My son Jon wins race at LVMS today!

At our track LVMS...We may deep stage but we are not
allowed to put it on the window. It is up to us to get in quickly
and not roll thru the lights.

At the National races, Stock and Superstock MAY NOT deep stage without DQ.

Before my 5 Eye surgeries, often I would have to take a couple of bumps after
staging to adjust my lights.

It is not the most effective strategy. If you are not shallow or deep but somewhere
in between = you do not have a consistent idea of your roll out time. This plays
havoc with keeping a reliable reaction time and I do not recommend it.

Both cars in the picture were dialed in the 11.50s (11.50 is the limit for sportsman).
Jon's car is full of lead ballast and weight bars as well as retarded timing plus a few other
measures to slow it way down (10 Second car thru the mufflers normally). The weather station
altitude was 3500 so it slugged alone at 114 MPH thru the lights to the C8s 120 MPH+! However,
my boy's car is several tenth faster (even with the weight) than the C8 as you can see in the picture
in the first 60 ft.

Partly because our Goodyears are more efficient that the C8s drag radials. Also because our chassis
is optimized for Drag Racing.

Irving Family Racing has been competing a against Farnum Family Racing for the best part of
the last 30 years since our track opened. We get along pretty well now, but that was certainly
not always the case so many years ago!

In the early 2000s, I left Denver at the Mile High Nationals and forfeited my chance to win
the race after the third round and drove 800 Miles all night home to beat the Farnum Family
for the Track championships. Madness, but I was a stubborn/proud guy 25 years ago. Hopefully,
the Lord has help me with that (somewhat at least).



Phil 4:13
I CAN DO all thing thru Jesus Christ won give me the strength!