Well... it was an eventful night, you might say.
The drag strip was fun, although due to a big Chevy Power show that's in the area, we normal cars got put on the backburner to the huge dragsters. Of course, after my first run, one had to spill oil all over the track, which caused a 1 & 1/2 hour delay, so most of the other guys only got 1 run in for the night. I say we were robbed & we have to go again.
My times licked hairy nuts, but that's ok, I had alot of fun & am learning this whole launching thing little by little. Unfortunately, I also learned i have the hanging throttle problem, so off to the toolbox I go. First run was crappy, good launch with a 2.4 60' time but I took a dump on 3rd gear & had to jam it back in... ran a 17.8 (AACK!) Second run was better, but worse launch, 2.6 60', but I hit all the gears... ran a 16.7 @ 80mph.
The fun started after the races. Driving home, I was in a pack of 6. A WRX, 911 Turbo, IS300, and some idiot in an M3 w/ Superleggeras that was nowhere near stock. We get to a clearing in the traffic & the pack goes, they must've been doing 140 b/c I was at 120 and I had 1/4 mile b/w me and the IS... and the BMW was lightyears in front of the IS. Mind you, this genius almost ran into a semi truck a minute earlier... I tell my friend "This guy's going to kill himself"... sure enough, I see lights spinning in all directions. The guy was swerving at 140, hit the wall of I-95, spun & left the ground, came right while spinning & struck the pillar of the overpass just after Yamato Road, bounced back onto the shoulder of I-95 on the right side. I pulled over with his friends & ran over. His buddy was pinned in the passenger seat... lemme tell ya, there was absolutely NO M3 there when I got there... my buddy took a spring home with him as a reminder... all 4 rims cracked in 1/2... most of the engine was not in the engine bay... words can't describe. I hope the guys who took pics post them soon as a reminder of what acting like an ******* can do.
