409 Rear Engine Dragster racing video

[Tony Salins]

We noticed all of our northern friends have been snowed in into the Spring this year. Thought we would share some of the beautiful Oklahoma weather with all of you. We've been doing some test and tune for the last 3 weeks and had a chance to compete Saturday in the first CDRA (Central Drag Race Association) points race of 2008 at Thunder Valley in Noble, OK. Made a torque converter change this year which proved to be a big improvement in the car's performance. CDRA races 1/8th mile. The 1st two runs are time trials and the third one is the first round of eliminations. This was the fastest the car has ever gone - 5.99 @ 113.10 mph.

Unfortunately, the adrenalin must have been too much because in the first round of eliminations, we went red by -.012 but the car ran another 5.99.
This still put a smile on ours faces

Hope you all enjoy the video.

Tony and Bonnie



To see the video, click on the link:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 

[Ronnie Russell]

Congratulations Tony and Bonnie,,,,,,, Nothing like a " best ever " to start the new year.

 

[Brian Thompson]

Tony-

Send me the link to the video, ot the video itself, and I will see what I can do.

Check your PM for the email address.

Brian

 

[jim_ss409]

Way to go!bang

 

[Tony Salins]

409 rear engine dragster video

Thanks to Brian Thompson, we can share a video of several of our runs last weekend at Thunder Valley Dragstrip in Noble, OK. Hope you all enjoy it. Thanks again, Brian.

Click on the above link to see the video

Tony and Bonnie

 

[chevymusclecars]

Tony

Pretty cool

Bill

 

[chevytaylor]

Awesome 409 Dragster

Great stuff Tony bang

Carl.

 

[Brian Thompson]

Thanks again, Brian.

Anytime Tony!

 

[models916]

Thanks Tony

Haven't seen the Digger in a while.

 

[oil4kids]

very nice Tony!!!


if i find another 348 i may build a twin front engine dragster like the old Freight Train which used 2 small blocks