[RE: Pics up on NCRA website]

[losinit@usa.net (Cathy Boyko)]

"Neal" <nealtovsen@yahoo.com> wrote:
Cool shots! What kind of times are you running these days? How'd you end =
up?

What kind of drag tires do you use? I can relate to the "expensiveness" o=
f
race tires. I'm getting about 100 minutes of use from a $500 set of
autocross tires...if I'm gentile!

Neal

Mickey Thompson 20.0-6.0/14's, the ET drag slicks, at about 13-15 lbs. I =
know
some prefer the Hoosiers, but we got a decent price on some blems. This s=
eason
we have overcome the "flat tire" problems we had last year, finally found=
 a
tube that is the right size. They're supposed to be tubeless, but, no. Mo=
unted
on the chrome plated $20(CDN) alloy specials.

As for times, best is still 15.2 at 90 mph, not horrible. Usually dialing=
 at
15.3 or 15.4. The goal for next year is to break 2 seconds in the 60 ft, =
we're
close.

As for finishing, he won the points series for super class - didn't finis=
h
first much, but always at least in the semis or quarters, (and super is a=
 huge
class, it's swaps, naturally aspirated). I didn't enter the points series=
, but
would have done okay too (my TDI's the slowest power car there, but
consistent). Not sure what the prize is yet.

How'd you finish up?
cathy