DIXON: CAR IS RESPONDING
Sun, 2009-02-22 08:00
Sometimes you can’t help but notice when a car is giving off good 
vibes.
Larry Dixon remained No. 1 in Top Fuel qualifying at the NHRA Lucas Slick Mist Nationals in a car that could seemingly do no wrong and with a crew equally determined to keep every mechanical element in check.
Pomona’s DNQ is all but a distant memory.
“We were able to make four runs in qualifying and have the car do exactly what we wanted it to do,” Dixon said. “On both runs [Saturday], the first one they thought it was going to run a 3.81 and it ran an 3.82 because it burnt a piston at the other end. We’ll go up there and make some adjustments, if we don’t burn a piston we should run a 3.81 and it did. You know they are really good at what they do.”
The Alan Johnson Racing/ Al-Anabi team has to be that way. Even though the struggling economy has decimated the Top Fuel field of full-time cars, it has had little effect on the competitiveness of the class. Combined with the 1,000 foot race course and you have dog-eat-dog competition.
“I used to say when you’re only on the track for four seconds, now you’re only on the track three seconds,” Dixon explained. “It’s cutthroat. There’s no margin for error at all, so you have to go up there and do your best and hope it’s enough.”
vibes.Larry Dixon remained No. 1 in Top Fuel qualifying at the NHRA Lucas Slick Mist Nationals in a car that could seemingly do no wrong and with a crew equally determined to keep every mechanical element in check.
Pomona’s DNQ is all but a distant memory.
“We were able to make four runs in qualifying and have the car do exactly what we wanted it to do,” Dixon said. “On both runs [Saturday], the first one they thought it was going to run a 3.81 and it ran an 3.82 because it burnt a piston at the other end. We’ll go up there and make some adjustments, if we don’t burn a piston we should run a 3.81 and it did. You know they are really good at what they do.”
The Alan Johnson Racing/ Al-Anabi team has to be that way. Even though the struggling economy has decimated the Top Fuel field of full-time cars, it has had little effect on the competitiveness of the class. Combined with the 1,000 foot race course and you have dog-eat-dog competition.
“I used to say when you’re only on the track for four seconds, now you’re only on the track three seconds,” Dixon explained. “It’s cutthroat. There’s no margin for error at all, so you have to go up there and do your best and hope it’s enough.”
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