Great Sportsmanship at LVD!

Alan Kenny · 07-07-2008, 09:02 PM

Just wanted to thank Mike Sawyer for the re-run at Lebanaon Valley. Mike and I squared off in rd 4 of SG (for the bye to the final). First, one of his pre-stage bulbs was burned out or died from vibrations . . . no big deal . . . then my top amber failed to fire (that's the one I try to stare at!) Anyway, Mike gets the tree and the win lite and I am seriously upset. At the end of the track I am screaming at the officials that my top bulb was out and the only answers I get is "they know" and I should go see Dave in the tower??? By the time I got back to the pits Mike Sawyer was waiting and offering to go to the tower with me to get a re-run. Later I found out that he had a seriously wounded ring gear with only a very few starts left on it. NHRA then came by and said we would re-run. Long story made short . . . He beat me again . . . at the tree and at the stripe . . . and as much as I wanted to win, I really think he deserved the win. He nursed the wounded ring gear thru semis and final and then we towed it back to the trailer. Anyway, thanks to Mike (and Ray & Denise) for the second chance.

AK

07-07-2008, 09:02 PM	#1
Alan Kenny Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 45 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Great Sportsmanship at LVD! Just wanted to thank Mike Sawyer for the re-run at Lebanaon Valley. Mike and I squared off in rd 4 of SG (for the bye to the final). First, one of his pre-stage bulbs was burned out or died from vibrations . . . no big deal . . . then my top amber failed to fire (that's the one I try to stare at!) Anyway, Mike gets the tree and the win lite and I am seriously upset. At the end of the track I am screaming at the officials that my top bulb was out and the only answers I get is "they know" and I should go see Dave in the tower??? By the time I got back to the pits Mike Sawyer was waiting and offering to go to the tower with me to get a re-run. Later I found out that he had a seriously wounded ring gear with only a very few starts left on it. NHRA then came by and said we would re-run. Long story made short . . . He beat me again . . . at the tree and at the stripe . . . and as much as I wanted to win, I really think he deserved the win. He nursed the wounded ring gear thru semis and final and then we towed it back to the trailer. Anyway, thanks to Mike (and Ray & Denise) for the second chance. AK