Famoso Raceway May 15th and 16th

Hit the Play button to view video.



Flying Pig Racing had a full weekend of racing. We ran Summit Race #3 on Saturday, followed by the continuation of the rained out Summit Race #2 on Saturday evening, and then Summit Race #4 on Sunday! We had a very successful weekend, winning 5 of 8 elimination rounds and landing a 2nd place in the PRO jackpot race!

Me and Dave "the wrench" Lee were joined in the pits by Dan (Central Coast Autohaus) and Barry, the bald headed, bearded wonders. Let's just call them the "twins".

Here's the wrench trying to figure out what to dial in for round number 3 on Saturday:

Oh wait. Maybe he's just trying to learn how to use his iphone!

Anyway, the twins brought a cooler full of beer and the best damn tri-tip I have ever tasted. As the rumor goes, Barry rubbed his meat for three days to acheive maximum tenderness and thourough flavor! He claims his dry rub recipe is over 100 years old...

On the track we did pretty well, including round wins against a couple of the heavy hitters, namely James Kirkman (currently 4th in points), and Jody George (currently 3rd in points). We're trying to claw our way into the top 10. Getting closer.
The big difference was in my reaction times. In races that are won or lost by a mere couple hundreths of a second, reaction time is everything. I worked the heck out of the practice tree at home the last couple weeks and it paid off in a big way. With the exception of one bad light, which came after my opponent fouled so it didn't hurt me, ALL of my lights were between .005 and .054. In other words, 5/1000 of a second to 54/1000 second from perfect. That and a consistent car, with GREAT dial in advice from the wrench and we were able to put together some great wins!

In June we have ANRA race #2 on the 19th and 20th, and Summit Races #5 and #6 on the 26th/27th. Can't wait!