Morocco Family Racing finally............
 

GETS A WIN !!

After 5 years , thousands of dollars , many round wins, Cole ends up the champion at the first Jr. race of the year at Byron Dragway. Both cars were deadly consistent all day. Before we get into that, let me tell you what we did in the off season.
I pulled both motors off the chassis to take a look at them....

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o...04451144_o.jpg

installed some new stuff, cleaned them up...
then we changed axle bearings and brakes and made sure everything was tight and ready to go.....

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o...52080106_o.jpg

At the end of last year, i took 50 lbs off Dominics car and guess what, he gained 6 inches and about 40 lbs ! So his car was back to being a little heavy so he was off the 8.90 dial but still consistent.
here's how the day went... first time run...
Dominic.... 9.47 left lane
Cole....... 8.92 left lane
2nd time run
Dominic.....9.48 left lane
Cole........8.91 left lane
3rd time run
Dominic.....9.46 right lane
Cole........8.88 right lane
They do a "dial in" round at Byron...closest to their dial gets a trophy and $15 gift card..
Dial In Round
Dominic.....9.475 on a 9.47 dial. only to be outdone by Cole !
Cole........8.880 on a 8.88 dial !!! I couldnt believe that...
Both kids hit their dial !! We felt horrible for Dominic. First time ever being close to winning the cool dial in trophy and little bro takes it away ! Thats racin' I told him.
round 1
Dominic loses on a breakout.... he went 9.38 on a 9.47 dial..it picked up in the 60' for some reason.
Cole went 8.901 .024 light on a 8.89 dial to a losing 9.15 on a 9.00 dial.
round 2
Cole went 8.947 .035 light on a 8.90 dial ...other driver went red.
round 3
Cole went 8.95 .019 light on a 8.94 dial to a 8.400 on a 8.37 dial....that was close !
final round.
Cole went 8.992 on a 8.95 dial .009 light lifting since he caught the girl early and was in and out of the gas to stay ahead of her !
We were so excited for both boys ! which was hard since Dominic went out early, but even though he was disappointed , he kept his head up and helped me get Coles car ready for each round to keep Coles head clear for those killer reaction times ! And to top it all off, after the final , when we went to pick him up, Cole gets out of the car and tells Keri, " Mom, THAT was for you !" since it was her Birthday ! WOW ! I was never more proud !!
So since my photographer ( Keri ) has to help me with the cars, I dont have many pictures to post. I will try to take some during the race days from now on...

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a couple more

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o...llr68/cole.jpg

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o229/killr68/dom.jpg

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o...coleposter.jpg

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The next Jr. race is this Saturday May 5th.... ill keep ya posted !
Thanks Bruce for fixing the winners circle pics ! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/headbang.gif[/img]

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Congrats on the big win! That is way cool!

Schonye, 1st lady, and the IA. crew

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Congrat's.............The Kids (and Dad) will never forget these times.......Great Job Dad!!!!

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Congrats - great story!

Jake

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Congrats for all.

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Congrats!!!!

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Great job! Nice way to get the kids involved in a &quot;family&quot; thing.

Elon

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THAT ROCKS!!!!!!!!

Much Congrats to the whole family - because it's a family effort!

Personal congrats to Dad - makes all the long, late nights worth it. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/grin.gif[/img]

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That's way cool Jeff!

You're welcome for the help too!

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Now that race #2 is in the books, Cole continued to go rounds. Went to the semi finals. There were 31 cars there. Lost a close one. His 9.14 on a 9.12 dial to the winning 8.57 on a 8.56 dial. Another trophy and a $20 gift card. Dominic got his reaction times back.... .045 average... Lost in round 1.... Um, the carb fell off at about the 600' mark according to the computer graph. He did cut his crew some slack for it though..... [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/smile.gif[/img] Ill just add that to my between rounds checklist. He said he had the other car covered, he was just about to let off when it did it for him. he was more mad that it scuffed up the chrome trim ring on the air filter than losing 1st round. I dont buy it, he was just saying that so i didnt feel bad.
Next race is May 12th, and you can bet that the carb will be TIGHT !!

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Very cool..... And some great Memories

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Wow! Priceless Memories [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

Cole and Dominic are almost as tall as Mom and Dad.

Congrats to you all [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif[/img]

Dan

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Just an update, I found out why the carb fell off Dominics car 2 races ago, it wasnt loose, it popped off when the intake valve hung open allowing alot of fuel to ignite in the cylinder and escape the fastest way out.... out the intake and thru the carb. The motor was sent to Huddleston Performance in Tennessee to be fixed. In the mean time i bought him a Huddleston Performance 8.90 Sniper motor while his gets fixed, which we will use as a spare so we dont miss races. We didnt have any races until this past weekend to try the new motor out.
So, we had a great day despite Cole breaking his Cam in the 2nd round, now he gets the spare motor to use , Dominics new motor is Awesome ! It ran within a hundredth all 5 passes. he even won the Dial in round with an 8.807 on an 8.80 dial, goes to the semi finals and loses. I really hope they're done breaking stuff ! I depleted my racing budget for the year which includes the Chevelle for fixing the motor and buying the new one. its all good though, Its all about the kids !! Oh, by the way, Cole regained the points lead so breaking the cam is okay.... i guess ! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/smile.gif[/img]

Coles broken cam

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o.../brokencam.jpg

Dominics new Sniper Motor

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o...nipermotor.jpg

The Nickey Dragster in the winners circle !

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o...r68/dsemis.jpg

Thanks for all the support !!!

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its kind of nice seeing this....... Dominic missed 2 races. hes only 4 rounds out of the top 10, thats all i ever hoped for for both of them. with Dominics new motor, it wont be long !!

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o...r68/points.jpg

you can also follow us on facebook too if you like. just search MFR-Morocco Family Racing. Dominic or Cole will add you if you aren't already ! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/smile.gif[/img]

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Very cool Jeff!

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Congrats on the whole effort Jeff! This Jr Dragster racing is a ton of fun &amp; work &amp; $$, but when your kid gets out smiling - Priceless!

Guessing that's a Blockzilla camshaft?
Did Bo have that Sniper already built, or did you spec it out?

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Congrats! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

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Marlin, That is a Blockzilla Cam...... and hopefully the Blockzilla that they fixed stays together the rest of the year. Im done with the BZ motors after buying the Sniper ! Bo had it already built, i needed it fast so it worked out that they had one done . Bo and Thomas are great !! They return calls fast and will stay on the phone with you until all your questions are answered. You know, Bo helped you with your stuff.
And you're right, no better feeling seeing your kids do good and get out smiling !! Now I just have to get Dominic a win and this year will be complete ! 6 races left !
Thanks everyone !

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just a quick update from 6/23/12....Since Cole broke the cam in his motor I had to put the motor on that Dominic broke earlier in the season. I re-jetted the carb and changed the gear...it didn't run like it was supposed to so he lost 1st round but not the points lead. Dominic won the dial in round with an 8.661 on an 8.66 dial (2weeks in a row) and went to the final where he lost a close one !
One step closer to getting the Nickey car a win Stefano !!
the hardware.....
http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o...inictrophy.jpg

runner up with the winner......

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o...unneruppic.jpg

Dominic posted a video of the GoPro mounted on the side of both of their cars on the Morocco Family Racing facebook page if you want to see it.
next race is this saturday, 7/14/12