SIR N.I.R.A. Import Nationals

["Dave Ewing" <rabbit16v@prodigy.net>]

WHAT A KICK IN THE PANTS!!!

The day started out a little cloudy, but cleared fairly quickly.  We arrived
at around 8am when the gates opened.  It was $45 (!!!!) to race and since I
skipped church and did all the planning I did, I figured I came to race so I
better!!

My first pass wasn't too bad.  I got low 15s.  By about my 3rd pass I was
getting better reaction times etc and got into the upper 14s.  The classes
were strange.  They actually had a separate class for engine swaps.  So,
that was me.  Then there was a class for turbos, superchargers, nitrous,
etc.   Of course there were 4 and 6cyl classes too!  Anyway, I didn't make
it into the quick 8 (the 8 fastest in each class) so I went on to the
brackets.  I made it to the semi-finals having to race hondas the whole time
and thinking to myself, 'One more down'!!!!  One honda shattered his axle on
the start line (hee hee), another red lighted, but 3 of them I just out and
out beat!!  Now, we were down to the semi-finals (and then there were 4).  I
had the lane I had had the whole time and was ready to down another honda.
I got a good start, got a better time, but somehow he beat me?  I have no
idea why or how but the slip said that he won?  Maybe someday I'll figure it
out but someone said that since my reaction time was like  9 hundreths
slower than his, that that was why I lost.  Anyway, I came SOOOO close to
big money!!  Winning king of the hill at a NIRA National event!!!   Would of
been big money.  Oh well, I sure did humble a lot of hondas!!  There were
some BAD hondas there though.  11 sec hondas, and there was a RX7 that did 8
sec flat quarter at 170mph!!!  That was awesome to see!  Anyway,  wished
someone else (ANYONE) could of come, it was truly a great time.  A better
turn out than the Bug Nationals!!  And the Brackets went quick.  Plus, when
the brackets started, a thin cloud cover came in and cooled things off.  It
was a perfect day!!

Dave
77 Rabbit 2.0L 16v
84 Scirocco


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