This car belongs to a lifelong friend of mine. He was raised just a few houses away from me. I went through ALL years of school with him. This is the same car that I used to ride in to high school. At the time 1982-1986 it was the "fastest" car at school. The car is no longer legal for public street use. He races almost every weekend and is usually in the top 3 points winners. The car class is called "foot brake" and NO electronics are allowed onboard the car while racing. You have to "dial in" or guess your elapsed time that you will get to the finish line 1320 feet (~402m). The driver/car that goes closest to the dial in time AND crosses the finish line wins. I have learned most of my auto mechanics knowledge form his faimly. I have spent hundreds of hours of labour on this auto. From body work to paint and metal fabrication. I have never driven this car at the races although he asks me if I would every time I visit him. The engine: 5.7L V8 using two 4 barrel carburetors and 120 octane fuel. Car Chassis: 1972 Chevrolet Nova, All original body metal and high performance transmission and locking "spool" rear axle. Look at the back tire wrinkles from all the torque
Wow! That's a really big engine for such a small car! No wonder it can go from 0 to 200kmh in 9 seconds! Have you tried it out yourself, Ishtim?
Woot. Wheelies on the track are really cool to see. I hope he has some sort of rear brace with those little wheels (forgot what they're called ) at the back so the car doesn't do a back flip or something.
The tire wrinkles is coz they don't fill up the air all the way. Its to give time for the tires to catch up with the wheels..
Yup.... he uses low pressure (~7-10 PSI)so that the tyre has maximum contact with the pavement. Some of the more powerful cars use screws on the outer portion of the rims so to prevent the tyre spinning on the rim.
I have never tried it on the race track, although he invites me every time I visit. I dun need to acellerate like this. May end up with stomach lodged in throat from G forces.
