Long day... But, had a lot of fun!
The Mark made it on to the TV show, a special "Pro Line Race Engine" episode, where you guessed it - all the cars have a Pro Line Race Engine in them. I had no idea all this was going to happen, but Pass Time invited Pro Line on to have their own episode. Aric, with Injected Engineering, has a personal and professional relationship with the guys at Pro Line, and he was asked to bring some Pro Line motor cars to the event - like me
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I was able to get one t&t run, a 12.4 on the street tires. After the run, Aric made some changes to the trans tune and unlocked the TC. I did not get to make another pass until it was my turn on the TV show, so I had no idea what to expect. My only run was at 1pm, and it was like 8pm by the time the episode was filmed. lol I was worn out being on that black top all day, thats for sure.
It was a cool experience, but boggles the mind a little with all the lights, camera's, instructions to remember, etc., that simple things like turning off the traction control and overdrive can be an oversight when it's time to make your run
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So, I did not do The Mark justice on it's television debut. I do not know what I ran, but it had to be 14 something. The car spun off the line, and did a nose dive, then simmered down and took off good after that. The track was junk for street tire cars, and some slick cars that did not do a smoky burnout. I suspect that even with the tc and od off, the car would have just spun through first gear anyway.
Tim Lynch - famous OutLaw 10.5 driver, was the last car for the Pro Line episode, and put his car in the wall after doing a wheelie the entire length of the track. The car came down, and went left into the wall. Tim walked away, but the car did not fair too well. Here is a link to the slide show, and a picture of Tim's car taken earlier in the day.
http://picasaweb.google.com/papapeach/TheMarkOnPassTimeTVShow?authkey=Gv1sRgCMDipLPnkbiVKA#slideshow
