Yesterday was all about who got to the liquid quarter mile finish line first. Even though there were only 5 top fuel hydros, the final race was worth the price of admission. After picking up Mike and Marc at Marty & Claudia's house, we again started the day with a Cracker Barrel breakfast, then headed for Firebird. The pictures show Mike & Marc at the TFH pit of Hot Licks, then 2 BAH going down the track, and the final picture shows the aftermath of the spectacular alcohol hydro crash on Saturday. Watching the slower classes isn't all that exciting, but one of the added attractions, was the circle boat racers, which is very exciting. There were 6 super stock boats, sporting mostly big block Chevy motors, that run around 100 mph on the straights. When those boats go hard left to make the sharp turn, anything can happen, and it makes for a fun race to watch. We walked over to the pit area, and talked to a couple of the circle boat racers, and told them that it looked like they were having too much fun. As with lots of fun activities, it's not hard to picture yourself involved, until you start to reconcile all of your other obligations, like family, work, and everything else that requires your time. No doubt, it would be a blast! The final race of the day was of course, top fuel hydro. The boat, "problem child" needed to run a little over 260 mph to back up an earlier run of 260, and they did it, running 265 mph in 4.53 seconds. That run upped the national record from 255 to 26o. It's hard to believe these boats accelerate so hard, that they cover the quarter mile in almost the same time as the top fuel cars. It was a good, no, a great weekend, especially the opportunity to spend some time with my two sons, Mike and Marc. This morning, I drive the motor home back home, and Patty and I will be getting ready to travel to Las Vegas, where we'll be working our 8th National Finals Rodeo.
Yesterday was all about who got to the liquid quarter mile finish line first. Even though there were only 5 top fuel hydros, the final race was worth the price of admission. After picking up Mike and Marc at Marty & Claudia's house, we again started the day with a Cracker Barrel breakfast, then headed for Firebird. The pictures show Mike & Marc at the TFH pit of Hot Licks, then 2 BAH going down the track, and the final picture shows the aftermath of the spectacular alcohol hydro crash on Saturday. Watching the slower classes isn't all that exciting, but one of the added attractions, was the circle boat racers, which is very exciting. There were 6 super stock boats, sporting mostly big block Chevy motors, that run around 100 mph on the straights. When those boats go hard left to make the sharp turn, anything can happen, and it makes for a fun race to watch. We walked over to the pit area, and talked to a couple of the circle boat racers, and told them that it looked like they were having too much fun. As with lots of fun activities, it's not hard to picture yourself involved, until you start to reconcile all of your other obligations, like family, work, and everything else that requires your time. No doubt, it would be a blast! The final race of the day was of course, top fuel hydro. The boat, "problem child" needed to run a little over 260 mph to back up an earlier run of 260, and they did it, running 265 mph in 4.53 seconds. That run upped the national record from 255 to 26o. It's hard to believe these boats accelerate so hard, that they cover the quarter mile in almost the same time as the top fuel cars. It was a good, no, a great weekend, especially the opportunity to spend some time with my two sons, Mike and Marc. This morning, I drive the motor home back home, and Patty and I will be getting ready to travel to Las Vegas, where we'll be working our 8th National Finals Rodeo.
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