Buckeye Bullet came through Tech this morning. They said they want to do a pre-Shootout shakedown run. Getting a close look was pretty impressive. Roger actually sits in a Dallara Indy Car carbon fiber tub that's inside the cage! First time I've seen a 9-point harness, too. One of their guys told me it runs at 900 volts and 300 amps! Anyway, it passed Tech inspection, with no "fix-it for next time" entries in the log book!
The Kiwi's got records in both of their cars this morning, as did the Potter Bros. in their VW TDI V-10 streamliner (made with FlatFire body molds). They were parked next to each other in impound and made an interesting contrast. The Kiwi G/GS streamliner is FWD with rear tandem wheels, while the Potter's D/DS is RWD with tandem front wheels!
I had to pull the plug around 1115, but got to see Turbinator launch on its down run. Although it wasn't perfect, nobody I talked to was complaining about the courses.
Jeff