Just got back from the 2012 BBORR in SW Texas.  Original plan was to use the ’50 Ford with the Flattie but it just didn’t have the top speed that was needed using the factory single exhaust system.  The back-up car was the ’97 Mustang which held the 118 mile race to 2.04 seconds error for the 90 mph class.  I thought that was a great improvement over last year where the car I was navigating had a 8+ second error in the 100 mph class.  For the actual race, I never exceeded 96 mph but really pushed it in the practice sessions peaking out at 124+ mph and averaging 116 & 117 mph on a winding road on the eight mile stretch of practice track.  So now I get to think about next years race and deciding which car to actually use.  The 272 powered ’55 Customline sure keeps coming to mind for this race and the T-85 is now being worked on to get that car back in tip-top shape.

Lorena, Texas (South of Waco)