Local Street drags today. 1/8th mile
1st run - 0.144 reaction, 8.127 E/T
2nd run - no time slip
Then remembered I am not supposed to use the clutch going down the track. Whoops (3 years since I last raced it)
3rd run - red light which at this setup also means no time slip. Probably a very high 7 though......
13 bikes entered. Only the top 8 go through.
I qualified 8th with my 1 run on the board.
Lined up, did my burnout, stop!
Wait for a big steam train to pull up next to the racing, change track, and leave again (scheduled and expected).
Burnout again (my competitor, aka number 1 qualifier, did not),
Up to the line:
And,
He past me with less than a metre to go.
I ran the numbers afterwards, and he finished 0.008 seconds before.
Rats!!
A fun day despite the delays (timing light issues, train etc) and only having info on half my runs.