I have heard many times that drag racing can be won or lost on the integrity of a fifty-cent part.  Our parts worked well this weekend, but bbq at the track was almost lost on the absence of a spatula.  Now, said spatula WAS MENTIONED a couple of times while plans were being made.  Grill? Check. Meat? Check. Salads? Check. Buns? Check. Condiments? Check. Chips? Check. Plates, etc? Check.  Spatula?  <ahem> Spatula? <sounds of crickets>

Minor stuff – and we were saved by a fellow racer!  The important part of the weekend (besides the hard time we gave to the spatula-forgetter) were the friends and the speed.

We were matched up against Jeff Atamian and The Beast Jet Dragster for both runs Saturday at Sacramento Raceway Park. An electrical malfunction (read gremlin) sank the first run.  Jeff was moving into the beams….and moving…and moving…finally said to himself he knew he had to be beyond staged and came down the track.  This was a little scary seeing only one car come down.  But once he had cleared, Derek and Warhawk followed.

On the second run, everything went off in much better fashion.  With Vicki and Janice leading the “Slay the Beast” chant from the stands, Crew Chief Mike King brought Jeff and The Beast to the line with their signature air blasts announcing their arrival.  Lined up side by side and with the timing system in top form, the cars blasted their way down the track in a great side-by-side display.  Beast turned in a final ET of 6.168 @ 243.159 but could not best Warhawk’s 6.059 @ 260.676.

Our next stop?  Actually, into the shop!  The next order of business for Warhawk is a new afterburner pipe.  Troy?  We’re counting on ya!  Make us proud!

Then on to Phoenix!!

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