[tommygold]

If you drop my best (11.22) and worst (12.22) times, then my average was around 11.45. It tells you everything you need to know that Blitz came to the track recognizing he was going to race in his existing tire type, watches my car, and immediately goes back to saying he gets to change the tires. I won't detail all the things Blitz is leaving out as he -- for unknown reasons -- tries to persuade this forum that he should get to change his tires.

I also don't understand this repeated claim from some on the forum that Blitz should be allowed to run on other tires to make it "more fair." The bet was our existing equipment, and there was never anything fair about this from the beginning: I have to win 3 in a row. That's not intended as a fair test of the two cars. It's a recognition that I have the better car and Blitz thought he could get in one great run. Big bets generally aren't intended by either participant to be "fair" -- each things s/he has an edge; hence the bet.

Track temperature was around 45, I'd say. Very cold. Warming up my tires seemed to pick me up around .2 seconds. They also only prepped the first 60 feet of the track. On a warmer Vegas track, fully prepped, and now with some experience (though I do almost nothing in the race) I should be able to get towards 11.1.