Just as the title says, Sandy completed something from his racing bucket list. That accomplishment would be running in the 4.20’s. He actually ran in the 20’s on two out of the four runs with the best run of a 4.255 @ 168.20. That is a career best elapsed time and speed for the 462 cubic inch small block.The ADRL race at Rockingham, NC was rained out before the first round but was considered a success for the Roush/Yates team. Yes, we ran in the 4.20’s for the first time, but more importantly, we made four passes in a row without having to abort. Sandy is finally sorting out the clutch combination and it could not have come at a better time.
Since Rockingham is a relatively close track, we had a lot of friends show up. Som
e of those friends were Sandy’s co-workers at Roush/Yates Engines. These guys got to see Sandy in his element. They got to see the truck and trailer with the awning out for the first time. He also had the new Roush/ Yates banner hanging up on the back of the trailer. This was a hot item. The banner stopped a lot of people, who would then walk into our pit area to see what was under the hood. This allowed for a lot of engine networking, which is what Sandy is especially good at. Not only can he build horse power, tune it and the clutch and pretty much do everything else, he has a way of communicating with the people. People want to do business with him because you can trust what he says. Just a quick thought. Sandy reminds me of the old school pro racer of the seventies, but the current day version. He drives the rig, drives the car, tunes and services his car, performs maintenance on everything, and does all the networking just so he can race.
e of those friends were Sandy’s co-workers at Roush/Yates Engines. These guys got to see Sandy in his element. They got to see the truck and trailer with the awning out for the first time. He also had the new Roush/ Yates banner hanging up on the back of the trailer. This was a hot item. The banner stopped a lot of people, who would then walk into our pit area to see what was under the hood. This allowed for a lot of engine networking, which is what Sandy is especially good at. Not only can he build horse power, tune it and the clutch and pretty much do everything else, he has a way of communicating with the people. People want to do business with him because you can trust what he says. Just a quick thought. Sandy reminds me of the old school pro racer of the seventies, but the current day version. He drives the rig, drives the car, tunes and services his car, performs maintenance on everything, and does all the networking just so he can race. Since the race was rained out, it will continue next weekend, September 24 & 25, at Norwalk, Ohio. ADRL does not race on Sunday, so this is why the race was not finished this past weekend. At the ADRL events, you park on Thursday with three rounds of qualifying on Friday and then one round of qualifying and racing on Saturday. So if the race is rained out, it is made up at the next e
vent on Friday.
vent on Friday. Sandy and I have great memories of Norwalk. In 2005 we won the IHRA World Nationals in Top Sportsman for our first national event win together. It was the first time we had run in the sixes on every pass to win. The dial in on the car was a 6.94. Small block cool. When we won that race, it was just the two of us and it was a lot of work. Now he has the 5-speed in the car, and if it’s just the two of us going this time and servicing the clutch, it may be a long weekend.
Sandy will have something figured out. He always does. It was great to see our friends at the Rock and it will be great to see some old friends at Norwalk. So, if you are not busy next weekend, the more the merrier.
Don
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