Edwards & Young Racing – Seattle & Kent, WA.

I’ll be posting progress reports here throughout the off-season to keep all informed of what the team is doing for 2017. – Roger

Saturday, September 17, 2016:

Today Chris & Paul installed our refurbished Doug-Nash 5-speed transmission in the ’57. The transmission blocked out of 4th gear at the Nostalgia Race so it was time for maintenance. Liberty replaced the 3rd & 4th gear pro shift rings, and furnished new 1-2 & 3-4 sliders. I also replaced the 1st gear cluster gear with a Liberty cryo gear to strengthen the transmission. I have additional details on the ’57 posted here.  – Roger

Sunday, September 18, 2016:

Chris replaced his electric water pump in his Chevelle which failed in the 4th round of the GM Nationals, with a new Meziere pump. Chris also upgraded his fuel system by installing a new, high-flow 100-micron in-line fuel filter for 2017 replacing his old canister style BG fuel filter. He also tested the valve springs on the 406 and like our ’57, the PacAloy springs are holding up well.

Next we turn our attention to getting Paul’s rebuilt C-4 transmission back in his Mustang for 2017! – Roger

Sunday, November 13, 2016:

This weekend, Chris & Paul got the C4 transmission, rebuilt by Village Transmission, back in Paul’s Mustang and fired the car. This was a challenge as clearances are TIGHT in the Fox-body Mustang. We’ve learned from other Ford owners it is easier to pull and reinstall the engine/transmission assembly as a unit.

Saturday, December 3, 2016:

Today Chris & Paul shortened the tailpipes on the Mustang, replaced the carburetor secondary needle & seat assembly, and secured the strut ball joints properly on the front end, and repaired a header gasket leak. Paul’s Mustang is race ready for 2017!

Monday, January 23, 2017:

Chris sent his old merge collectors which we ran with the 350 back to Performance Welding to have them reworked for the larger 406 SBC. In effect the new merge collectors will have a larger exit than the current conventional collectors we’ve been running on the 406. Here are the finished collectors for 2017:

Performance Welding merge collectors for the Chevelle. Smaller/shorter segments were for the 350

Thursday, March 2, 2017:

A quick update, we’ve been busy getting the valvetrains back on both the ’57 & Chevelle and working on the trailer with four new tires, winch & battery for the winch. Plus running battery load tests on all the racing & support vehicles. And our tow truck also needs a new battery. Off season required maintenance as we look forward to the upcoming test & tunes! – Roger

Saturday, March 4, 2017:

Today we fired the ’57 and I had Chris run it through the gears on stands while I checked the ignition pattern. Recheck the valve lash and drain the antifreeze and the old buggy is ready for the strip! – Roger

Monday, March 13, 2017:

This weekend Paul got the front end on the Mustang aligned which should improve the handling of the car. The left front strut virtually had NO caster prior to the alignment!

We also fired off the Chevelle and tested the ignition pattern on both the Chevelle & Torri’s Pontiac. All looked good and the Chevelle sounded good with the new merge collectors! – Roger

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Happy New Year racers, and during this off season we see rumors circulating in NHRA and across the racing community, and here’s a couple from us!

Will we see Paul running in Pro Bracket in 2017? Is he ready to make the step to a quicker bracket with his Mustang? Or will he continue in Sportsman where he has won two track championships? What say you Paul!

Robert Fedyk photo

Rumor is the old man is considering sharing some seat time this year with Chris in the ’57. After all the duffer is getting old (going on 68). Can the young lion convert from an automatic with an airshifter to banging gears with a 5-speed? This duffer thinks he can! 🙂  Could be interesting!

Jim Doyle photo

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December 22, 2016:

Courtesy of Pacific Raceways sent to me by Chris. REMEMBER THIS IS A TENTATIVE SCHEDULE SUBJECT TO CHANGES!

Check often with Pacific Raceways at: http://pacificraceways.com/ for updates!

Below the tentative PR schedule, I’ve also posted the 2017 BC Super Shifters schedule provided by Jamie Roth – Roger 

2017 BC Super Shifters Schedule:

May 27-28 Mission
June 10-11 Pacific
July 8-9 Mission
July 22-23 Bremerton
Aug 26-27 Mission
Sept 9-10 Mission

Courtesy of Jamie Roth

Scott Nation
BC Super Shifters

To all our family & friends and to all the troops here and deployed around the world, God speed & Merry Christmas!

On September 10th, Chris & Torri ran at the GM Nationals at Pacific Raceways in the Hot Rod class to close our 2016 racing season. 

Dave Stoltz captured this picture of them together during a qualifying session:

Dave Stoltz photo of Chris & Torri side-by-side at the GM Nationals during qualifying in the Hot Rod class!

Torri went out in the 2nd round when she left early, and Chris was driving very well making it to the fourth round before his electric water pump failed, causing the engine to overheat and slowed slightly after cutting an outstanding .009-second reaction time. We don’t believe we’ve damaged the 406 but will check it closely over the winter. Counting his recent win at Champion Raceway, Chris strung together nine straight winning rounds before the water pump ended his day. 

Chris also ran his quickest pass this year during this event running a 10.473 @ 126.13 MPH to identically match the ’57’s best run of 10.473 @ 127.26 MPH on July 10th of this year, and the density altitude of both runs was within 10 feet! The ’57 has a slight MPH edge and we’re very pleased with the performance of our two Chevrolets this year! Can you say match race?

During this 2016 season Paul, Chris & Torri each drove their cars to a final round appearance with both Paul & Chris winning their respective final rounds and Torri earning a well deserved runner-up! Not a bad year for Edwards & Young Racing!

Now we turn to the off season,  Paul has had his damaged C-4 transmission rebuilt by Village Transmission, and we also have refreshed our old Doug-Nash 5-speed which is ready to go back in the ’57. We have no major upgrades planned for the cars over the winter.

Our sincere gratitude to Kimberly & John Collecchi of Handan Trailer Repair & Sales for all their support the past two seasons!  They also sponsored two of the brackets during the 2016 Nostalgia Race at Pacific! – Roger

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