We qualified well at Columbus, starting from the fifth spot, (6.86 @ 200.08 mph) and ran great
until the final were I made a grave mistake. I was very relaxed for the final round against my
close friend, and awesome competitor, Mike Coughlin, driving his Famed Jegs Cobalt entry. I staged
the Jasper Engines GTO at an idle, which the weather conditions were too cold for. I should have
had the rpms up a little more, when I hit the gas our GTO went silent! This highly anticipated
final round would have been a "Barn Burner" had I done a better job. That was a tough race to lose,
but I have to commend my team and our great sponsors, we are doing what we are supposed to, make it
to the Finals.
But we still need to get to the trophy rounds on race day. We are mid-way, or race one of four, so
the pressure is on us to bring you're a game to the line every time. You pretty much have to swing
for the fences each time, but you have to be very calculated in doing so. We're under pressure,
every time you pull to the starting line, points are on the line.
Next -- Louisville, Ky. -- Ohio Valley Dragway, Door Slammer Nationals, Oct. 3-4
Now it's on to Louisville, and like Columbus, it's another track where we've had success in the
past. We are the defending champions at this event. One thing about it, with the schedule having
these four races within a five week period, win or lose, you don't have much time to dwell on what
happened before you have to refocus and get it again. Right now, we are one race at a time, and we
will only use Reading, PA. If needed for a top ten finish in points!
Wish Us Luck.
Oct. 03-04/2008 Ohio Valley Raceway Louisville, KY Oct. 16-18/2009 Silver Dollar Dragway Reynolds,
GA.
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