Ray Buck/Therat just left the line on the 130 course -- but no reports yet about his speeds. This morning he said he had two more runs (in his allotment). This one would be the first of those. Dang, I wish they'd report the runs over on that course.
Here are the (long-delayed) reports. First of today's 2 runs: 124. Like running into that wall of jello in 3rd gear. We took it back to the pits and checked the basics. Had help (very much appreciated) from Korey Bligh and Dick Milne) All cylinders firing, plugs look good, fuel supply seems ok. Finally decided to give it a little more spark advance and remove the air filter, just in case. 2nd run, 113, shooting ducks all the way down the course.
I drove it back to the pits and after we have a bite to eat, were gonna put it on the trailer. I don't know where to go from here at the moment, and I'm not gonna go buy another roll of tickets just to "try this" or "try that" until I know what the problem is. It could be the MSD6AL box, the MSD distributor or the AED/Holley carb. I dunno.
The good news is that all the stuff I put into the car: transmission, driveshaft, rear driveshaft loop, full-length headers, high-zoot alternator and power-steering brackets and underdrive crankshaft pulley, new seats and a buncha other stuff all seem to be working fine. And there were no cataclysmic failures like last year. So I'll take it home, work on it and see what I can come up with. Then I'll bring it back next year and see what happens.
After I eat a bit, I'll go shoot some photos to post.
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