Idleing after i replaced the bleed lines that pull the unburnt oil off the top of the cylinders.. They were causing it to miss around 1500 to 2000rpm Fastest run its ever made ... 66mph.. Some Nice rooster tail for ya Click to view vid
Back in the mid 90s I was part of the crew on this drag boat. It was a lot of work. We won the 1994 World Finals This is a pic of the last pass we ever made with this boat for the win at Firebird lake. Look close and you see the blower is Flopping around and the belt is gone.
Was this Nitro or Alcohol? What top speed did you hit in those finals? Those boats are bad ass machines either way.
The boat was on Alcohol and the fastest it ever went I think was 201mph. That was very slow for that class. I think the record back then was 226 mph. The way we won all our races was ET and a Kick ass driver. That think would go A to B in a hurry but no MPH. That race Rod Alexander the driver pulled off a 007 light. Almost perfect. The thing kicked the belt and blower about 3/4 track but he was so far ahead it coasted through for the win at 155 MPH. I think Tim Capaldy, The other driver went something like 210 mph The biggest bummer is I have to go to Rods funeral this Sunday. He passed away at the age of 47. God Speed my brother.
