Awesome attendance.. I counted 39 DSM's at one point, we may have made it
to 40.. That's the closest thing to a West Coast DSM Shootout that I've
seen.. :)

The Pomona officials were really good to us.. Lots of opportunities for
us to run..

So who won the bracket races?.. (I left when they got started).

I got 3 runs in before taking off.. My first run was my best:

11.86 @ 116 mph, 1.67 60-foot time.

With the excessive heat (90 degrees?) admittedly I was a bit surprised
when I got that.. My boost was dropping down to 1.3 bar (spiked to 1.5)
so I really didn't think I would have a chance at an 11 on that run.
Bill Diaz & I were both running 119mph at the last Pomona (cooler
weather) and we both ran 116 mph this time, so I think it's fair to say
the hot weather dropped us 3 mph.

It was pretty much downhill from there though, had two runs in a row
where I couldn't get into 3rd gear & ended up with mid 12's... Ok, a few
people wanted to slap me for complaining about not getting into 3rd and
"only" getting a mid 12 so I figure I should have worded it "I just ran 6
to 8 tenths slower than my last run" & maybe that would put it into
perspective :).

With regards to the boost falling off.. I realized after the fact (on the
way home) that it was likely from adjusting the BOV in the wrong
direction so that it was opening up early rather than staying closed..

Anyways, it was great to see everyone there.. Lots of old and new faces
collectively striking fear into the hearts of the other import racers :)

And yeah.. Mike Welch not only judged our straightness, he even jumped
into a car and made a pass himself. We'll win him over to drag racing
yet.. (Ok, maybe not...)

Thanks to Jeff & everyone else who pitched in to make this such a great
event..

Marc

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