June 9th 2013 Post-Race Report

Posted on Monday, June 10, 2013 by Roger

’70 Chevelle, Pro Bracket:

As reported the last time out, the Chevelle damaged our reliable TCI torque converter in the 1st round after 169 runs. Chris & Justin got the replacement TH-400 with the new, tighter TCI converter in the Chevelle this past week. We were hoping for a performance improvement but the car is actually running a tad slower with the new converter.

To add to the frustration in the 1st round this Sunday, the transbrake didn’t apply. After this aborted effort, Chris pulled the transbrake solenoid and found the pushrod had stuck. With a little spit & polish it is once again operational.

’66 Pontiac Tempest, Sportsman:

Paul was running Torri’s Tempest this Sunday as the ’68 Mustang of Ron West still has some problems to sort out.  Prior to going out this weekend Chris replaced the old dual-plane intake with a single-plane model. In the performance department there was no measurable changes. As predicted it gave up a little on the bottom end and improved slightly on the higher RPM range, but the end result was basically a wash.

Paul lost a very close race in the 1st round running a 12.343 on a 12.36 with an outstanding .016 reaction time. His competition cut an equally uncanny reaction time of .013 and ran a 10.657 on a 10.64 for the win!  You don’t see many of those great races in Sportsman!

Barry Hobson runner-up in Pro Bracket:

Barry did an excellent job today, getting to the final found of Pro Bracket with his blue Pontiac Tempest. Torri purchased her ’66 Tempest from Barry years back and it still has his 400 c.i. engine in the car. Congratulations Barry!

HOB-PONT

 

 

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About Roger

Driver of our '57 Chev from 1972-2019, Vietnam veteran (A Troop, 3/17th Air Cavalry Scout helicopter Line Chief and later Cobra Periodic Inspection team leader), retired ASE rated automotive mechanic. Roger became involved in drag racing during his high school days and after his stint in the Army ran E & F/MP [Modified Production] here in Division 6 before switching to bracket racing when the '57 became obsolete for class racing. He often raced at Puyallup, Kent-Pacific Raceways, Bremerton, Portland & the original Mission, B.C. track.
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One Response to June 9th 2013 Post-Race Report

  1. Roger Young says:
    Monday, June 10, 2013 at 9:14 am

    Something very strange about the car that beat Paul in the 1st round. A 12-second car does NOT gain 27 mph from the 1/8th to the stripe. Nor does it record a 1.941 60-foot time and run those numbers. Not unless there is a throttle stop or the carburetor is greatly restricted by a plate or mechanical stop. The last two are legal in Sportsman but I suspect the car runs well into the 11’s. Fool us once, but not the next time around!

    Here’s the time slip from that round, you decide:

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