Well, long story short, we didn't make our record, missed 1/2 of our total allotted time to make runs and had a friend avert near tragedy at 204mph. We arrived in Beeville, TX in time to check in the hotel, shower and head to the track for early tech. Lots of bikes, lots and lots of bikes. Tech was impressed at the build quality of our scooter and passed without difficulty. We went back to the hotel, met up with pit mates Russ from College Park, TX and Charles from Oklahoma City, Ok for dinner at a local Mexican dive. Sat morning was 46 degrees, winds light from the south (headwind). Amber took 4 light passes working up to 160 on GPS and things looked great. Warmed to 62 and we broke for lunch. Came back, got one pass in and had a truck oiled down the 1/2 mile through the big end, down for 2 hours. Winds rose to 15-20 with 25mph gusts. No let up in sight, Amber and the team had a good day of shakedown runs and packed it in but not before a huge gust wiped out one of my 10x10 canopies. Sun morning brought 56 degrees; headwind was 10mph and steady. Two shakedown passes and Amber thought she was ready, but disappointed in her 162mph shakedown. The girl does not know how to read. The timing slip was 182mph. A slight cooling problem brought things to a slowdown. While getting ready for one last pass before lunch and we notice the crash trucks rolling to the big end. One more look around and I notice Russ is no where to be found. He passed through the traps at 204mph, sat up slightly and a large gust of wind pushed him back hard, causing him to grip the brake harder to regain control which in-effect washed the front end out. Russ slid to the left, his Ghetto kit Busa went to the right, it cart wheeled several times and slid 300' down the tarmac.			The crash crew worked seamlessly and ran a well organized effort. I retrieved Russ's bike and we packed his gear. Winds were now steady at 20mph with 30mph+ gusts. 2/3 of the bikes packed it in. I loaded both bikes on my trailer, Amber drove his truck and we headed off to Austin. I got a phone call a bit later from Russ; broken clavicle, shattered scapula, a hematoma from his mid ribs to his knee on the right side and zero rash. His next question was “how bad was the bike!” His DIANESE were trashed but held up. Armor was scuffed, but never shifted. Let it be said that quality products produce quality results. We met up with a few friends of his and his dad, dropped the bike off to them and saw Russ for short time in the trauma center. First off, let me say I am proud of Amber’s effort. It is hard to find anyone willing to ride a bike that gains 300hp from 5,000 - 7,000rpms; on low boost. She took on a monumental task and given the conditions, lost learning time,
					lost opportunity, 200mph was in her future that weekend. We also made our 500hp mark with ease. A lb or two more of boost still to go.
		I'd like to thank our sponsors: Catalyst Composites, SF2 Racing, Lawman Racing, Tiger Racing, MCXpress Turbo Systems, Crower Rods, Total Seal Piston Rings, ICON Leathers, Ferrea Valves, Royal Purple Lubricants, PolyDyn Coatings, Wak-Kreations Custom Paint, MTC Engineering and MSP Racing.