Just wanted to post up a few videos and pics of my runs at the Diesel Nationals at Raceway Park this past weekend. I had an awesome time and didnt think I had a shot going down there at coming home with the trophy with 400+ trucks in the EXP class.
I didnt do much for prepping the truck for racing except fix the boost leak (still not fixed
) and clean it within an inch of its life :roflmao: as it is more of a show atmosphere. I convinced a buddy with a cummins to tow her town on a trailer wich ended up being a big mistake as the truck and trailer combo was just to much for his truck to handle. Lesson learned and ended up dring her home:thumb:
Now the good stuff!! Ran a whole bunch of 12.1xx's all in the 112mph range. To the tune of 9 of em. I had a dial in of 12.120 and had my worst run of 12.19x and all others being in that range. I had a 1/4 tank of fuel, no spare but didnt realize that I forgot to take my tailgate off until mid way through so I left it. Track prep was HORRIBLE so launching over 2000rpm was out of the questions (did make for one wild ride the one time I tried to launch harder :baby: ) 60's were in the 1.75ish range wich is terrible but to be expected with crappy track and my big and heavy 20's. I knew i wasnt going 11's this trip out but Im dieing to get there!
Ive been going to this event for years and its a great time and always wanted to take home the trophy. Considering its always on the weekend of my birthday, it couldnt have been a better birthday present to myself. Theres nothing better then having my girlfriend come back to the pits after a race and have her reporting to me all the people in the stands around her talking about how bad ass my truck is :woott:
On edit: I do want to thanks my buddies who have pushed me to open my wallet and buy go fast parts. I will say, they have always been there to not only spend my money, but put the sh*t on with me. They deserve that trophy as much as I do, so thanks guys. I think my girlfriend got her workout for the day. She was awesome running from the pits to the stands to film, and then back to find me. Since I kept on winning every race, I was in the sitting in the truck all day either in the staging lanes or off in the winners arena, so she was awesome and didnt here one bit of a complaint! It was her first time to any kind of event like this, and she seems interested in trying it out, so I plan on throwing her the keys next time....or she thinks!
Ill get some videos and some good pics up tonight, but heres one StrokerSmoker took:
[YOUTUBE]7aw0WGZ0kOY[/YOUTUBE]
Pics:
I didnt do much for prepping the truck for racing except fix the boost leak (still not fixed
) and clean it within an inch of its life :roflmao: as it is more of a show atmosphere. I convinced a buddy with a cummins to tow her town on a trailer wich ended up being a big mistake as the truck and trailer combo was just to much for his truck to handle. Lesson learned and ended up dring her home:thumb:Now the good stuff!! Ran a whole bunch of 12.1xx's all in the 112mph range. To the tune of 9 of em. I had a dial in of 12.120 and had my worst run of 12.19x and all others being in that range. I had a 1/4 tank of fuel, no spare but didnt realize that I forgot to take my tailgate off until mid way through so I left it. Track prep was HORRIBLE so launching over 2000rpm was out of the questions (did make for one wild ride the one time I tried to launch harder :baby: ) 60's were in the 1.75ish range wich is terrible but to be expected with crappy track and my big and heavy 20's. I knew i wasnt going 11's this trip out but Im dieing to get there!
Ive been going to this event for years and its a great time and always wanted to take home the trophy. Considering its always on the weekend of my birthday, it couldnt have been a better birthday present to myself. Theres nothing better then having my girlfriend come back to the pits after a race and have her reporting to me all the people in the stands around her talking about how bad ass my truck is :woott:
On edit: I do want to thanks my buddies who have pushed me to open my wallet and buy go fast parts. I will say, they have always been there to not only spend my money, but put the sh*t on with me. They deserve that trophy as much as I do, so thanks guys. I think my girlfriend got her workout for the day. She was awesome running from the pits to the stands to film, and then back to find me. Since I kept on winning every race, I was in the sitting in the truck all day either in the staging lanes or off in the winners arena, so she was awesome and didnt here one bit of a complaint! It was her first time to any kind of event like this, and she seems interested in trying it out, so I plan on throwing her the keys next time....or she thinks!
Ill get some videos and some good pics up tonight, but heres one StrokerSmoker took:
[YOUTUBE]7aw0WGZ0kOY[/YOUTUBE]
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