DQ Making you HAPPY ?

Here what happened....simple



We ran, I had the weigh calced wrong, I was about 5lbs off...



I was one of the last passes of the night, I passed fuel check, I passed weight, or so we thought, that was what they told me last night, but apparently probably because of my screw up or running on the edge of weight (were light enough) it was hard to make weight, I thought I was full of fuel, I was near 0...



So I was a few pounds light 5ish from what I understand.



So that RUN was DQ'd which was kinda cool because it saved me from HP, I had no idea how this setup would run and well....I got the answer in SPADES, that was the first time down the track with this setup (cam, collectors, and some other items changed up, chassis setup tire pressure etc)



THEN This Am .... well, We were scurrying as usual to make weight and get fuel and I didnt have time (or a generator because we left without it) to put a charge on it, it had probably 25 starts since yesterday with no charge and well, I was amazed it started this AM, but a couple trips back and forth to the scales.....



We burntout, and they shut me down at the line, yesterday when unloading it I smacked a collector on the trailer hinge because were on kinda a slope and well it wasnt square, dad said I was good and clear and was looking but well it hit, it must have rammed it on closer and the bolts shook losse, so they came out.



So, they the were going to let me resart and stage and drag my collector down the track or return road and hit the scales and fuel and I would have qualified at the bottom of the ladder, BUT I was a nostart.......no juice.....



Its life, but were not bummed, I wasnt concerned about teardown other than looking like a dipshit for not knowing what to do and never having seen it done before, today I will watch one.....watch and learn.



I am 95% certain were 100% kosher I have gone to unending lengths to ensure it because A)I know we will be under increased scrutiny because it being a Drag Pak and B)Under increased scrutiny POSSIBLY from pressure of people I piss off, after having met the NHRA people and track people I seriously doubt that seriously thave have been nothing short of amazing, helpful considerate, professional.



The other 5% possiblity we arent kosher ? I have no idea but it would be something stupid I missed, my heads are uncut, uncut and virgin, the valves, legal but worked. The cam, yeah the thing was cut against an OE Blank lift by LSM, checked by us, then checked by someone ELSE, to make 100% sure. Pistons, well theyre direct from Stanton and Diamond, Rods, Accepted Manley Rods, Crank Stock.....soooooo......There are a LOT of Coating, Cryo and other things, but EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM and their uses and location checked with the NHRA And Bruce B PRIOR to doing.



At 3:00 YESTERDAY We still had the heads off the car in the shop, we got here at 6:? We teched and because of rain earlier in the day were able to run last night and it was FAAASSSSSTTTTTTTT. We ran at 11:ish and werent done with scales and fuel till midnight, here at 7:50ish.....scales and fuel this AM and well things have been a little crazy as usual.



Whatever....this was a sucess in our book :) I mean what do we have to be dissapointed in we made mistakes, we learned, well do better next time......



Only Mandie Cried....but shes good now....



Last night I was one of the last people in Stock Staging we missed the call, I was putting my pants on in the pits and put my wallet on the roof. And drove away like the MegaManiac I am, well.....wallet was lost, that was the single most dissapointing thing this weekend, as well as 140 bucks....



But I decided to go to the Customer Service and ask (and get my timeslip from last night because the guy threw it away and was digging in the trash but couldnt find it.) So......guess what they had it at the tower, guess what else, $ was still in it as well as my comp lisc, driver lic and wallet stuff.



I told the people and was fortunate enough to meet one of the track owners, I told them at no other public sporting venue or event, not basketball, football, but DRAG Racing, would one get his wallet back intact.



That single event I think says more about the nature and the charachter of the fans, drivers, employees, etc.