8月27日
After some consideration on whether it can be done - I tore into the new purchase having only 2 weeks before the Summer Nationals in Celina, OH. Per APBA rules - we followed the "hull replacement" ruling by subtituting boats and keeping the S-93 Hot Shot name. Arriving on Friday with hopes to test... Mother Nature had a different agenda. We settled for a Sat morning testing 1/2 an hour before heat 2 of the 2.5 stocks. We were able to obtain (2) 4th place finishes in our qualifying heats against the (16) 2.5's that registered to race. Making a risky move we made an adjustment that quickly proved to be in the wrong direction. We pulled a 9th place finish in the Final. Although the move cost us valuable points and money... the information obtained was needed. We'll make further adjustments for our Rocky Fork - Thunder in the Hills race.