Scary Moments in Your Racing Career?

[Ed Carpenter]

When I bought my car(2006) it was race ready as the guy put it. He said the engine was good to go(lesson number 1) All I did was took the auto out and installed a Jerico. My son and I went down to San Antonio on a friday night. There was probably 10 people total on the property. I made a few easy passes and then I went up and my son said time to turn it loose. I dropped the hammer and the car was on a good run until I put it into third gear and instantly I was facing the right lane wall(I was in the left lane) then it was like slow motion I was thinking did I get out of the groove or what. The car was sliding sideways and I tried to keep it out of the right hand wall but I hit it very hard. Everything from the windshield forward was trashed. It was still running when I came to a stop and I shut it off. I was very surprised when the emt guy or whoever it was said you were in the oil when you blew it up. Number 7 rod decided to exit the engine and knock off the oil filter boss coating the track with mobil 1. So that left me with a boatanchor for a motor and trashed racecar. Three passes and my new super stocker was trashed. I also felt like someone beat my *** with a baseball bat the next day also. It's all back together now(engine being freshened now) so maybe this year will be better.