[twooldgoats]

The weather was perfect. The track is fabulous (there were acres of concrete pit spots). The track personnel and the Wichita club members were all helpful and the races went off well. Everyone there was friendly and welcoming and there was a nice laid-back feel to the event with the track available for longer hours. Ellen and I saw several old friends and made some new ones as well.

Personally, I was disappointed in my car's performance, as I only got one pass in. I've got an issue with the breather on my 10-quart puke tank putting out what appears to be coolant or a mix of my (green) Brad Penn oil and methanol. I had to be shut down at the starting line once and then later after my pass we saw more drops coming out of the breather after we thought we had it fixed.

The engine is dry-decked and I only run water in the heads, so I'm not sure what's going on here. It may be a humidity thing, too. I had the problem in Wichita last year, but not on two all-out passes at Tucson Dragway a few months ago (where the humidity was almost 0%). Now that I'm back home, I'll look at my Racepak info on the burnout and pass and see what I can figure out.

As always, I highly recommend this event. I have a feeling it'll be held in Great Bend for a long time.

Jim