Saturday at Sacrament Raceway Park was a banner night for Warhawk! Our first run came in with a 6.142 @ 255.316 BUT……on the second run Derek and Warhawk set a new top speed of 271.196 with an ET of 6.059! It was the topping to an incredible weekend.

For a while we were wondering just what kind of run we would have, with the wind blowing hard Friday night. By the time we did run on Saturday though, the conditions were much better. We had lots of help and company at the track, with our buddy Robbie Crawford helping us out on the crew (they gave him a break from the fuel car so we stole him), his wife Janice (becoming a really good friend) and sister Vicky, Derek’s brother Rob and cousin Zach joining us too. And it was a good thing we had everyone because we had to make a quick turn-around between runs and still a little winter rust to shake off. And of course when you have everything happening at once….the generator runs out of gas. Thanks to the fellow racers in the pits who were willing to part with some of theirs.

A few standout moments of the weekend….If you ever make it into the pit where Mike Patterson is working and he happens to be cooking with a bit of Mad Mike’s Nitro Rub? Do whatever it takes to wrangle an invite because Mike makes a MEAN tri-tip sandwich! (Website for NitroRub-http://www.rbssuperchargers.com/Store_Detail.cfm?ID=229931&InfoID=3921)  Thanks, Mike, for sharing We’re hooked. Even tried it on some of the regular fixin’s at home already and making plans for more. Also, on the way into town on Friday we made an off-the-wall stop when we didn’t originally intend to take and ran across a little restaurant called Sweetpea’s in Auburn, California that was an absolute delight for lunch. Great service and wonderful food. It will definitely be on our return list, as well.

Next weekend – June 19th – Firebird Raceway in Boise, Idaho for Foxhunt
Hopefully, our computer will be repaired quickly. Having to hunt one down is sure a pain in the <ahem>! But we will keep doing our best so we can keep you up to date. Later!