Month: March 2015

Installed New Carburetor I could not resist! I installed the new Holley 1250, after waiting on the recommended open spacer to go under it. I had been running a 4-hole Super Sucker for the past 2 years. Before that I had run a stack of of a 4- hole over an open-hole spacer. Both combinations […]

The car is out of the shop and in the trailer for the first time since October! We will try to make a few passes on Friday night and get some seat time in during eliminations. This will tune us up for Saturday’s competition. I charged the batteries in the car and the trailer, checked […]

The weather looks good for Friday, Sat. and Sun. this coming weekend. The Temps. are suppose to be in the 60’s and no rain. Maybe I can get out and knock the newness off of my slicks and get the new shocks adjusted. I have been accumulating parts for my new motor, AFR heads and […]

Although I did not run, I still enjoyed watching all the fast cars and the production of the live event. State Capitol posted a reply to a upset biker about the parking that I thought was a very nice responses. Go on the SCR Facebook page to see it. Mother Nature is hard to deal […]

According to the State Capitol Raceway Forum, there will be NO requirement to have (don’t have to have) a IHRA License or a IHRA Membership to participate in the Sportsman Bracket Program at the March 13-14 Nitro Jam. You are required to have all of your safety equipment for your class. A.J. will do the Tech. for all the Sportsman classes, […]

The car is ready (since October) to go! We will be at the gate early Friday morning for the Mardi Gras Nitro Jam at State Capitol Raceway. We would like to get a good parking spot. I plan to run the car in Top Doorslammer, with “Outlaw” Kevin Gray driving. The only changes are the […]

It was too cold to be enjoyable. The wind-chill was the problem. According to the tracks weather station, it got to 13 MPH with a temp of 42 degrees, at one point during the day. I entered the Top Doorslammer class and on my first pass, I laid down a 5.690 @ 118 MPH to […]