Bad Thacker 5.26

HERES THE REPORT FROM THE THIRD ROUND @ VIRGINIA
THACKER 5.26@269.83...HE`S #3
KEN PERRY 5.27@259.61 HE`S #5
NOT TOO BAD FOR SOME BLOWN CARS.....

after 3 rounds of qualifying in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, Inaugural Torco Racing Fuels NHRA Nationals:
Psn Driver Vehicle ET Speed
1. John Finke Bobcat Express A/FD 5.183 277.32
2. Bill Reichert Rislone A/FD 5.209 276.63
3. Marty Thacker Torco Race Fuels B/AD 5.265 269.83
4. Lee Callaway Skull Gear A/FD 5.270 274.33
5. Ken Perry Pump Systems Interfacing B/AD 5.274 259.61
6. Dave Heitzman A/FD 5.278 264.39
7. Mike Kosky American Flyer 5.302 267.53
8. Richard Bourke Bourke Bros. A/FD 5.331 261.12
9. Arthur Gallant Arthur Gallant Racing A/FD 5.332 269.35
10. Rich McPhillips Audubon Service Center A/FD 5.354 264.23
11. Jeff Bohr Bar's Leaks B/AD 5.379 266.48
12. Dave Hirata Skull Shine A/FD 5.475 269.78
13. Robin Samsel Goodson/Torco A/FD 5.487 236.26
14. Dave DeAngelis B/AD 5.520 255.97
15. Dave Hedges Jr. Knoll Gas Torco Fuels B/AD 5.563 246.53
16. Wayne Morris Cox Auto B/AD 5.732 248.43

 

That is Very Impressive! Maybe this 128% OD may work out after all?

 

Are these runs considered, as Will would say, In Mineshaft Conditions ??

 

I was told -400 ft on Saturday. Sounds pretty Death Valley-ish to me

 

Alotta Fun !

Hey guys, we had alot of fun this weekend, running in some great air with a pretty good racetrack. Do to the re-schedule, and a couple of weird circumstances, I travelled back to Virginia with only my dad with me. It's been along time since I ran one of my cars with one crewman. But with some great help from our Torco teammates (Dave Hedges and Mick Snyders crews) we were able to make it.

Scott, on my weather station, the air ranged from +183 feet to +685 feet. Pretty awsome stuff. Wish we could race in those conditions more often.

Marty

 

hummin

good job marty

bmam boys

 

Marty, are you still turning the High RPM's as before the Rule change?

 

Thanks Bama Boys. See you soon.

Darren, I won't claim to know exactly what to do with the new pulley set-up yet, but I did lower the shift points when AI put the pulleys on. The car runs better in the mid-range, and (I believe) fiils the intake port at a lower RPM, thus making it useless to rev it as high as we used to. It will take alot of time and tinkering before we all figure out everything we need to know about using the extra (earlier) boost. So far the clutch hasn't like it, until Virginia.

Marty

 

Marty, forgot to include this in the last post. What about Blower Belt wear?

 

Belts

Darren,
Sorry for the delay.
For us it's been a white lettered belt every run, or a purple lettered belt every other run.

Take care,
Marty