Crazy8 wrote:
Yep, second Challenge in a row, I placed second. I am looking forward to that first win, maybe it will happen in March. My Corvette is running very consistent. This past weekend, I was running the quarter mile in 12.24 to 12.30 seconds. I had some luck on my side, as in the first round the guy I was supposed to race decided to go home (engine wasn’t running right and he didn’t want to push it). Second round, I raced one of my good friends at the track. He is really good and has been racing a lot longer than I have. I left the line first, as he has a faster Corvette, but he never caught up. It was a great race and put me through to the next round. Because the turnout was low, due to Valentine’s Day, the third round was the semi-finals. I got lucky again, since there was an odd number of Corvettes and got another Bye run. In the finals, I went against the youngest of the Corvette Challenge racers. His father and uncle race with us and they bought him a 91 Corvette when he turned 16. He is 17 now. His Corvette is not very fast…and he dialed in a 14.25 to my 12.24. Lined up, his light dropped and he was off. Me…I had to wait 2 seconds before I could go. Due to the delay, I lost my concentration and got a late light. I just couldn’t recover and chase him down fast enough and the win went to him. But, I was very happy with my finish. In March, I hope to win, but most of all, I just want to have fun.