Hemmings Musclepalooza Day 1 Sat 9/5/09

[TTA850]

Well Sat was great, good weather though a bit warmer than I thought it would be. Quite a few Buicks and Pontiacs representing, and some of the F.A.S.T. cars were as quick as 10.45 @ 132+mph I ran class M1 (13.50 and slower), ran a best of 13.57 @ 101.98, and ended up taking the win in my class with an .068 light and a MOV of .0651 against a 1967 Caprice 396 wagon that was dialed a 14.37

24 cars started in M1

Winners of M3, M2, and M1. The M2 car was interesting with a dash from a later model Caprice, an Olds steering wheel, and a 502 BBC engine

Anyway, the best part was that after going to a bunch of judged car shows lately my daughter has been wanting a trophy, and it's hard for a 3 year old to understand that daddy doesnt go to car shows for trophies but wins them by drag racing. So I made the mistake of promising to bring her home a trophy and the green car pulled it off

Looking forward to another great day today

 

[roadkill73]

Wow, you look so young, how did you ever see over the steering wheel ?

 

[TTA850]

Wow, you look so young, how did you ever see over the steering wheel ?

It's tuff but fourth gens have full power seats so that helps

Another great day today, made it through another 5 rounds of racing and ended up winning class B3 against the same 1967 big block Caprice that I ran in the final yesterday lol. He wasnt too happy taking runner up again but was a real nice guy with a cool car. I didnt get to see much of the car show but looked like a decent turnout. I managed a best of 13.41 @ 103.26, gotta love these LS1 cars

First thing in the morning, the Buick convertable towing the race car is classic

Pitted with some buddies

Winning trophy