Thread: Pinks All Out Racing

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Originally Posted by Ron Lee

Thanks Chris...that gives me a good idea. Was it exciting running in Pinks..what you expected...how'd you do.

Ron

Hi Ron,

I guess I would have to say it was exciting... definitely an interesting experience. I had never seen the track (Bandimere) so packed... easily half again more people than at Mile High Nationals. Showed up Thursday I think around 3-4pm and the lot was already at capacity before they opened the gates.... got in and claimed a spot in the pits I think around 10pm. Definitely show up as early as possible.

Long story short I did a ton of work to the car to take it from it's nominal 11.9-12.0 down to 11.50's. Got one test run in Friday before we were rained out... 11.499 (skipped the 11.50's altogether ). But Saturday the car was running bad and inconsistently and I screwed up one of the launches. They ended up picking a 12.0 field which ironically I might have made had I not messed with the car at all. Found out later I had broken a valve spring, probably on that first 11.49 pass... fortunately didn't drop the valve.

So that part of it was frustrating but it was generally a fun time. A few things did leave a sour taste in my mouth related to the contract Speed TV and/or the show had with the track including outrageous prices for food and beverages ($9 beer ) more expensive than at the Nationals and they dressed up their own photographers as the usual track photographers and charged $50 for photos that are normally $12. Of course I had to have a picture of the car at Pinks but had a rather heated discussion with the photog jerks.

You will have fun but be prepared for your track to turn into a total zoo

Best of luck and let us know how it turns out!

-Chris

P.S. They also had a lot of cool exhibition stuff like jet cars, wheel-standers and jet-pack guy... all great crowd pleasers and fun spectacles to watch