[tommygold]

Hi everyone. I think this is most likely going to go down on February 25 (assuming we can get access to the drag strip at LV Speedway that day). My car should be picked up on the 13th (likely by GranTurismo, which offered me a good price and has a warehouse by the Speedway). Incidentally, I've offered an alternative bet and it will be interesting to see if he accepts: one time with my launch control; if I win then I'll race him a second time for slightly more money w/o LC. But I only have to win the individual races not beat him 3x in a row.

Then this other news. He measured off a 1/4 strip (imperfectly) and couldn't get his time below 13.8. But I think that's actually misleadingly low. His buddy stood at the finish and started the stopwatch when he heard my buddy's car. So there were 4 things that should make his time worse -- no delay in driver reacting to the start light; delay in starting the stop watch; delay in hearing the sound of the Shelby a quarter-mile away; and delay in stopping the stop watch. All of those add well over a second. So I think his time was 15 or worse.

I'll keep you updated.