Newsletter - April/May 2012

April 22nd, 2012:

Chris & Paul helped me put the finishing touches preparing the '57 for the upcoming race at Pacific Raceways. All is looking good! - Roger

May 1, 2012:

Frank Nelson Jr. was just named as our Div. 6 Director. Read the Div 6 press release.

Nelson is the son of Division 6 Hall of Famer, Frank Nelson Sr.

May 21, 2012:

Very little to report with the drag strip being closed at Pacific Raceways for repaving to the 330-foot mark. And there have been few updates from PR. Drag racing is supposed to get underway in June again on the new surface. - Roger

Personal Honors

In all our years of racing, there have been three significant highlights for the team in modern history.

For me, the 2001 Langley Loafers race at Mission, B.C. where we placed runner-up in Street Classic and the fans voted us the “Best Bitchin’ Race Car” was a very memorable race.

Final round runner-up launch, Mission 2001

Best Bitchin' Race Car

For Chris, it was the 2006 National Open at Bremerton Raceways where he was runner-up in Super Pro:

Final round: (W) Tom Brown far lane, '66 Chev II, (R/U) Chris Young near lane, '71 Chevelle

And for Paul it was the 2011 season at Pacific Raceways where he won two races and took the Sportsman Track Championship! He also went to the Northwest Division Six Team Finals on the team of Pacific Raceways and did very well at the race in Boise during the Labor Day weekend reaching the semi-finals in the Race of Champions! Paul had a great year in 2011.

: Paul in winners circle at Pacific Raceways on April 23, 2011

Paul in Winner's Circle at Pacific Raceways on July 16, 2011

My glory days are certainly numbered, but there will be more great days for Chris, Paul & Torri. – Roger Young

Personal Record Runs

’57 Chev

Engine: 331 (327 +.030″ bore)
Transmission: Richmond Gear (Doug Nash) manual pro-shifted 5-speed
Rear gear ratio: 5.83
Track: Mission, B.C.
Date: 6/19/99
Air Density: 98.7
Reaction Time: .018 secs
60 Foot Time: 1.420 secs
330 Ft. Time: 4.275 secs
660 Ft. Time: 6.676 @ 101.82 mph
1000 Ft. Time: 8.767 secs
1/4 mile Time: 10.545 secs
1/4 mile MPH: 126.84 mph @ 8,500 rpm’s
Weight with Driver: 3580
Pounds per cubic inch: 10.82
Driver: Roger Young

’71 Chevelle Wagon:

2009 — 406 Engine:

Engine: 406 (400 + .030″ bore) with Motown intake and Pro Systems 1100 Dominator
Transmission: Manually shifted Village TH-400 with Hughes trans brake
Rear gear ratio: 4.88
Track: Bremerton Raceways
Date: 4/25/2009
Density Altitude: 504 ft.
Reaction Time: -.007
60 Foot Time: 1.374
330 Ft. Time: 4.135
660 Ft. Time: 6.490 @ 103.86 MPH
1000 Ft. Time: 8.549
1/4 mile Time: 10.308
1/4 mile MPH: 127.49 @ 7600 rpm’s
Weight with Driver: 3656 (1713 front/1946 rear)
Pounds per cubic inch: 9.00
Driver: Chris Young

2005-2007 — 357 Engine:

Engine: 357 (350 +.040″ bore) with Tunnel Ram, two 750 Holley carbs
Transmission: Manually shifted Village TH-400 with Hughes trans brake
Rear gear ratio: 5.38
Track: Pacific Raceways
Date: 4/30/06
Air Density: 101.1
Reaction Time: -.012 secs
60 Foot Time: 1.444 secs
330 Ft. Time: 4.351 secs
660 Ft. Time: 6.832 @ 98.24 mph
1000 Ft. Time: 9.002 secs
1/4 mile Time: 10.854 secs
1/4 mile MPH: 121.17 @ 8,100 rpm’s
Weight with Driver: 3637
Pounds per cubic inch: 10.19
Driver: Chris Young

’66 Pontiac Tempest:

Engine: 400 Pontiac
Transmission: TH-350 manually shifted
Rear gear ratio: 3.73
Track: Pacific Raceways
Date: 4/7/2012
Air Density: 97.7
Density Altitude: 812 feet
Correction Factor: 1.0172
Reaction Time: 0.100 secs
60 Foot Time: 1.693 secs
330 Ft. Time: 4.994 secs
660 Ft. Time: 7.818 @ 86.540 mph
1000 Ft. Time: 10.277 secs
1/4 mile Time: 12.362 secs
1/4 mile MPH: 107.970 mph @ 5400 rpms – went 108.800 on a later run
Weight with Driver: Unknown
Pounds per cubic inch: Unknown
Driver: Torri Young

2 Responses to Personal Honors

Paul Young says:

Wednesday, August 17, 2011 at 9:08 pm

It has been a great season thus far and hopefully the team finals goes well also! I would like to add to the personal best comments as winning is a team effort and I am very fortunate to have a great team by my side, thank you all!

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Roger Young says:

Thursday, August 18, 2011 at 6:20 pm

I had a great time driving Tom’s wagon in “Heavy” Bracket back in the ’80s (now Sportsman) and we had one great year winning three races and multiple runner-ups while the ’57 was down. That was when the Chevelle was running 12.0′s to 12-teens.

We should have stayed in that bracket but the next year we switched to Pro bracket and you couldn’t get the car to hook consistently with the increased power! Then we went back to the ’57 and put the wagon in mothballs until Tom passed away and we virtually rebuilt the entire car and greatly improved the rear suspension.

Now Chris is doing an excellent job behind the wheel ! Tom would certainly be very proud of his old “grocery getter” that has come a LONG ways!! I can picture him smiling from heaven!

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