Monthly Archives: September 2012

Loaded and Ready!

Ohio Mile, Here We Come!

I’m loaded up and ready to roll! I’m leaving in the morning, and stopping to see dad, in Kansas, for a couple of days. Thursday afternoon, I’ll pick Randy up in Missouri, and we’ll be in Ohio Friday morning! I’m looking forward to seeing all of you there!
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Quest 200 Metamorphosis

Metamorphosis!

Chasing record speeds with a vintage car is similar to nature, in the fact that there is a never ending metamorphosis happening. Much the same as a caterpillar morphs into a butterfly, a classic car changes into a sculpted steel contraption that looks as if it belongs in the movie ‘Transformers’. It’s really an evil [...]
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The Quest for 200 MPH!

FlatCad Racing’s Quest for 200 MPH-a Cadillac Flathead Story!

This is what back to back 200 MPH runs, with the FlatCad, would look like to our team members. Can we do it? Who knows? What I do know is, many naysayers said it would be impossible for us to build a 500 HP flathead, and run 165+ MPH. I also know our team thrives [...]
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Pulling into impound at Bonneville

Ohio Mile, Here We Come!

We’re still gearing up to run the Ohio mile-I hope to see many of you there!
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XXO-BVGCC Scrap Iron

Planning for the next race, but…

Well, it’s time to start thinking about next year-tearing the engine down for a rebuild, and reworking the car itself. ….but, the Ohio mile is only about an hour from Dale’s house! We’re going to go and see what we can do on asphalt, since we will be so close anyway!   Dale’s XXO/BVGALT class [...]
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