Bob gets the quick shot
Well, the car keeps on getting faster and the spark plugs say no ones home yet. First pass at the track on Friday was fast and hard with a 6.16 ET beating our Thompson Ohio pass in June with the 6.20 ET. We were all happy because the furnace is starting to warm up. We then ran again the next day and had a big wheelie in second gear and unloaded the chassis on the wheelie bars which moved the car out of the groove and pushed me over to the wall at about 80 mph and I thought I hit it. It was so close. I can laugh about it now,. but its taken me a couple days to forget the scare. After an incident like that you shake for a bit. We couldn’t close the day off without trying to settle the car down for the next run. We did a shock adjustment and pumped the tire up one more pound to 16, believe it or not and WHAMO. That car left like a bullet and ran a 6.08/114 MPH. Still did the big air in first gear, second gear popped the nose up and the wheelie bars just kissed the track and rode straight out with a long gentle wheelie. What a feeling. Shifting third, then fourth gear to get the job done are the last little breaths you take under tension. Then its all over and you slow down and then get your report card.(time ticket) I know in that pass the engine revved over 8000 while power shifting. We just did a valve lash check and everything is perfect. I think we are going to put the camera in the car next time we go down the track and show you what its like. Im also trying to get a video of the near crash from someone who recorded it at the show and post it. Here are some pics from the event taken by my friend Bob Wenzelburger, P.S. if anyone has any pics or videos to offer, im always interested, thanks and enjoy… Dyno
WHR 2009
I have seen you run at Thompson the last two years and am very impressed. I am a dealer for American Gasser and am building a 41 Willys for myself to race. I plan to run a blown hemi. I am looking very strongly at ladder bars. Can you please give me your opinion of that and also any advice you will on my suspension. I will run an automatic and am looking for mid 7′s. Iplan to debut my car at Norwalk at the Gasser Reunion 2010.
Thanks, Mike Williamson
Thanks Mike, cant wait to see you have some fun in that weapon. Sounds real strong but you need to plan it well and make it safe, You will be going faster than most of us ever dream of and of course will have spent alot of time and money. Do it once and do it right. Once you get the bugs out, your going to want to set it on kill. Talk to the people who race and only deal with the best. Please contact John Rossitter race engines, he is very very very knowledable in chassis and power for your program and good luck. Contact me anytime and send me some pics to put up in “Cool Readers Rides”