Day Seven San Louis de Potesi to Zacatecas

Yesterday, day six was great. When it counted, the car was perfect. When the results were in for yesterday, we placed 30th for the day. We are pleased as we did only ok as far as Philip and I were concerned. There is a lot of room to go faster. I can do better in the right and left 0's and 1's.  There were a few crashes, cars totaled but no serious injuries. 

Today, day seven, we decided to take it up a click and not lift for 0's and just barely on 1's. Let me tell you we could really tell the difference. And out times showed it. We finished 27th overall today. The morning sessions were ok. We should have changed tires before we went out today. They went away after the first speed section. Fortunately, there was an early service and on went four new tires. What a difference. In the two speeds sections afterward, we finished 26th and 27th. Considering the fact that we weigh about 1,200 pounds more than any car that is even close to our times we are really happy. It's that Savannah Race Engineering Hemi power baby!

I have had so many people come and ask about the car and us in the last four days. It is funny. When we line up in order to start, we are surrounded by Porsche's, Mustangs, Steudebakers, all with big power and lightweight and we were faster than a lot of them. The best yet was when another competitor went up and ask another driver "who are those guys?", "that car should not be going that fast". It was one of the guys in the top ten who ask. 

We finished the last day and made it to the finishing arch in Zacatecas. It is a big deal just to finish the seven days and 2,000 miles. There was a big celebration that I can still hear outside. There is the "Burro Walk" from the city center to the bull fighting ring. Everyone gets a shot glass from the burro and hundreds of people walk through town, drinking shots, bands playing singing and dancing till the wee hours. Philip, Mike and Alan can tell me about it tomorrow. I'm goin to sleep now. 

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