Derek got his car back together on Saturday and drove it to the track
on Sunday. He thought about running it but decided not to. He brought
it to the track on Monday and bought a trophy tech card. He left the
street tires on it. He got one time run and launched with the tranny brake
with the two step at 3000 with the pedal on the floor. He smoked the tires
through 1^st and 2^nd gear. He ended up running 9.65 in the 1/8 mile.

He decided to try a softer launch first round. He dialed a 9.50 and left the
line easy in the right lane. Somewhere around 150 feet the drivers side axle
broke. Needless to say the wheel and axle came off the car. The car started
to turn left and got into the grass strip between the lanes.

Derek tried to stop but didn't have brakes since the rear hub was off the car.
He was trying to turn right while he crossed over in front of the other driver
in the left lane. He hit the wall at about a 35 degree angle. He bounced off the
wall and ended up back on the track in the left lane. The other driver, John Manns
got stopped in time.

Derek was shook up but was not injured. The car is another story. The wheel
with the axle ended up past the 1/8 mile line. Derek and the car were just past
the 330' mark.

Here are some photos.