Hi Folks. I have 20 minutes to write this and post it before I have to return to the salt.
Treit and Davenport made their maiden run this afternoon. The car was fueled, oil in the engines
and water for the prep. Started the engines and they were strong. Then the car was taken to
the starting line and Les Davenport put on his fire suit and was ready to start the engines. SInce the
exhaust pipes point rearward it makes much better sense to fire the rear engine first. The battery
pack was connected and when the starter button was pushed......noting happened. Cables were
connected on the front engine to test them and everything was A-OK. Back to the rear engine and
it was determined that the solenoid had died since the engine was run in the pits. All the time Les is
cooking in the cockpit. They wired around the problem an started the engine. Same drill on the front
but there was no problem. Instant start. Pushed across the line and Les pulled away. The timing slip
says 166.81 MPH at the timing traps and the data logger showed 251+ when he pulled the chutes.
Chutes worked. Car stopped and was reloaded to return to the pits. It's not a Salt Virgin any longer.
I have to leave for a foto shoot with Peter Vincent and Pork Pie. This meager post shows how much
Ray Therat is missed and always will be.
More later,
FREUD