good luck Bking ,
look forward to seeing you on track via the stream .
Just do better than my weekend just gone .

Tex

Just get you some!
Just lay down time shot packages Bro.....
Keep your packages under .020 and takes what comes your way.

Good luck and safe travels!

goob- thinking your path to the ladder would be easier racing with the Box cars.....

Well guys, I'm live from the Spring Fling Million!

I got parked this afternoon & settled in for a relaxing night. Going to have a couple beers & some sleep aids.

Tomorrow is our only time hits, starts at 10 am. Not sure if they are streaming them or not. Pro is usually always 1st out. I'm the red 80 Camaro, should be running 5.7x with small tires & a 6" cowl hood.

2BKING

quote:

Originally posted by Goob:
goob- thinking your path to the ladder would be easier racing with the Box cars.....

Thanks Tex & Goob!

Goob, you got me thinking about that last statement.

Good morning from the Spring Fling Million.

It's heavily overcast & appears to be rain in the surrounding area. It's also pretty breezy & supposed to get windy later in the day.

Nothing to exciting today, I hope to get 2 time runs.

2BKING

Good luck........and focus!

The live feed started a couple pairs after me, go figure.

Not a bad 1st hit, but not great on the light/.032. The new trans with the 1.80 1st gear affected my launch a little & 60'. The car ran 5.71 @ 124 mph.

2BKING

Where is the live feed?

YouTube, 2026 Spring Fling Million - Tuesday

I'm done for the day. Not happy with my lights .032 & .040. I have one shim I can add to the button for. 005 quicker. I'll probably add that for 1st round tomorrow morning & see what happens. I did see a lot of red lights in the Pro class.

Tonight I just have some light preventive maintenance to do.

Having some reheated pizza in the air fryer tonight. The air fryer has been a great addition to the trailer. Plus, have couple of barley pops.

2BKING

Do you think the trans brake in the new trans is slower?

quote:

Originally posted by Big Steve:
Do you think the trans brake in the new trans is slower?

Big, the 1st thing I do is point the finger back at me. That's why I'm making a small adjustment for first round tomorrow.

I'm not ruling out the new trans. The transbrake is the same as the old trans. The main differences is the 1.80 strait cut gears vs. the old 1.76 helical gears. Both transmissions have been dyno'd & they were identical. All be it the old trans had lots of runs.

I'll add the shim to the transbrake switch. If that's not enough, I can add pressure to the front tires. As a last resort, I have my pro light switch I can use.

Hopefully I can get through the 1st round, but have a buyback round if needed!

2BKING

I looked at the data logs & found I've lost about 150 rpm of flash stall with the 1st gear difference.

2BKING

quote:

Originally posted by B KING:
I looked at the data logs & found I've lost about 150 rpm of flash stall with the 1st gear difference.

If going 1.72 to 1.80…. more SLR… less stall?

quote:

Originally posted by markemark:

quote:

Originally posted by B KING:
I looked at the data logs & found I've lost about 150 rpm of flash stall with the 1st gear difference.

If going 1.72 to 1.80…. more SLR… less stall?

Yes, less flash stall; 1.76 to 1.80

2BKING

quote:

Originally posted by B KING: Yes, less flash stall; 1.76 to 1.80

I went from 1.40 (7.20 slr) to 1.56 (8.02 slr) and lost 75 -100 rpm in flash with same DA weather. Yours doesn’t sound right. In same Data Altitude today as prior DA recordings? Same tire size?

Good morning, straight into eliminations at 8 am. Hope I made the right decision for reaction times!

M & M, the DA was 1500 higher last time out with the old trans & same tires.

2BKING

Good luck BKing. Everything is back together except I haven't started it yet to check for leaks. Then take it out on the road (new asphalt)and make a pass about 1/2 mile down and back. Life in the country! Daughter had to go home so I was on my own finishing up, sure did miss the help. Good luck everyone, looks like rain here.

I changed nothing on the car & went -.022 red. I got distracted while staging when I flickered the bulb, I never do that. It cost me $190 & hopefully I can win the losers round.

At least my dial was where I wanted it, went 5.709 on a 5.71 dial.

Fern, thanks for the encouragement. Glad your car is almost done.

2BKING

Yes, I saw that red light---the whole thing was red. Got to get outside now, good luck on the $190 hit