But The Weatherman Said It Was Gonna Be Nice!

Jeff & I loading it up..I LOVE my trailer

Kaleo and I discussing the days plans

Dawn doing the Warm-Up

Our Pit Area

Mutual Photographers.

Really, He said it was going to be mid 60's and sunny...It was a cold dreary 50 degree's...

Perhaps I should digress...with my upcoming trip to Florida looming, I really wanted to get an early start this year. The LVMS big wigs decided to open the track a few weeks early, so we decided this was a great chance to see:

A: IF the trailer would work
B: IF my magneto would stay in place
C: IF we could make my final 3 license passes

The trailer works PERFECTLY. The car loaded easily, and it tows like the dream.

The Magneto Still is giving me fits....

Don't even mention the license...I have to start all over on it.

But, as they say "A bad day at the races, is better than a good day at work" I picked up the trailer at 8 am and we had it loaded by 9:15...A minor shifter issue popped up while loading it and as soon as we got to the track we fixed it....or so we thought. Dawn invited her friend Jeff to help us out, which was great.

After we got to the track, one of my customers Kaleo popped up out of nowhere. He's a really cool drag racer and a very mysterious guy who is always laughing.

We were concerned if the car would even start in the cold weather. I invited Dawn to to the warm-up honors. To our surprise it started pretty easily. Ken Gonyo's injector tune-up seemed to work well. I literally ran 4 gallons of alcohol thru it warming and setting the timing....The motor had some decent heat in it for once.

Run # 1 ...It started easily enough abu the magneto slipped again after the burnout. It was running rather rough when I tried to stage it...It was then that the shifter decided to act up again>> it wouldnt go back into reverse. I finally lost my patience and waved everyone off and slammed the throttle and drove it hard halfway done...No time or speed.

Back in the pits Kaleo and I worked on the shifter and he figured out the problem. I asked what he did..to which he put his hands together, bowed and said: "Ancient Chinese Secret" I knew better than to ask for details..

Run # 2 ...Again , it started easily, did a decent burnout and once again the magneto slipped. The shifter was still not right and I had trouble backing up and staging. I stabbed the throttle and made a 1000 foot pass..10.12 /105 mph. We didnt have enough fuel for a 3rd run and we were running out of daylight...and well, It was too dang cold...So we called it a day.

Bottom line ...the trailer is perfect and we had fun!!

Thank You to Dawn for her great photos, and keeping me fed and calming me down. Kudos  to Jeff for his help, patience and for being a great crew guy.

Kaleo, your help was invaluable, your humor was so appreciated.. I hope you'll be a regular member of the IJD Team.