Finally made it to the track. A cold day but it stayed dry enough to make 4 check out runs.
Our driver and youngest son John has been ready since we sold the Jr Dragster a couple of years ago.
1/8 mile runs only because of the cold and wind. We are all about safety first.
His first run was to just drive it slow and make sure everything worked. Things like steering and shifting and stopping.
First pass he went 11.20 @ 43 mph.
Second pass he also drove it slow but was a little more comfortable. 8.51 @ 62 mph.
Third pass he hammered it all the way to the 1/8 mile: 6.48 @ 103.85 mph.
The picture of the smile is on the return road when we went down to tow him back
4th pass was a good learning tool. He was staged crooked and had to drive it straight.
This required more than 660ft so it went 6.698 @ 104.77 mph.
We went up for a 5th pass and just as he was rolling toward the water box it started raining.
We called it a day and put it in the trailer ready to race in April of 2016. It was a great time had by friends and family.
This car was not put together to run low ET of the meet but as a stepping stone from a Jr Dragster to a FED.
350 Chevy with 10.5 compression ratio, tight convertor leaving off idle.
Great way to have safe fun and still have the look and feel of a real Jr Fuel dragster.
Matt
