[GTO TEX]

Memorial weekend I made a 250 mile road trip to Amarillo Dragway for a little TNT and a street car shootout. Cruised @ 75-80 mph on the interstate with the a/c blowing getting 18 mpg. Pretty pleased about that! Get there and get in line to get tech done. Guy ask "did you trailer it here?" I tell him hell no, drove it here, gonna run the piss out of it and drive it back home hopefully without breaking it. Bunch of old school racer guys standing around say "F*** an A, that's what it's about!" Cool bunch of guys.

Shootout is a 11.49 index or slower class, no full slicks, stock chassis and must be registered for road. Pretty much anything else goes. What the heck, I got a chance at this. Make a couple of practice passes and developed fuel delivery issue(RobbMc pump was hurt) with the car nosing over about 150ft from the stripe. I need more seat time for sure(like watching my shift light & quit short shifting). I make it 3 rounds and to the semi-final with 3 of us left. One guy draws a bye and I get paired up with a C6 Z06 Vette with methanol injection. Still with fuel issues, I run 12.35 @ 102 with a 1.7 60ft. Wasn't enough for the Vette, but he doesn't catch me till half track. He breaks out in the final. Air my drag radials back up and head home. I'll be back for sure, next time very close to the index for sure. This is what it's about, owning and enjoying a classic like we all have. What a fun day...

1ST round
https://youtu.be/ixQQYrK8lbE
Semi round
https://youtu.be/JLcNs8pFhCY