All events at Famoso Raceway
April
2-3 Summit Races 1 & 2 (No open testing during this event) - Gates 8am
8-10 ANRA w/Jr. Drags - TBA
30- May 1 Summit 3 & 4 (No open testing during this event) - Gates 8am
June
3-5 ANRA w/ Jr. Drags - Gates TBA
11-12 Summit 5 & 6 (No open testing during this event) - Gates 8am
August
26-28 ANRA w/ Jr. Drags - Gates TBA
September
24-25 Summit 7&8 (No open testing during this event) - Gates 8am
October
7-9 ANRA w/ Jr. Drags - Gates TBA
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Monday, January 10, 2011
2011 Race Prep
Well, yesterday I met Dave "the wrench" Lee and Autohaus Dan over at the storage yard to make a list of stuff that we need to buy/do to get ready for the 2011 race season. Most of the stuff is pretty minor, like buying new slicks, a new supply of spark plugs, oil filters, fuel filters and the like. Some of the items were a little more involved. Like sending the driver restraints off for re-webbing, and having new trailer tie downs made. We're also gonna pull the the trailer wheels off, re-pack the bearings and look at replacing the springs. Then there was the puddle under the rear dif! Well looks like we'll be pulling the pumpkin and at least replacing seals. All in all, it's a pretty light list.
We're getting pretty amped up for the season to start. Big change- I am going to run D-Gas at ANRA this year. D-Gas is a heads up 10.60 class. It will be fun and challenging to figure out how to get the flying pig to run the 10.60 index in all different conditions. We're looking forward to it. Also, the D-Gas class runs off of a .400 pro tree, which is a whole new ballgame for this driver! So I will (have) start hitting the practice tree hard in preparation. My first hits on the practice tree were in the .060 range. We'll see what practice will do to improve that!
In addition, we'll continue to run Pro in the Summit Races at Famoso this year. Still waiting for the Famoso schedule to hit the website but we do know the ANRA races are scheduled:
SEASON OPENER: APRIL 8-10
•Auto Club Famoso Raceway - Bakersfield, CA.
•Friday April 8: Parking &Tech
•Saturday April 9: Qualifying
•Sunday April 10: Eliminations
•Jr. Dragsters will compete at this event.
SPRING NATIONALS: JUNE 3-5
•Auto Club Famoso Raceway - Bakersfield, CA.
•Friday June 3: Parking &Tech
•Saturday June 4: Qualifying
•Sunday June 5: Eliminations
Jr. Dragsters will compete at this event.
SUMMER NATIONALS: AUGUST 26-28
•Auto Club Famoso Raceway - Bakersfield, CA.
•Friday August 26: Parking &Tech
•Saturday August 27: Qualifying
•Sunday August 28: Eliminations
•Jr. Dragsters will compete at this event.
SEASON FINALS: OCTOBER 7-9
•Auto Club Famoso Raceway - Bakersfield, CA.
•Friday October 7: Parking &Tech
•Saturday October 8: Qualifying
•Sunday October 9: Eliminations
•Jr. Dragsters will compete at this event.
So we have a couple months to get ready, and for once we are way ahead of schedule. I can thank Dan (Central Coast Autohaus) and Dave "the wrench" Lee for that. It's a pleasure to have these guys going into another season with me. It's been too many years since I had a steady and reliable crew, and it's nearly impossible to win races without that support. It really takes a couple years of working together to get everything to gel, and we are there. So, no excuses this year. We are gonna put a whippin' on the field.
SLO Racer. Out.
We're getting pretty amped up for the season to start. Big change- I am going to run D-Gas at ANRA this year. D-Gas is a heads up 10.60 class. It will be fun and challenging to figure out how to get the flying pig to run the 10.60 index in all different conditions. We're looking forward to it. Also, the D-Gas class runs off of a .400 pro tree, which is a whole new ballgame for this driver! So I will (have) start hitting the practice tree hard in preparation. My first hits on the practice tree were in the .060 range. We'll see what practice will do to improve that!
In addition, we'll continue to run Pro in the Summit Races at Famoso this year. Still waiting for the Famoso schedule to hit the website but we do know the ANRA races are scheduled:
SEASON OPENER: APRIL 8-10
•Auto Club Famoso Raceway - Bakersfield, CA.
•Friday April 8: Parking &Tech
•Saturday April 9: Qualifying
•Sunday April 10: Eliminations
•Jr. Dragsters will compete at this event.
SPRING NATIONALS: JUNE 3-5
•Auto Club Famoso Raceway - Bakersfield, CA.
•Friday June 3: Parking &Tech
•Saturday June 4: Qualifying
•Sunday June 5: Eliminations
Jr. Dragsters will compete at this event.
SUMMER NATIONALS: AUGUST 26-28
•Auto Club Famoso Raceway - Bakersfield, CA.
•Friday August 26: Parking &Tech
•Saturday August 27: Qualifying
•Sunday August 28: Eliminations
•Jr. Dragsters will compete at this event.
SEASON FINALS: OCTOBER 7-9
•Auto Club Famoso Raceway - Bakersfield, CA.
•Friday October 7: Parking &Tech
•Saturday October 8: Qualifying
•Sunday October 9: Eliminations
•Jr. Dragsters will compete at this event.
So we have a couple months to get ready, and for once we are way ahead of schedule. I can thank Dan (Central Coast Autohaus) and Dave "the wrench" Lee for that. It's a pleasure to have these guys going into another season with me. It's been too many years since I had a steady and reliable crew, and it's nearly impossible to win races without that support. It really takes a couple years of working together to get everything to gel, and we are there. So, no excuses this year. We are gonna put a whippin' on the field.
SLO Racer. Out.
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