Re: GAST/GAFBA Meet - Sept 22-24th - Reynolds, GA
The meet went well. While the attendance was down (for us and the GAFBA crew), we did get to see some good racing and meet a lot of first timers (to the group and to drag racing.) I want to personally thank Jonathan, Mike, Mark, and Wayne for attending the meet with me. The smaller group allowed those of us who were new owners and GAST members (Mike and Mark) to get up to speed on things with the group and with SyTys in general. Allowed for a much more intimate meet for us all. There was plenty of laughing, drinking, and staying up late. Unfortunately, weather threatened the meet all weekend (though it never rained until 4 pm on Sunday) and kept a lot of our members (and GAFBA members) away. Hopefully, the next meet will turn out much better and we can get a solid attendance number.
I drove my truck the 320 mile round trip, so I kept the racing VERY light and safe (16 psi, 16 deg timing, mild launch, rich tune, etc...), and ran 13.1 a few times at the track with 1.83 short times each time (I shoulda competed in the 13.00 class and won.) I even told Pope that I was gonna run a 13.15 on the first pass and then clicked off a 13.154 @ 101 with a respectable RT.
Like I said, not a meet (or racing) for the ages, but a great time was had by all and we got to put face to name with a few new folks. Now if only I could get my hearing back...:rotf: ...(those that were there know what I'm on about.)
Pics coming soon.
Hood