I know it's been awhile since this has been updated but bear with me, I'm trying. Team DBK made it to the final round in Saturday's activities at TriState Raceway. The Super Pro Trophy is going home with Rochester, Minnesota's Rusty Robertson though. It was a good day anyway. It felt good to be back in a final round. Track conditions made things tricky in the afternoon but with a few adjustments the Gephardt dragster made it from point A to point B and to the final. Congrats Rusty and family.
TriState staff worked late into the night to resolve the issues with the track and their efforts paid off. The track was great all day. Our goal Sunday was to run both Super Pro and the Quick 16. We qualified #8 for the Quick 16. First round went well with Duane doing his job on the starting line and the dragster running 7.802 on a 7.80 dial. First round Super Pro didn't go as well so we decided to concentrate on the Quick 16. Duane and the dragster both performed well throughout the day. Our second final round of the weekend came against Howard Schlueter. Duane got a .039 second advantage on the starting line and the dragster went 7.811 on a 7.81 dial. That is a pretty small window. Winning is great! We stayed for the potluck in the tree-line Sunday night and enjoyed some good food and conversation. I can't wait to get back to the track and do it again.
3/7/2010
We started last season with an S10 truck, a 28' enclosed trailer and a motorhome. We'll start the new season with a dragster and a 48' enclosed trailer with living quarters. The truck is in Texas, the 28' trailer has a new home in Earlville, Iowa and the motorhome came out on the losing end of a hail storm. The golf cart and pit bike will be returning for another year so some things will seem familiar. There will also be a second pit bike being put in use this year. With all the snow on the ground it's hard to believe racing season is coming up but I suppose we still need to be ready.
1/10/2010
The dragster is still in the shop awaiting updates. The motor is still at Sput's. Everything should come together and be ready for spring. Because of limited opportunities I don't have any new photos. Stay tuned.