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What are the fellow racers doing for winter storage regarding their rocker arms and valve springs? I’ve gone back and forth from pulling the rockers to leave all the valves closed versus leaving it as is. The last two years I left things as they were, and cranked the motor over once a month...

After 25 years I finally won our overall track championship. Each class champion runs off at the end of the year for overall track champion. I won Pro class for the third time at this track, so I was in. Beat the Super Pro champion the first round, bye to the final, and then the Sportsman champ...

Day 1 of the NHRA D6 finals. Get two time hits today. The weather sucks, 5200’ density altitude. Supposed to be over 100* all weekend. First hit on my car. Think I’ll add half a pound of air to the slicks. Wrinkling too much, then rebounding and unloading the tires just a bit. If that doesn’t...

Half way through our drag racing season, and I’d like to share an update. Our first three races got rained on, so that was a bummer. I have managed to put the Duster in the winners circle at four of the other seven races since then, including this last Sunday where my daughter and I both won...

After all the problems I have had with my car for over a year, things seem to be working great now. Some of you know I’ve been having engine issues followed by a strange stuttering at the launch that turned out to be ignition related (I believe). Picked up a win this past weekend in Pro class at...

I am having a problem with my Duster I cannot find for the life of me. 1970 Duster, 410 on toilet injected alcohol, 727 with 4800 stall spragless converter, 8.75 with 4.30s, Caltracs at 3/4 to 1 turn preload and shocks between 7-9 depending on the track. What’s happening is as soon as I let go...

Finally, after 13 years, I have my 408 torn apart for a rebuild. Going to change some parts to go faster. This list is what I had, and what’s going to be now: LA 408 Chrysler 3250 with driver Running at 5300’ elevation Generally race 1/8 mile at home track in Montana, low 7.30s at 93 mph. For...

My 28x9 bias Mickeys are getting to the end of their life, and I really want to use the new Pro Bracket radial in their place. Has anyone tried these out yet? I'm running off the converter with a two step set at ~2500 rpm (changes based on track conditions and reaction times), CalTracs in the...

We had the last of 12 points races for the season at our local track this weekend. Went into the race in fourth place, 3 rounds behind the leader (we had a very tight battle for first between the four of us all season). I had been mentally preparing myself to dominate this last race for two...

Anyone have experience with adjustable buttons like the Biondo Terminator? Using a button instead of a brake pedal to launch worked well this weekend, but I want to fine tune my reactions on the bottom bulb a bit. Winning pro class takes .030 and better lights along with running the dial to the...

Raced this weekend, two races yesterday and one today. Won a few rounds yesterday, but nothing spectacular. Then today I got in my zone finally this season and walked out victorious. Check out the final round time slip. I dumped him at the far end since I had a lot of room to do so. Not bad for...