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I rolled a fresh set of mains in it and a new set of rod bearings. I got the crank endplay back down to.0055 which is acceptable. I'm waiting on Rick to get my heads and manifold done and I'm looking at doing a cam change. It will be February before you know it and time for Belle Rose, La to start the 2024 season.

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Oh a day in the life of a drag racer..!!!...I'm starting to remember now why I had to quit..haha!

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I just read this story (post) beginning to end, and the awesomeness of it is just, well, awesome. I'll probably never need viagra....:lol:

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Hey Regan, looking forward to coming out to see you race in 2024. Let me know what your Tx Motorplex schedule is and I will make time to be there.

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Gee thanks. You need to go work on that little red truck.:lol:

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Glad you enjoyed it and the truck could be of help.LOL

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We will be there in May again DB.
Here's the full schedule for all Divisions in the link.

https://www.nhra.com/2024-lucas-oil-...eries-schedule

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I know...haha

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Ok Regan, I just penciled you in on my calendar. Thanks for sending me the schedule..

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Well I'm trying to slap this mess together. I got all my parts back this past Thursday. The valvetrain is in and adjusted and also double checked. The intake manifold is glued on and snugged down. As usual I'll be busting my butt to get ready for the first race. Not anybody's fault but mine in the end. Because I can't leave things alone and just race. I've got to get it making noise and loaded by this time next Sunday.

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good luck..!!!!!!

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Good luck Regan!!

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Thanks Guys. I'm loaded and ready to head to Belle Rose, La this week.

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Well Belle Rose went pretty good. The truck ran pretty good so I think the changes I made were a step in the right direction. It would usually run 154 down there even though the swamp is known for really good air I don't pick up a lot down there. It ran !55 multiple times and as fast as 155.53 on Saturday when the air got good. I made some good runs in time trials with good reaction times. For some reason on race day Sunday I was off. I survived a .050 light for a win in second round. Then turned around and had another .050 in third round and lost to my friend Chris Presley was ready for me with his .003 light. All in all not a bad first outing for the year. The points will be a keeper at the end of the year. My daughter Jamie came over from Houston on Friday to hang out with the old man so it was a good time. We are supposed to go back down there in two weeks for the Sports Nationals.

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Keep it up and you will have some new stickers to add to your truck. Good luck, see you at the Motorplex.

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Glad to hear Belle was good to ya..!!!!

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x2.

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Thanks guys. Maybe one day I can shake the Voodoo that place has had on me.lol

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Well I'm supposed to be back in Belle Rose, La again right now for the Laris Motorsports Cajun' Sports Nationals but! Mother Nature has rearranged those plans. They have rescheduled that race for the first weekend of May. No fun for me until April 19th in Noble, Oklahoma.

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We are two weeks out from our next Divisional in Noble Ok. Two weeks after that we will be back in Belle Rose La for the rescheduled Cajun Sports Nationals. Then two weeks later it's back to the Tx Motorplex for the double divisional. That's four races in six weeks! Actually half of the season in a short period of time. I saw online the other day that Prescott Raceway in Prescott Arkansas is having a 7.0 1/8th mile index race this weekend. They allow throttle stops so I can run it. And it's a .500 Pro Tree like we use in Super Street. I normally only run 7.60 to 7.70 in the 1/8th on my 10.90 stuff but I have had to set up for 6.90 1/8th mile twice. It will be fun to just go race and hit the tree some before we get busy. If anyone is close by to Prescott come on out.

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Sounds like your gonna be busy..!!!! Best of luck..

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Thanks Greg. We are heading to Prescott this morning as planned.

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Dang I haven't posted in awhile. Prescott was fun. My first pass I was .013 on the tree 7.005 @ 125mph. Second pass I was 7.005 also. It looked like I knew what I was doing. I redlit third round and Jarrod's car broke so we just cooked and hung out the rest of the evening. Noble Ok didn't go to well. The truck did fine and ran good all weekend. We had good air all weekend. The truck was faster there than it's ever been running almost 154mph. I was in the first pair down track Sunday morning first round. I had to run my old friend Chucky Weir. He was .017 to my ughh .040 on the tree. He killed a bunch on the top end and I thought I took the stripe but I missed it by .01 or 24 inches. He went through on a 10.94 to my 10.95. He gave me room but I screwed it up.We are heading back to Belle Rose La this week for the rescheduled Cajun Sports Nationals. Maybe I can get it together and do some good.