Waiting ....
I can’t say that we started the new week out with a bang. We got the car back in line for Ken’s next licensing run, and 4 hours later he was able to run. Lots of other cars had the same idea apparently. After Ken’s run he was able to get his two licenses, and, back the car went in line for another run.
Right ahead of us in line was the car that held the record in our class until Don Williams broke it on Sunday morning. The pressure was on Kenny when the car (#264) ran over the speed that Don had run. Now we have to run over 223mph to regain the record for the McMeekin Brothers and Williams team!
On Ken’s run, the engine started to miss or flatten out – no one is here to give me the technical terms! Dave Heigle and the man who built the engine, Chuck Cornelison, are back in the pits with the computer hooked up to the car to try to discover what the problem is. The ladies – unable to help out in the diagnosis process – headed back to dinner and gambling!
Our hope is that whatever is wrong can be fixed tomorrow and we can head back to line to try to regain the record.
The highlight of the day was when Don Williams got his red hat and was officially welcomed into the 200 MPH Club! He looked great in that hat and new T-shirt! Many, many people wait years and years to get in to the “2-Club,” Don did it on his second time down the salt! He was the first one to get in at Speedweek this year, and we were wondering if he is one of the oldest to get in – 76 year old speedster that he is!
posted by Jane and Don McMeekin @ 6:32 AM
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