**A Day at the Drag Strip: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly**
As we began our day at the drag strip, it was clear that this was going to be an eventful one. We started off with a bang, literally, as a big end broke on one of the engines. The driver, who was not named in the transcription, had been pushing his engine hard and it had finally given way under the pressure. "I I heard it coming back cuz I hope it's just the drive shaft it looks like it broke some cross members and oh it slapped around pretty good on there," he exclaimed.
The driver then proceeded to jack up the car and take a closer look at the damage. It was clear that the engine had suffered significant damage, with multiple cross members broken and the drive shaft snapped in two. "I'm probably out there's not nothing you can do I don't want to risk it it's too heavy and it makes too much power," he said, shaking his head.
Just as we were about to move on from this unfortunate incident, a truck pulled up behind us. It was the Honda Durango, driven by someone who clearly had experience with high-performance vehicles. "It is the Hond Durado it is a K24 swaft fullsize Silverado I think that doesn't work it actually moves out better than you think," he said, chuckling.
We then moved on to discuss the latest updates on the car. It turned out that the driver had made some significant changes to the engine and transmission. "New front mount uh and most importantly we did t-56 with a twin disc now and you had what in there before cd9," one of the drivers said, referring to the previous drivetrain setup.
The driver explained that they had moved the engine back 6 or 10 inches to improve traction and had installed a new transmission. "We stored our Drive shft 8 in so that we were able to get the 50/50 kind of better off," he said, explaining their thought process behind these changes. They also mentioned that they had added an ET goal for this pass, with a target time of sub-12 seconds.
As we continued to chat, another driver pulled up and mentioned his own struggles with his engine. "I don't know I ain't looked at it yet you ain't looked at it yet you guys just aren't worried," he said, laughing. "You're like nah we're just going to do what are you what are you doing now no I'm changing over oh you changing out the street stuff yeah gotcha okay."
It turned out that this driver had been experiencing some issues with his engine, including a missing spark and a potentially broken piston. "I think it's only one cylinder and it could just be the spark," he said, shrugging his shoulders. "It's possible but if it's missing on the starter it's down compression so Pistons probably so it's not a head gasket cuz it' been pushing water."
The driver then mentioned that he had spoken to the owner of the Silverado, who was planning to try and fix his car for the upcoming event. "He said he's going to try to fix it it looks like one brace might need to be welded uh he needs a whole new center section for the rear differential and he's got a couple other things but he thinks they might be able to fix it," the driver explained.
Just as we were finishing up this conversation, another driver pulled up with his car. It was a diesel truck, which he had been driving on the daily commute. "This is his daily driver because it only makes 2,000 horsepower his race diesel truck makes 3500 horsepower so this is his daily driver," one of the drivers said, chuckling.
As we prepared to leave for the day, another car pulled up and announced that it was going to attempt an eighth-mile pass. The driver managed to get a respectable time of 97, but not before he mentioned that he had previously done a 10 on the track. "I thought he was Eighth Mile he went 97 he just did a 10 that was pretty sick," one of the drivers exclaimed.
As we wrapped up our day at the drag strip, it was clear that this event would be remembered for its ups and downs. We had seen some impressive performances, as well as some unfortunate engine failures. But despite the challenges, everyone seemed to be in high spirits, eager to get back behind the wheel and tackle the track again tomorrow.
**The Schedule for Tomorrow**
For those who are planning to attend our event tomorrow, we have a few things to note. First and foremost, it's going to be a drive day only, with approximately 450 miles of back roads to navigate. We're expecting it to take around 10-11 hours to complete the journey, depending on traffic and other factors.
We'll be following the latest updates from each driver as they make their way to the event, and will be sharing those updates with our audience throughout the day. So be sure to stay tuned for more news and updates from the world of drag racing.
And remember, no matter what the weather brings or how many engine failures we encounter along the way, we'll be there to document it all. See you at the track tomorrow!