And if anybody has doubts about the magic wheel chock - did you
see Karen Rafferty's launch in the Ladies challenge? She was half
way down the straight before the last yellow came on........and no
red light. I rest my case.
Kent Rafferty
Purveyor of the magic chock
Karen K. wrote:
>>Plus, I had help from the Raffertys with the "magic wheel chock"
>>(sure helps with confidence at the lights -- neither of my red lights
>>caught me too much by surprise). <<snip>
And, no,
> despite what everyone is saying, I am *not* going down to the Subaru
dealer this
> week and trading in the Camaro. The Impreza is nice, but it's a little
down on
> horsepower... ;)
> And I brought on the red light in the Honda Street Challenge myself.
During
> the competition rounds, and on my last Ladies Challenge run against Audrey
Harnish,
> I'd been leaving when the second yellow went out, actually trying to move
*before*
> the third yellow came on. This was evidently working pretty well, as I
only redlit
> once in the competition rounds, and a lot of people gave me some crap
about "trying
> to red light" a Challenge win away. Anyway, I knew I could go faster on
both sides
> -- Eric had beat me during competition by about 0.5 on each side -- so
that's what
> I was going to *try* to do. It just didn't work out that way. I *knew* I
had staged
> a tad deeper that time than before, so.... But, come on, like that $250
wasn't
> going to go to Eric anyway! ;)
> I can't thank Eric enough for the opportunity to drive his car. It
really was
> a blast. For those who know what is going on in my family right now, you
know I was
> running for my uncle this past weekend, and that made the wins that much
more
> special to me.
>
> Karen Kraus
> 1996 Camaro Z28 1LE (FS34) -- on vacation for the summer like it's owner!
>
> --
>
>
> "You never get away, you only get someplace else."
> -- Lovka's Dilemma
>
> "No matter what they're telling you, they're not telling you the whole
truth."
> -- Todd's Principle
>
> "The best view of your soul is from beyond the edge, looking back."
> -- No Fear
>
> http://www.erols.com/kiirenza/trisk
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