On the road again...

 

The 300 MPH 8270 A/BG Streamliner

Well today was the final day on the Salt.  After changing some spark plugs this morning the engine was running like a charm and we were all excited to get the car up to the starting line to make some good runs in the cool morning air.  Last night was the first night all week it didn't rain during the night and the salt was in good condition, the sky was clear, and the air was crisp.  

On the tow up to the starting line we had a major blow out of the left rear tire.  The force was strong enough to do quite a bit of damage to the quarter panel and wheel well as you can see here.  On one hand this was a devastating situation.  We had to get the tire changed (no small task) and it meant there would be no more runs.  On the other hand we were all so grateful, thankful, and relived that the blow out happened at 20 MPH on the tow and not at 290 MPH on the track.  None of us want to think about what that would have meant!

So...were bringing back a 300 MPH car and that is beyond EXCITING!  The damage from the blow out can be fixed and it will give us an opportunity perhaps to investigate setting the car up to run different tires for next year.  We were disappointed not to have the additional information that a couple more runs today would have given us about the supercharger set up that we're now running---but Dan and the entire crew agree that the trip was a HUGE success! 

We'll be posting photo albums next week...so stay tuned!

(L-R) Mike, Dru, Bax, Dave, Dan & Sarah...we did it...300 MPH!

Thanks for your support,

Dan, Sarah, Dru, Mike, Dave & Bax