dragging (proper strip) in this country is done........................High points of the weekend;
My best ever ET and MPH
Blue's best ever ET and MPH (For the Dart)
All the rest of the MB peeps best ETs and MPHs
Dunc running 9.4 on Buggy Springs in a full weight E-Bod, respect!
Little Chef's Cooking
Gasser running 1/10th quicker than me
Low Points of the weekend;
Duncs engine going Bam!
B1 Bri's engine going Bam!
That Fuel Altered that went Bam! (No cylinder walls left, it was a sight!)
The Band on Saturday
No Budgie 'til Sunday lunchtime
My last meet at Shakey.............That's the worst.
Thanks! To Philth, Blue, Twolanes, Gem, and everyone who was there and talked to me! Man! When you cannot remember everyones names that you have talked to or who have talked to you, you have definitely arrived. No disrespect to anyone, you are all stars and I thank you all for knowing me!!!
