Carter wrote:
[quote]MikeD wrote:
[quote]For the cars I passed at the start. I didn’t lift from the time I saw the green flag to turn one. I maybe lifted to half throttle when I split down the middle but…The car does look pretty fast when the cars in front are lifting at the kink. Carter was behind me for the entire race and I wasn’t walking away from him down the straights.
Thanks all for the compliments and yes we do have a strong motor but I thought I did a pretty good job of driving as well. 
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In all fairness, Mike had the perfect tires for the conditions. 4/32nds new. And while he was a bit quick on the throttle at the start, he drove past the new guys exactly like I did in the Comp School practice start. The newbies were being cautious…which is exactly as they should have raced.
After he got it stopped when passing me at turn one (I knew he was going off and gave him plenty of room on-purpose) I thought he was going to drive away…which he did. After I saw that there was more grip, I stepped-up my game and reduced his 75-yard lead to 2 feet by the checker. And if I can catch him with my pathetic engine, he doesn’t have a cheater motor.
Carter[/quote]
Thanks for the kind words carter, I was really stressing at the end of the race. I was running out of adrenaline!