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Sunday, July 11th, 2010After a round one loss today at the Northwest Nationals, I was feeling particularly down. I happened to stumble upon a quote that couldn’t be more fitting: “A champion needs a motivation above and beyond winning” By Pat Riley (the basketball coach). This quote really got me thinking about my motivation for drag racing, specifically [...]
Chasing Green Lights and Win Lights
Thursday, July 8th, 2010We’ve made quite a splash in the world of racing since our last blog! We’re deep in a long stretch of back-to-back weekends and we’ve come out ahead in round wins. Just when I think I’m losing patience for the long weekends, a streak like this comes along and proves me oh-so wrong. Don’t worry, [...]
You Win Some, You Lose Some
Tuesday, June 1st, 2010No other saying could be more true for drag racing. My dad and I have always struggled with the fact that no matter how many rounds you win, the last thing you do is lose (unless of course, you win the whole thing!). Since we have yet to win a race, we are always faced [...]
Starting the Season Anew
Saturday, May 22nd, 2010Well, we’ve been delinquent in blog updating, but not in racing updates. I’ll let Em fill you in on the racing side of the equation, but I’m well overdue in telling you about all the updates I did over the winter to the trailer, and the car.
Last winter was all about the car. I rewired [...]
Season Ends with a Whimper
Wednesday, September 30th, 2009Getting from where we are all the way to Medford, Oregon for the NHRA Division 6 season ending race is no easy task for us. It’s over an 8 hour drive from Woodinville, even longer when towing the trailer. And getting there from Pullman (where Em is these days) is even worse. The drive would [...]
Semi-Final Finish
Wednesday, August 19th, 2009Bremerton Raceway is always a favorite track of ours and that’s where we were this weekend. Since we don’t spend much time at Pacific Raceways, we consider Bremerton Raceway our home track. The people are friendly, the atmosphere is laid back, and most of all it’s familiar. The only thing better is a Pacific Northwest [...]
If It’s Not One Thing…
Thursday, August 6th, 2009There’s an old saying: there are million ways to lose in drag racing. It’s been true for us, we’re finding all kinds of ways to lose, at least in round two.
We’ve had a remarkable run of success, especially for a team that’s been racing for less than two years. We haven’t lost in round one [...]
First Round Wins and First Time Experiences
Saturday, August 1st, 2009The past couple of weekends have been great experiences for me and Chris. We have had 9 races so far this season and have won a round in 7 of those races. Also, we haven’t lost in first round in 7 races in a row! Not only have we had luck on the line, but [...]
Summer Adventures
Thursday, July 16th, 2009This summer has been by far the busiest summer the Williams family has had in a long time. It’s been quite an adventure keeping up with everything. We go from one trip to another with barely a chance to sleep. I, personally, have been living out a suitcase since May. I have makeshift homes all [...]
Number One Qualifier!
Tuesday, June 9th, 2009That’s right, you heard me – We got number one qualifier this past weekend! This past weekend was by far the best weekend we have had racing our Super Comp dragster and Chris and I are sitting on cloud nine.
The weekend started off great with afternoon racing call. Spokane County Raceways decided to start [...]