I did not win the Denomination Derby last year. Oh, I was out there competing. Well, not exactly competing....driving as fast as I could. I had won it the year previous and figured my car was running well and didn't need any messing with. Well that's not exactly the case either. Rob and I did mess with the suspension. "Mess" is the operative word too. Here is a tip...don't mess around with what you really don't understand.
But that wasn't even the main problem, though doing circles on the backstretch instead of straight ahead doesn't help. What the main problem was I think, is that my fuel line or the fuel filters leading to the fuel injectors got dirty and restricted the fuel flow. The result was that it would start and run fine at low speeds, so I had no indication there was anything wrong. But on race night, when I mashed the accelerator to the mat the engine revved then almost died as it starved for fuel. It surged then almost died all the way around the track. Every time I tried to pass it would give a moment of acceleration then just quit. It's really hard to race under those conditions. Valerie had a car that ran that way all the time and we finally sold it.
When you need power to pass, an anemic response just won't do.