I know, I have to tell the truth. The more I race the more admiration I have for the SRT engineers. Most of my experiments have failed to improve the car much. What has changed is my understanding of how to adapt to what I have to go faster. With the worn out rear tires I couldn't trail brake, the back would come around. Go figure. The front of the car was sticking like glue, even with the puny 225's. I couldn't get on the gas 100% for more than a few seconds and even then the back of the car was dancing. When I made a mistake or over cooked a corner (frustration) whoever was behind me would advance 10 car length's. These are valuable lessons that you can read about in books, but always wonder about. No mistakes is faster than flat out and a few boo boos. I'm finding it hard to go from hero to zero. Thank goodness I'm made of teflon. I don't care ....... a lie, I do care, but who posts their failures? The process of learning? Someone's got to post the process with the ups and downs. I plan to get "serious" about competing next year and I'm trying to learn all I can in the meantime. Which means running with bald tires, finding out what changing the ride height does, etc. I finished in the middle of the pack both events this year. I'm a bit disappointed in myself. But I love this car. I arrive early at the track, watch the rest unload from a trailer, go through inspection, watch the rest work for hours getting ready, bleeding the brakes between sessions etc. And myself? I drive to the track, run as hard as I can all day, put the air and radio on and head for home while the rest are loading on a trailer and packing up their tools. When my tires are good I finish near the front. SRT engineers are heros. I still have a lot of work to do. Thank goodness I have a great car that can make up for a novice driver.

Les