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We wish to acknowledge the invaluable photo contributions by the following talented individuals that make our photo galleries possible: Candy Caldwell, Jim Doyle, Robert Fedyk, Mike Gardner, Tony Hutchison, Gary McMillian, DataMutz, Larry Pfister, ProStreet Photography, Dave Stoltz, Mike Ward, Gary Wells, Troy Williams (Purple Nurple) and our family, Chris, Pam & Roger Young
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Recent Posts
- Chris at Bremerton Raceways, September 8-9th 2024 Monday, September 16, 2024
- Divisional Race, August 8 – 11th 2024 at Pacific Raceways Saturday, August 17, 2024
- Chevelle in Winner’s Circle – July 27th 2024 at Pacific Raceways Thursday, August 1, 2024
- Chevelle at Pacific Raceways – July 13th 2024 Friday, July 19, 2024
- Chevelle & Pontiac Tempest at Pacific Raceways – June 8th 2024 Wednesday, June 12, 2024
- Chevelle at Pacific May 19th – Renegade, May 24th to May 26th Monday, June 3, 2024
- Chevelle – Pacific Raceways – May 11th 2024 Tuesday, May 14, 2024
- ’57 Chev Update Saturday, April 20, 2024
- Chevelle Progress Report Saturday, March 16, 2024
- NHRA Drag Racing Legend Don Schumacher Dies At 79 Thursday, December 21, 2023
- Edwards & Young Racing at a Glance Friday, September 22, 2023
- 1st Annual Draft Choice Sports Bar & Grill Car Show – Sept. 3, 2023 Monday, September 4, 2023
- Chevelle at Bracket Kings Showdown – August 26, 2023 Sunday, August 27, 2023
- Divisional Race, Pacific Raceways August 2023 Wednesday, August 16, 2023
- Chevelle at A-Street Automotive Double-Header – July 8th 2023 Tuesday, July 11, 2023
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- Chris Young on Chevelle & Pontiac Tempest at Pacific Raceways – June 8th 2024
- Roger Young on ’57 Chev Update
- Roger Young on 1st Annual Draft Choice Sports Bar & Grill Car Show – Sept. 3, 2023
- Roger Young on A-Street Automotive Double-Header – July 23, 2022
- Roger Young on Chevelle Test & Tune – May 4th 2022
- Roger Young on Chris teams up with ’57 to win August 22nd B.C. Super Shifters Race!
- Roger Young on Chris teams up with ’57 to win August 22nd B.C. Super Shifters Race!
- Roger Young on 57 TNT at Pacific Raceways on June 2, 2021
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Category Archives: Technical Discussions
Breaking In Your Clutch
Primarily for street and street/strip cars: THE IMPORTANCE OF CLUTCH BREAK IN EXPLAINED – Ram Clutches – October 29, 2020
Black Magic Clutches – Interactive Clutch Tuning Podcast with Cale Aronson – April 23, 2020
Excellent clutch tuning webinar by Cale Aronson: Part 1: https://youtu.be/X9KVkxnidDs Part 2: https://youtu.be/RMEmfuvRLio We confirmed by the webinar that we’re not very far off on our clutch settings. When we have the unit rebuilt we’ll lower the base … Continue reading
Matt Hartford takes you through building a Pro Stock transmission
A very interesting video you may enjoy. Changing gears in our old Doug-Nash is similar but we only have one cluster shaft. The double cluster shafts as shown in the video make the Liberty transmission MUCH stronger! – Roger
Estimated Rear Wheel Horsepower
Estimated Rear Wheel Horsepower Chart
Discussing Our Clutch Set-up and Quickest Pass to Date
With stick cars, they run their quickest when they spin the rear tires a couple of revolutions on the hit as we did on this run. When it dead hooks it looks impressive but you slow down as you pull … Continue reading
A look at the RAM single disc sintered iron clutch system
A good look at the new Ram clutch which we have considered for future use in our ’57. [Note, we did install this new Ram clutch in the ’57 in late 2017] Our current Ram clutch does not use centrifugal … Continue reading
Good Article on Valve Springs & Pushrods
Are your valve springs and pushrods ready for next season? – DragRacingOnline – January 2013 Smith Bros Pushrods – “The right pushrod for your application”
Melling Oil Pump Relief Springs
Looking for information on oil pump relief valve springs? What color spring denotes a certain pressure? Perhaps this will help: Melling Oil Pump Relief Springs
A Teachable Moment
In the off season it is a good time to reflect back on a specific event that took place this last summer. At the last race at Pacific Raceways on July 30, 2011, Paul made a pass at 12.54 @ 106.12 … Continue reading
Mountain Motors
I can remember when a 454 was a big block, and 500 cubes was a “mountain motor.” But with today’s head, valve spring & lifter technology there appears to be no end in sight! SONNY LEONARD TOPS 1000 CID WITH NEW … Continue reading
Are Burnouts Abusing Your Engine? by David Reher
Technically Speaking with David Reher – NHRA National Dragster, December 10, 2010 Are Burnouts Abusing Your Engine? In my recent back-page columns, I’ve focused on the mechanical side of drag racing: cooling systems, lubrication systems, fuel systems, and ignition … Continue reading
