Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Livin' on Tulsa Time
Feeling pretty high, livin' on that Tulsa Time! What a great weekend again, pulling off another victory in Tulsa. First round was a gimme as Mike Bowers broke giving us a single run.
Round two we went up against Bobby Lagana and we were able to pull away from him and advance to the finals where we met up with Bruce Litton.
I knew going in against Bruce that he may have had a little better car, and that to beat him I would have to cut a really good light. As good luck would have it, that's what happened. I had a .060 to Bruce's .090 and we held the lead to the end, and none to soon, as the engine through off the blower belt right at the finish line.
Coming into Edmonton with a win is going to give us the momentum we need to go for another win and doing it here at home would definately be the sweetest win of all. Hope to see you all at the Rocky Mountain Nationals on July 3,4 and 5th.
Wow, three wins in nine IHRA races! It's going to be a great season!
Tuesday, June 09, 2009
#1 Qualifier in Dallas
Qualifying number 1 in Dallas was almost as good as a win. Almost! With Dallas being a brand new track, getting down the lanes was not easy. We saw track temperatures in excess of 120 degrees and that does not help either.
It was also the first time out for the new body on the car and that presented it's own set of issues. The new body sits higher than the old one making your line of sight very different.
Bobby Lagana has a newer style body on his car and he told me that I would really like it because of what you now see and don't see.
Not sure what he meant by that but we went and and gave it a go. After our first pass, I new exactly what he meant. I do not see the front end of the car anymore so you can concentrate more on where you are going than what is happening with the tires and front wing.
I also had to ask Tony to review his staging procedure because in his normal stance, i cannot see his hands.
With these changes, it made for a lot of adjusting to get the car down the track.
The left lane was a little better than the right and proved to be the winner at the end of the day.
Dallas, great new track that can only get better, great weekend, great new car and a whole lot of fun.
Off to Tulsa.
Sunday, May 10, 2009
First Peek at the New Body
Here are a few pictures of the new body - looks cool!
Sunday, April 26, 2009
The Red Rock
I guess it had to happen sooner of later, but the proverbial red light reared it's ugly head today. Boy, can that take the wind out of your sails in a hurry. We were on a great run too, so that makes it even harder to swallow.
We have some new parts that arrived last night and I just wish we could have used them. Oh well, that's racin'.
Back next week.
Tim.
Saturday, April 25, 2009
Second Night Of Qualifying at the Rock
It was going to be fast! Jimbo and Barry found some fuel issues and we left the line on a tear. It's too bad that we had to click it off!
We are number 6 now after Bobby Lagana went quick and moved into second spot.
Well lets all hope that tomorrow goes well. It's supposed to be 90 to 95 degrees. Hope to shed a few pounds this weekend.
Tim.
Saturday, April 25, 2009
The Rock
Well we are back at the Rock, and I am not sure if the Gremlins are gone.
Tonight started with a weird burnout, followed by a weird backup to the line, then a weird pullup back to the line as Mitch King was not able to make the call due to a Gremlin on his run, and some weird stuff on my part.
Once we got to the line, and fully staged the car, we left the line and lost #8 cylinder and about the 1100 foot mark, lost the Blower Belt.
I felt like we had a good run and placed #5 at 4.852 at 270.81.
I believe we are back on track and are going out tommorow to give it another shot.
Back at you then!
Thanks, Tim.
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Tim Boychuk - Named Pro Driver of the Year and Most Improved/Up-and-Coming Driver Honors
DragRaceCanada.com's online poll names Tim Boychuk as 2008 Pro Driver of the Year and also Most Improved/Up-and-Coming Driver honors. Congratulations Tim from all your family, friends and supporters.
FULL STORY FROM DRAGRACECANADA.COM