Plan Z dart from UTG hits the track

For an event billed as the ‘Slant Six Nationals’:
1) have your stuff ready,
2) bring spares in case something breaks,
3) at least make an attempt to fix it by working on it at the track.
For me, one trip out of town or up the road and I would know that a 15 or 16 second car isn't going to run 12's or 13's. Seat of the pants. I would know then that I had an issue and would be resolving that before making the trip to the strip