Chevelle TNT at PR on May 24th 2023

After a major upgrade to his SBC this winter – you can read/view all the details here – Chris was finally able to get his Chevelle out to the strip on a beautiful afternoon & evening to see if all his hard work paid off, and it did!!

In all five runs this afternoon & evening, the Chevelle set new personal records on a well-prepared track by the crew at Pacific Raceways. Here are the results in consecutive order:

T1  10.283 @ 128.51 MPH – 1579 Density Altitude

T2  10.162 @ 128.82 MPH – 1437 Density Altitude – On the high-side chip near the finish line.

T3  10.173 @ 130.05 MPH – 1291 Density Altitude

T4  10.141 @ 130.05 MPH – 1046 Density Altitude

T5  10.140 @ 130.18 MPH – 797 Density Altitude

The new & larger 1-7/8″ headers really woke up the top end horsepower!

 

My thanks to Paul, Torri & DG Machine for the help making these new benchmarks possible! It was a VERY rewarding evening for Chris and the crew!  – Roger

 

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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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