Tim Nielsen - Meeting Report We arrived at the track pretty early on Friday afternoon as we had a few thing to do before we hit the track. Firstly we had to get scrutineered as we were on the audit list. Once all the paperwork was completed we were back in the pits adjusting the new fuel system. With the dragster warmed up, we were ready to hit the track. There was only around 80 cars for this event, so we were hoping that we could get a handful of runs in. Our first pass was at 5:54pm. Everything felt and seemed ok until we got the timecard back. Our 60ft time was off big time, the track felt sticky under foot, but the 60 was just not there. We adjusted the fuel system and changed jets then headed out for our second pass at 7:00pm. Our 60ft was the same while the EGT readings were really high for this run. Back in the pits we pulled the plugs out of the engine they all looked fine. We adjusted the float levels on the carby then headed out for our third pass at 7:44pm. Our EGT got back to were they should be, but the 60ft stayed the same as the previous two pass. We finally came to the conclusion that the start line conditions were not that favourable on the night. We made a few more adjustments back in the pits then headed out for another pass. Our 60ft improved and finally we were heading in the right direction. I had a good run against Paul Partridge in his Big Block powered Mustang, a good side by side pass up until the 1000ft mark until the Big Block powered took over. With that being run number 497 on my engine, we decided that if we could finish on 499 runs for the evening we would be happy. It was 9:39pm and we backed up the previous pass with the time slip being almost identical. Back in the pits we made one more adjustment to the fuel system, then headed back out for our last pass for the evening. When we arrived at the start of the staging lanes the barriers were up and the lanes were closed for the night. We went down anyway and they allowed us through for one last pass. It was 10:30pm and run number 499. We proceeded with a long burnout and everything improved on the run and this being the quickest pass of the night. Next meeting will be run number 500 on my Aluminium Rodded Small Block Chev.                                                                                                                Copyright © shiredragracing - 1320 Web Design - 2010 1320 Web Design - Tim Nielsen 0425 265 763 Website best viewed at 1024 x 768 Screen Resolution or Higher Preferred Web Browser Internet Explorer 8 or Firefox 2 This Site Requires the latest Adobe Flash Player - www.adobe.com