She made it to the semi’s last night!

My daughter, Sara, raced in the Wednesday Night Drags last night to get some much needed seat time in preparation for Sundays Truck Drags! As you may recall last week was her first time in the truck without a rider accompanying her. So as nervous as I was she did fantastic! Jason has been very patient in teaching her the do’s and don’ts of drag racing a truck/car, I have NO experience in that category. I’ll stick to two wheels, thank you very much! As soon as we got to the track, Jason threw her in the truck and she was off and running! Her first hit (qualifying pass) was:

15.92 @ 84.5 mph with a .176 reaction and a 2.47 60’ time

She patiently waited her turn till the next run which was her 1st round hit:

15.97 on a 15.92 dial in. 84.4 mph, 0.70 reaction and a 2.52 60’ time (WINNER, WINNER)

She must have intimidated her opponent because he red-lit! So now we are on to 2nd round… ROCK ON!!!

15.95 on a 15.95 dial in (NICE)!!! (WINNER, WINNER)

She actually ran a 15.959 that’s how close she got it… YOU ROCK GIRL! 85.13 mph, .042 reaction (killin’ em on the lights girl…) and a 2.56 60’ time. FANTASTIC! Her opponent (which was a mustang BTW) dialed a 13.20 and ran a 14.10. Now we are on to the SEMI’s….

16.13 on a 15.93 dial in…

OOPS she red-lit this time. Just a tad too anxious, watched her roll just enough as the last amber lit up. If she had held it a split second longer I’m positive her light would have been a teen or better. Her opponent was dead on his dial in; he ran a 15.052 on a 15.05 dial in. But if she would have tree’d him it would have made all the difference! Anyway, she ran 84.01 mph, -.064 reaction and a 2.58 60’ time.

It was a FABULOUS night, she learned a lot, had a good time, and went to the semi finals! I am a VERY proud mom and am tickled that she gets to experience this at such a great age!

Thanks to my friends Eric and Steve for letting me use your bikes for a quick spin. They are fun, but Steve you need a SUZUKI bro! ;)

Also HUGE CONGRATS to Ira for winning Wednesday Night Drags, don’t get too carried away with your cup now ya hear! ;) Alicia, send me a pic of Ira from last night, so I can post it!

Till next time… well you know how I roll! ;)