[Howard Jones]

I'm pretty happy overall with the video. I couldn't have posted it without Byron Reynolds help. He has a really cool Cobra with a blown 500in + motor in it. He's really a nice guy. Thanks Byron.

The spin came because I was trying to get through that RH kink high enough in revs to get it onto the pipe. But allas Ol Betty just wouldn't stand for it. That corner is taken at just under a hundred and I was trying to get it up to about 110 or so. Could have really gotten a nice hard pull in 4th up to the next brake zone instead of going down to 3rd and unsetting the car and........well you get the idea.

The second session was really fun. I think I had one good lap and it felt good all the way around. The problem all day was that the last corner leading onto the front straight was pretty quick and if I really hit it I would end up at the end of the front straight on the rev limmiter, about 135, right at the flag stand. The lift point was really about two seconds after that and so there was not enough room to go for 5th and then back to 4th through the ssss. Top speed on the straight would be above 145 with the rev limmiter chip pulled but this is just for fun... right. Buy the way the turn in is at about 110-115 or so. Back to power after the first apex and then down to 3rd for the final long LH.

Of course the whistle is the brakes. They always do that once they get hot. I like it. Sounds cool and let people know I'm there.

So Ol Betty held her own against some really powerfull cobras. Some of thouse guys were sporting 600 + HP and dot slicks but as you can see Ol Betty was quicker than most on the lap. I'm proud of the Ol Girl and her little 302.