Seattle, WA. NHRA 6035 & G603 Page Updated: 29 July 2010 |
Seattle, WA. NHRA 6035 & G603 Page Updated: 29 July 2010 |
(Pam's the good looking one!) |
What's New for 2010?
'57 Chev: 15 Sep 09: We now have the 331 out of our '57 and pulled the heads. The cylinder walls are in excellent condition so we'll stick with our reliable 331 in the '57. We'll replace the Ram pressure plate and disc and resurface the flywheel before the engine goes back in the car. We had 93 runs on this clutch! 20 Oct 09: We've had the valves ground and we installed new Manley 1.625" valve springs in our old heads with new valve stem seals. The guides, keepers and retainers were in excellent condition. Next we'll start on the short block. 26 Oct 09: We got the short block torn down this weekend. All in all in good condition and the bearings still looked like new but are scheduled for replacement. There was some scuffing on cylinder #7 from a broken lifter in 2000, but nothing normal honing will not repair. We'll be replacing the rods, rings, main & rod bearings, and installing new pressurized lifters over this winter. This will probably be the last rebuild for our old, reliable 331 after many years of great service! 2 Nov 09: We've cleaned & inspected the pistons, hung the replacement rods, installed new pin locks and are prepping the new rod bearings. Next we'll focus on cleaning the block & honing the cylinder walls for "file-fitting" the new rings, The flywheel has been resurfaced and lightened from 25 to 22 lbs. which should help us on the launch. 16 Nov 09: We lightly honed the cylinder walls so as not to increase piston clearance more than absolutely necessary. Next a complete cleaning of the block, oil gallies and a liberal coat of oil on the cylinder walls to prevent rust. Then we'll file-fit the rings, clean the cylinder walls again with ATF, and we'll start reassembly. 3 Dec 09: We've polished and installed the new main bearings, installed the crankshaft and new rear main seal, installed the camshaft and Jesel belt drive with the new "Rhino" belt. And we're in the process of file-fitting the new rings and installing the piston/rod assemblies. Speed-Pro now has a new recommendation for the 2nd ring. They suggest to widen the ring end gap from our usual .017 to .023" which reportedly improves the sealing of the upper ring. I've read other reports on this over the past year which have found the same results which I will follow. This is also why some newer pistons offer the "compensation" groove between the top and 2nd ring which these older pistons don't have. The top ring-end gap recommendation remains the same as our last set, .020" Of course the bigger the bore, the wider ring end gaps required. Follow manufacturer recommendations for YOUR engine! Here's what Speed-Pro states in the ring instructions: "Most of the 2nd ring gap recommendations are larger than the top rings. Recent testing has proven that a larger 2nd gap increases the top ring's ability to seal combustion. This larger 'escape' path prevents inter-ring pressure from building up and lifting the top ring off the piston."
5 Dec 09: We got all the rings gapped and the piston & rods in the block.
17 Dec 09: We now have most of the engine assembled and should have it completed shortly. New Moroso 22111 high-volume oil pump (based on the 55-HV) and pickup, new Comp lifters with pressurized oil feed to rollers.
Oil Pump Volume and Pressure Explanation - by Melling Engine Parts
21 Dec 09: We now have the old 331 completely assembled less water pump, and top of the intake manifold & carbs. Oil system is primed.
14 Jan 10: We've ordered the new Aldan coil-over shocks and springs for the rear of the car. Next we need to start putting the '57 back together and order new hides! 21 Feb 10: Chris has the new decking and electric winch on our trailer, and we've installed the fresh engine with a new clutch in our '57 this weekend. Fired it up, set the timing and ran it thru the gears on stands. Next we'll install the new coil-overs on the back of the car, check the preload, new slicks and we'll be ready for the test & tunes coming in April. We're getting excited about getting the '57 down the track again! 28 Feb 10: We got the new Aldan Eagle coil-over shocks installed in the rear of the car this weekend, reset the ride height, and found our old shocks were "dead." This should markedly improve the traction of the '57 for 2010! Next we'll order the new slicks and we should be set for the test & tunes in April provided our Spring weather cooperates.
'71 Chevelle Wagon: 3 Nov 09: We are going to change as little as possible and concentrate on making the car more consistent over varying track and atmospheric conditions. We'll trade a bit of E.T. for that much needed consistency required in Super Pro and Chris has installed a Turbo Action air shifter and upgraded our delay box for the shifter.
21 Dec 09: Barry Hobson & Ed Roark assembled our replacement back-up TH-400 which is now ready if and when we need it. The original transmission was badly damaged when the trans brake applied in high gear last August because of a wiring problem (cross-short) in the harness going to the trans brake. We were very fortunate when the band stripped the lining which prevented a complete catastrophe! We need to install the new NHRA accepted dipstick, new transmission blanket and the Chevelle is ready to hit the strip in 2010! 10 Jan 10: Chris got the new trans blanket and approved transmission dipstick installed. The Chevelle is virtually ready to go for 2010! 15 Mar 10: We checked the seat pressure on the valve springs and installed the valve train with all new pushrods this weekend.
'66 Pontiac Tempest: Stay tuned!
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2010
17-18 April 2010 - Pacific Raceways - '57 Chev & '71 Chevelle Wagon On Saturday we took the '57 out with a fresh engine, new clutch, new slicks & new rear coil-overs. Between the rain showers we got two hits. The first was a 10.802 @ 126.01 MPH bouncing down the track on the gear changes. We lowered the wheelie bars and raised the slick pressure a 1/2 lb. but it was even worse on the 2nd pass slowing to a 10.852 @ 125.76 MPH when it skated to the right on the 1-2 shift. We need to snub the front end more to tighten up the car to improve the E.T.s. but we're happy with the improved MPH! Here's the video of our first pass taken by my wife, Pam:
On Sunday we took the Chevelle out but had problems making the air shifter work on the 1-2 shift off the RPM trigger. We learned that the delay box must see a 200 rpm drop before activating the driver for the shift solenoid, which will not happen in most cars with a high stall converter in first gear. Therefore we will need to change the delay box to trigger the shift points off of time. We need to make one pass with Chris shifting the car and get the time intervals of the shift points from the play-back tach and plug those in to the delay box! This should solve the problem! Our best pass with touching the rev limiter on the 1-2 shift was a 10.465 @ 126.73 MPH. 25 April 2010 - Pacific Raceways - '71 Chevelle Wagon This was the first points race at Pacific this season. On Sunday we made our first pass with Chris manually shifting the car to get the shift times from our play-back tach for the air shifter. He ran a strong 10.389 @ 127.79 MPH. We then plugged in the time sequence in the delay box and went out for our 2nd pass. Chris had to manually shift it into 2nd and the air shifter immediately put the transmission in high. It only got better from there heading into the 1st round. When he was moving forward in the staging lanes the air shifter blocked the shifter and he noticed the delay box was in some default mode. Out of time rolling into the water box, Chris quickly disconnected the air solenoid and knew he would need to foot brake the car because the delay to the transbrake would not be accurate and manually shifted the transmission. Somehow we won the first round running a 10.459 @ 126.93 MPH on a 10.43 dial-in. Back to the pits and we plugged the delay box numbers for the transbrake back in the box and left the air shifter disconnected. We lost in the 2nd round running a 10.416 @ 126.28 MPH on a 10.39 dial-in with a .024 reaction time. The problems we're having getting the correct numbers plugged into the delay box to properly activate the air shifter is exasperating at best! We had hoped to have this sorted out during a test & tune but the lack of testing days on Pacific's schedule and limited runs available for testing this spring has really hurt us.
8 May 2010 - Pacific Raceways - '57 Chev This was the first race for the '57 in a long time. Before heading out we tightened the chassis considerably to tone down the car, snubbing the front end, tightening the front shocks, raising the slick pressure, lowering the wheelie bars and raising the launch chip to 8,000 RPM. Off the trailer bucking a 15 mph head wind the car ran a solid 10.637 @ 125.11 MPH. Our 2nd time run was a 10.672 @ 125.58 MPH when we hit the tires a bit too hard on the starting line. For the first round the head wind dropped and we dialed a 10.63. After cutting good lights the two previous runs, the old man here went to sleep on the starting line and gave the round away but the car flew trying to catch up running a 10.602 @ 125.90 MPH. The was our quickest pass ever for the '57 at Pacific and the 2nd quickest pass ever for our '57. Pam took this video of the 10.60 pass for all of us!
15 May 2010 - Pacific Raceways - '71 Chevelle I'm very happy to report we feel like we made excellent progress this evening. The air shifter is working properly and life is good again! Chris did a excellent job in the first round leaving the starting line with an outstanding .010 light and running a 10.491 @ 122.22 MPH [on the brakes] on a 10.47 dial-in to take the win light. On to the 2nd round where we lost breaking out with a 10.424 on a 10.44 dial-in. Again Chris did his job and left on our competition but our opponent ran a 8.863 on a 8.86 dial-in to take the win light. There's great races here in Super Pro! Top Sportsman cars were also out this evening at Pacific. Here's a video Paul took of Barry Hobson (far lane) & Joe Loch [near lane] on a qualifying hit. Hobson runs a 705 Sonny Leonard engine in his GrandAm. Loch runs a 800+ Sonny Leonard wedge in his Cavalier - both normally aspirated.
6 July 2010 - Congratulations to Chris & Torri ! It has been some time since we've been racing, but there is a simple explanation! We put our racing on hold and on June 9th we were rewarded with another granddaughter, Peyten Lynn Young, a healthy, bouncing baby girl to Chris & Torri ! We hope to be back out to the track in July & August on a limited schedule! Proud Grandpa Roger
17 July 2010 - Pacific Raceways - '57 Chev It was a beautiful night at Pacific Raceways a week after the Northwest Nationals. On our first time hit we rattled the tires on the starting line and I missed 2nd gear. We tightened the rear shocks a couple of clicks and lowered our launch RPM to 7800 following this aborted run. On our second time hit the track was still greasy and we only ran a 10.870 @ 123.72 MPH. We were turning the tires all the way down the track and noticed others were having a difficult time getting off the starting line. That brought us to the first round of eliminations. Prior to the first round we raised the wheelie bars 1/2 turn and increased the front end travel 1/2 turn to increase the weight transfer on the initial hit. However we could only take a shot at the dial-in which didn't matter when I turned the tree red with a -.039 reaction time but we stepped the car up with a 10.736 @ 125.33 MPH which was a pretty strong pass considering the poor 60' times and 67% humidity. Congratulations to my opponent who cut an uncanny .001 reaction time which is unusual in Pro Bracket.
Next car out will be Chris driving our Chevelle in Super Pro. I'm hoping the track will be in better shape!
14 July 2010 - Pacific Raceways - '71 Chevelle This was another beautiful but hot evening at Pacific Raceways. The track had been scraped prior to the time runs and the traction improved as the evening progressed. We went out this evening with some good data from the previous passes we made with the new air shifter and it paid off! On our first time run the track temp was 115 degrees but markedly improved by eliminations. In the first round, Chris ran a 10.498 @ 125.75 MPH on a 10.48 dial with a outstanding .010 reaction time. In the 2nd round against a dragster Chris recorded a 10.483 @ 126.10 MPH on a 10.47 dial with a solid .024 reaction time. The dragster broke out by .022 running a 8.448 on a 8.47 dial.
In the third round Chris ran a 10.472 @ 126.15 MPH on a 10.46 dial but narrowly turned the tree red with an aggressive -.002 reaction time. Our competition in the 1/4 finals went on to win the race this evening. We were very pleased this evening with the results and finally having enough data for Paul to get back in the groove with the dial-ins. I'm very proud of the results this evening and we're looking forward to the Sportsman Nationals at Pacific in August!
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2009
25 April 2009 - Bremerton Raceways - '71 Chevelle Wagon This was our first time out with our new 406 in our refurbished Chevelle at a test 'n tune. On the first pass we only wanted to run the car to the 1,000-foot mark to check the chassis setup, oil pressure, etc. Chris was pumped when he recorded a 10.469 @ 115.07 MPH running 103.36 MPH at the 1/8th with a 1.335 60-foot time. Density altitude was excellent at 533 feet. We went back to the pits and adjusted the valves and made no other adjustments. Chris ran it through recording a 10.308 @ 127.49 MPH running 103.86 MPH at the 1/8th with a 1.374 60-foot time. Density altitude was excellent at 504 feet. We were delighted and have the video of that pass for all of you.
We made one more pass without any adjustments to see if it would repeat and it recorded a 10.313 @ 128.04 MPH running 104.03 at the 1/8th with a 1.376 60-foot time. Density altitude was excellent at 570 feet. We loaded up and came home delighted with the results with the new engine and our personal thanks to Mike at Shafiroff for working with us on the 406. And kudos to ProSystems for a Dominator which worked very well out of the box! My personal thanks to Paul and Torri for the video work they did this weekend. Your videos provide us valuable information in making chassis adjustments! We'll now retorque the heads, change the oil & filter, and do normal maintenance & inspections before we take it back out for our first race in May
9 May 2009 - Pacific Raceways - '71 Chevelle Wagon.
This was our first time out at PR this season on a beautiful Saturday evening. On our first pass in the left lane we rattled the tires on the leave (video below) and ran a 10.466 @ 125.37 MPH. After this pass we lowered the launch chip to 4800 to soften the leave a bit.
On our second time run in the right lane we recorded a 10.430 @ 125.67 MPH and waited for the first round of eliminations. The air cooled quickly as the sun set and Paul selected a 10.38 as our dial-in. Chris ran a 10.381 @ 126.47 MPH on a 10.38 dial-in. We hit the number on the mark but our opponent recorded an outstanding .009 reaction time and ran a 9.123 on a 9.11 dial-in taking the win light ending our evening early. Considering using radial slicks? You might want to discuss this with Jeff & Tom Warnke. Their hard-charging Nova usually runs 10.28-10.30's @ 128 MPH. Here with their new radial slicks the car buzzes the tires on the starting line and Jeff has to pedal the car. UPDATE: The Warnke's increased the tire pressure the next weekend and the new radials responded very well !
30 May 2009 - Pacific Raceways - '71 Chevelle Wagon. It was a beautiful and much warmer day at Pacific this Saturday and we had jetted our carburetor for the significant increase in density altitude prior to this race. On our first time run, we recorded a 10.480 @ 125.81 MPH at a density altitude of 2065 feet (video below).
On our second time run in the right lane, Chris recorded a 10.448 @ 126.12 MPH at a density altitude of 1826 feet and we prepared for the first round. We were the first pair out in Super Pro against Barry Hobson in his Pontiac Tempest when the top of the trans brake button broke on the starting line basically ending our evening. Barry won easily with a 11.496 on the brakes. Chris was able to reapply the button but it reset the delay box timer and we left very late and also spun the tires on the starting line where the track had just been patched recording only a 10.478 @ 125.89 MPH on our 10.41 dial-in. It only once again proves there are many unexpected ways to lose a race but we'll regroup!
13 June 2009 - Pacific Raceways - '71 Chevelle Wagon & '66 Pontiac Tempest This evening we took both the Chevelle and Tempest out to Pacific Raceways. The Chevelle recorded back-to-back time runs of 10.429 @ 126.48 MPH and 10.421 @ 126.45 MPH in both lanes. While waiting in the staging lanes for the first round, the density altitude and correction factor slightly improved and we dialed with a 10.40. However the humidity was rising rapidly (72%) and we got bit by that factor only running a 10.471 @ 125.95 MPH. Chris cut an outstanding .010 reaction time and the car got a bit loose at approximately the 50-foot mark and coupled with our poor dial-in we once again lost in the first round to our competition who ran a 10.018 on a 10.01 dial with an excellent .013 reaction time. I'm still waiting on the data for Torri's Tempest, but she ran a solid 12.67 @ 105.45 MPH with a .014 reaction time during a time run in Sportsman bracket. She backed that number up in the first round but was a tad late on the tree to loose in the first round. Our thanks to Joey who gave us a hand at the track and loading all the equipment. It gets a bit hectic running two cars and we appreciate his help!
11 July 2009 - Pacific Raceways - '71 Chevelle Wagon This was a hot afternoon at Pacific, and we rattled the tires hard on our first qualifying pass recording only a 10.584 @ 124.60 MPH. After this pass we gave the front end more travel and raised the wheelie bars for more weight transfer and the car responded with a 10.474 @ 126.22 MPH on our 2nd qualifying pass. In the first round of eliminations, we got a BIG break. Chris left the line early with a -.003 reaction time but our competition crossed the center line and was disqualified so we came back for the 2nd round. We ran a 10.456 @ 126.44 MPH on a 10.43 dial-in. In the second round, we won recording a 10.440 @ 126.47 MPH on the brakes on a 10.40 dial-in. In the third round we were paired against Brandon Spitali and Chris got the advantage on the starting line with a solid .014 reaction time but we broke out by .005-seconds running a 10.415 @ 126.81 MPH on a 10.42 dial-in. Brandon cut a unusual .058 light and ran a 8.82 @ 155.01 on a 8.75 dial. Congratulations to the Spitali family racing team who we enjoy racing with. Brandon ended our evening but we gained a lot of valuable data in the night air which should make us better! This coming weekend the big boys from NHRA will be in town at the Northwest Nationals at Pacific Raceways July 17-19.
21-23 August 2009 - Pacific Raceways - '71 Chevelle Wagon This was the big, three-day Pacific Sportsman Nationals this past weekend. For us, this became the weekend from hell which began with a promising pass off the trailer on Friday running a 10.37 @126.61 MPH. We learned when called to the lanes for our second time-run that somewhere on the first pass it had lost reverse and we had to replace the transmission for Saturday. After replacing the transmission, we recorded a 10.358 @ 126.32 MPH which was a new personal record for us at Pacific. But from that point on the dragsters in Super Pro kicked our rear for the next two days. Chris bettered his competition on the tree almost every run but we could not hit our dial-in as track conditions changed throughout the day. Like last year this race brought out the heavy hitters with great packages and we, frankly, just weren't up to the task. On Saturday, there were two perfect packages in Super Pro racing for the 10K. We'll now be testing for next season altering a few things working towards being more consistent under varying track conditions! Pacific Sportsman National Results - Pacific Raceways.
29 August 2009 - Pacific Raceways - '71 Chevelle Wagon Chris and Paul took the Chevelle out this evening with a few changes incorporated to hopefully make the car more consistent over a broader swing of track and air conditions. The car responded favorably to the minor changes running runs of 10.455 @ 126.34 MPH, 10.421 @ 126.68 MPH, and 10.413 @ 126.79 MPH. 60' times were more consistent recording 1.419, 1.414 & 1.415 respectively over a density altitude change of nearly 700 feet. We've slowed down the car slightly for the sake of consistency. We've got a few ideas for 2010 to make the car even more consistent and hope to have a much better season in 2010 ! We knew going into the 2009 season with a new combination that it would put us at a major disadvantage, but the data we've collected this season should make us more competitive in 2010.
29 August 2009 - Pacific Raceways - '66 Pontiac Tempest Torri drove her Pontiac this evening recording a 12.662 @ 105.17 MPH on her second time run. In the first round she ran a 12.651 @ 105.27 MPH on a 12.62 dial-in with a -.013 red light losing to Al Young.
10 & 11 October 2009 - Pacific Raceways - '66 Pontiac Tempest This is the PR roving reporter with the race report for 10/10 & 10/11 at Pacific Raceways as we took the '66 Pontiac Tempest out to put a "few" laps on it to say the least. The days are separated as Paul drove it on Saturday and Torri took her crack at it on Sunday, please see summary below. Paul - Had 8 hits on Saturday with a best of 12.446 @ 106.29 mph with the corrected altitude listed at 47 feet which was on the 3rd hit. He actually had a best of 106.60 mph on the 5th hit with a reading of 475 feet corrected altitude. The best et and mph are were both within thousands of a second of the record for the car since it was purchased from Barry Hobson. He had a lot of fun on this day with the only disappointment being there were no eliminations. Torri - She had 6 hits on Sunday with a best of 12.398 @ 106.71 with the corrected altitude at an awesome 24 feet below sea level also on her 3rd hit. She actually had a best of 106.93 on the 4th hit with a reading of 210 feet corrected altitude. These were both new records for the car and she had a blast! This was about what Chris & Paul expected as Torri is about 70 lbs lighter thus they expected it to go about .07 quicker in ET as it is usually .01 per every 10 lbs. In conclusion, everyone is really happy as the old girl (Pontiac) has approximately 175,000 miles on the 400 c.i. Pontiac engine and keeps on trucking! It was a fun event and we are looking forward to the Halloween Bash in a couple of weeks, weather permitting.
26 October 2009 - 2009 Statistics Compare: Edwards & Young 2008 Statistical Report Edwards & Young 2007 Statistical Report |
Blasts From the Past!
Our friends, Jim McKelvey & Terry Kelly, raced for years in Division 6 in Modified Production, starting with their hard-charging '56 Chev.
Terry has been very supportive of our family thru the years. One of his last rides was the Kelly & McKelvey 287 c.i. Chevy Nova which was well respected and defeated the then Modified Production champion, Cotton Perry, at the Fall Nationals years ago. The engine was a Dick St. Peter prepped 287 c.i. (destroked and bored 283) which ran consistent low 10.50's in its final two seasons! Terry not only drove but also maintained this hard-charging Nova. This is for you guys!
On a sad and more serious note, we learned that Jim McKelvey after battling major health issues passed away Friday, 30 May 2003. Our sincere condolences to his wife, Gail and his son Paul.
Rest in Peace Jim...
Photo from actual race at S.I.R.
Cotton Perry ran a 301 c.i. straight-six in H/MP
Update on Cotton Perry
4/23/01
I was doing a search for Cotton Perry and came across this site.
I traveled with Cotton and (Jim) Headrick for a season in '76. (We did the South Eastern circuit.)
Jim was killed a few years ago in a traffic accident. (He could really make that 6 cylinder fly.)
I haven't talked with Cotton in years.
I've attached a pic of Cotton off the cover of May 1978 "Super Stock & Drag Illustrated"
Perry-Headrick H/MP National Record Holding Chevy II
We thank Phil for the pic and sharing his memories of good times past. May Jim Rest in Peace...
Modified Eliminator Videos - 1976 NHRA Sportsnationals
Another ride which Terry drove to runner-up in an early Northwest Bracket Nationals, was Ronnie Wong's Corvette which was also powered by a Dick St. Peter 277 c.i. engine. Tom Turner also drove this hard-charging Corvette.
Dick St. Peter's 277 c.i. Nova ruled Modified Production here in the Northwest
Photo courtesy of Tom Warnke
Al Andrews' '57 Sedan Delivery "Hydrophobia" in K/SA trim
Al races in Division 1 and is based out of Pennsylvania.
He races at Atco, Englishtown, Maple Grove and the REALLY old track called "Island" in Middle New Jersey.
GREAT RIDE AL!
Bill Sager's B/Gas Corvette circa 1973
Bill and I served together in Vietnam in the Scout Platoon with A Troop, 3/17th Air Cav
His big-block 427 'Vette was named "RatPack," the nickname of our Scout Platoon
Scout Platoon "Ratpack" Patch -- 1969-1970
Courtesy of Walter Adams, Scout C.E.
Later,
Northwest 70's Racers by Horsepower Heaven
Outstanding pics from the past by Larry Pfister
Local Drag Racing Schedules/Links
Local Tracks: Bremerton Raceway Mission Raceway Park's Website Pacific Raceways
NHRA: Complete Listing of NHRA Division 6 Member Tracks Rich Carlson Favorite Links: Basics of Drag Racing: E.T. Racing Explained - NHRA Joint Venture Racing 1970s Hemi Pro Stock Cars by prostockhemi.com BNB Racing by Butch Moffatt
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Articles of Interest
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The duo competed under the name Gapp and Roush and one of their cars that Gapp drove was 'The Tijuana Taxi'..." The Rear Engine Car Had Its Critics; But More Importantly It Had Garlits - Competition Plus.com - February 3, 2010 Don Garlits Top Fuel Dragster - Where It All Began - Hot Rod - Feb 2009 Once Upon A Time, So-Cal Was The Promised Land Of Drag Racing - Competition Plus.com - January 14, 2010 Liberty Stands Tall In The Face Of Increased Competition - Competition Plus.com - December 31, 2009 Join our discussion and read more about clutchless transmissions & clutches here VP Racing Fuels Expands Tech Support - Competition Plus.com - December 21, 2009 "TV Tommy" Ivo - "Barnstormer" - AA/FD - Cacklefest.com - Posted 15 Dec 09 "240 Gordie" Reflects On His Drag Racing Career - Competition Plus.com - December 7, 2009 Edwards' Day Arrives - Competition Plus.com - November 15, 2009 "...For Edwards, the wait to be a champion again has been 28 years. He captured the 1981 crown in Modified eliminator and then the class was discontinued..." Mike Edwards: Before Pro Stock There Was Modified - Competition Plus.com - November 21, 2009 Mike Edwards – His Place In History - Torco Racing Fuel's Competition Plus.com - August 26, 2008 TECH - Is Pro System's SV1 The Last Great Innovative Carburetor Design? - Competition Plus.com - October 26, 2009 Remembering Indy's 32-Car TF Fields - Competition Plus.com - September 2, 2009 A Carolina Legend Lives - Competition Plus.com - August 30, 2009 Classic Video - Judy Lilly - Competition Plus.com - August 12, 2009 Former Modified Racer Works The Gearbox Again - Competition Plus.com - June 25, 2009 From The Grandstands: Give Me The Old School - Competition Plus.com - May 20, 2009 Class Racing Dead? Not Hardly Says Super Stock Racer - Competition Plus.com - March 6, 2009 Iaconio No Longer Wondering "What If" - Competition Plus.com - February 15, 2009 F.J. Smith Honored - Competition Plus.com - January 15, 2009 Glidden's Fairmont - Nothing Like Undefeated - Competition Plus.com - December 29, 2008 WJ’s White Knuckle Rider - Competition Plus.com - December 4, 2008 Lee Shepherd Video Tribute - Torco Racing Fuel's Competition Plus.com - December 3, 2008 The Early Days of 500-inch Pro Stock - Torco Racing Fuel's Competition Plus.com - November 10, 2008 "...Bob Glidden said that he and his Pro Stock constituents had no idea the change was coming..." Mike Edwards – His Place In History - Torco Racing Fuel's Competition Plus.com - August 26, 2008 Mike Edwards remembers his Modified world championship and the end of the class … Related: The Day the Sportsmen Fought Back - Torco Racing Fuel's Competition Plus.com - Jan 2007 Buddy Ingersoll – The Day Modern Technology Scared Pro Stock - Torco Racing Fuel's Competition Plus.com - August 22, 2008 An American Longshot – The AMC Factory Pro Stock Effort - Torco Racing Fuel's Competition Plus.com - Nov 30, 2007 How Booth and Maskin built a Pro Stock operation from scratch The Wayne County Opel - This Opel was Really a Diamond - Torco Racing Fuel's Competition Plus.com - Nov 6, 2007 Faith Moved Mountains - Mountain Motor Pro Stock Racing's Early Years - Torco Racing Fuel's Competition Plus.com - Aug 2007 Pounds Per Cubic Headache - The Days Before 500-inch Pro Stocks - Torco Racing Fuel's Competition Plus.com - Jan 2007 The Day the Sportsmen Fought Back - Torco Racing Fuel's Competition Plus.com - Jan 2007 E&Y comment: In a similar move in July 2001, NHRA announced that the Pro Stock Truck category would be moved also to Comp Eliminator for 2002, thus in effect, ending the days of the small-block trucks with apparently little or no prior discussion with the teams involved. This caused much debate and angst across the racing community and negated the millions of dollars that had been invested in developing new small-blocks for the high-winding, wheel-standing Pro Stock Truck category. NHRA could have - and should have - handled this transistion with far more sensitivity in my opinion. A minimum one-year advance warning could have saved the teams a lot of cash and grief. - Roger Young The Legend of Lee Shepherd - Torco Racing Fuel's Competition Plus.com - Jan 2007 Lee Shepherd Video Tribute - Torco Racing Fuel's Competition Plus.com - December 3, 2008
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Edwards & Young Videos on YouTube
'57 at Pacific Raceways on August 17, 2008 - Posted 15 Apr 09
Torri's '66 Pontiac Tempest driven by Paul at Pacific Raceways on August 16, 2008 - Posted 15 Apr 09
Edwards & Young Windows Media Player clip - Posted 15 Apr 09. Photos taken from Mission, PR (SIR) & Bremerton.
'57 at Pacific Raceways - 31 May 2008 - This was taken at Pacific Raceways in May 2008. This was my first time out in 2008 and I did NOT intend to deep stage! Thank goodness it was only a time run!
'66 Tempest at Pacific Raceways Sportsman Nationals - 16 Aug 2008 - Paul beating the dragster in Torri's Tempest!
'57 Personal Record Run at Mission - 19 Jun 1999 - 10.545 @ 126.84 MPH - Fresh 331 & new slicks!
'71 Chevelle at Bremerton - 25 Apr 2009 - 10.308 @ 127.49 MPH - Fresh 406 & new slicks! - Chris Young behind the wheel !
'71 Chevelle at Pacific Raceways - 9 May 2009 - 10.446 @ 125.37 MPH
Jeff & Tom Warnke's '69 Nova at Pacific Raceways - 9 May 2009 Considering using radial slicks? You might want to discuss this with Jeff & Tom Warnke. Their hard-charging Nova usually runs 10.28-10.30's @ 128 MPH. Here with their new radial slicks the car buzzes the tires on the starting line and Jeff has to pedal the car. UPDATE: The Warnke's increased the tire pressure the next weekend and the new radials responded very well !
'71 Chevelle at Pacific Raceways - 30 May 2009 - 10.480 @ 125.81 MPH
'66 Tempest at Pacific Raceways - 13 June 2009 - 12.67 @ 105.45 MPH - Torri driving
Jeff & Tom Warnke's '69 Nova at Pacific Raceways - 21 August 2009 - 10.189 @ 128.01 MPH This is the same '69 Nova with the very same radial slicks of the video taken on May 9th, 2009 above. An increase in tire pressure and an adjustment in the CalTracs rear suspension brought these impressive results!!! Congratulations Jeff & Tom, this is for you ! Here's a picture of their Nova taken at the Pink's All Out a week earlier at Pacific Raceways:
'71 Chevelle at Pacific Raceways on August 21st, 2009 We ran a 10.37 @ 126.61 MPH on this time run, and broke the reverse band after the launch requiring a transmission change to continue racing on Aug 22nd at the Pacific Sportsman Nationals at Pacific Raceways. Our thanks to Jeff & Tom Warnke who helped pull the broken unit from the car, and thanks to Kirk Hobson who drove Chris back to our garage to pick up the spare transmission so we could continue racing on Saturday! The new transmission ran a 10.35 the next morning, a new E.T. record for us at Pacific. FEATURED VIDEO: '57 at Mission, BC, 2003 - Langley Loafers race Professional video taken by Larry Pfister of Horsepower Heaven for us at Mission, B.C. in 2003 at the Langley Loafers race. We were in "Street Classic" at this event and this video will show you how chassis adjustments alone can pick up your car. We rattled the tires in the first run and only recorded a 10.93. We had to increase the front suspension travel, raise the wheelie bars and lower the launch RPMs. On the 2nd qualifying run, you'll see the car was pulling to the right and we adjusted the ladder bar preload following that run to make it go straight down the track. By the opening round on Sunday we ran a 10.78 on a 10.78 but unfortunately, I left the starting line a bit early! This Horsepower Heaven video was paid for by us, Edwards & Young Racing, which we want to share with our viewers! Enjoy! Note: This was with the 50132 Lunati cam and Hoosier slicks. It was a difficult combination to hook up!
'57 at Pacific Raceways on May 8th, 2010. 10.602 @ 125.90 MPH. Density altitude: 793 feet. Pam took this video of our '57 on a 10.60 pass on 8 May 2010 at Pacific Raceways for all of us! This is our quickest run to date with the '57 at Pacific, our second-quickest pass for the '57 in its history thus far.
Top Sportman at Pacific Raceways on May 15th, 2010 Here's a video Paul took of Barry Hobson (far lane) & Joe Loch [near lane] on a qualifying hit. Hobson runs a 705 Sonny Leonard engine in his GrandAm. Loch runs a 800+ Sonny Leonard wedge in his Cavalier - both normally aspirated.
'57 Chev at Pacific Raceways on July 17th, 2010
'71 Chevelle at Pacific Raceways on July 24th, 2010 In the 2nd round against a dragster Chris recorded a 10.483 @ 126.10 MPH on a 10.47 dial with a solid .024 reaction time. The dragster broke out by .022 running a 8.448 on a 8.47 dial to give Chris the win light!
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