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Our Ford Flathead drag racing involvement spans over 20 years. Although things have been quiet for a few years, the Flathead Express II front engine dragster was back on the track in 2023 and is ready to go in 2024, time permitting. 

SPECIFICATION :

  • Type : Front Engine Dragster

  • Wheelbase : 170”

  • Chassis Material : Chrome Moly

  • Engine : Supercharged Ford Flathead V8

  • Engine Displacement : 288 cubic inch

  • Horsepower : 430 hp

  • Torque : 530 ft/lbs

  • Heads : Time Warp Solid Billet Aluminium

  • Bottom End : Time Warp 5 Main Bearing Girdle & Steel Crankshaft

  • Valve Gear : Time Warp Cam and Roller Lifters

  • Supercharger : Littlefield 4-71

  • Supercharger Overdrive : 12.5%

  • Ignition : SuperMag 4

  • Fuel System : Mechanical Injection with Enderle 80A-1 Pump

  • Fuel : Methanol

  • Transmission : Ford C4 Manualised Automatic

  • Differential : Locked 9” Ford with Floaters

Salt Lake Racing

In parallel with this, our new challenge is Dry Lakes Racing. Starting from scratch, we are constructing a 1935 Ford Coupe to run in the Blown Vintage Gas Coupe Class.  Speedweek 2025 at Lake Gairdner, South Australia, will be its first event.

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SPECIFICATION :

  • Model : 1935 Ford Coupe

  • DLRA Class : XF/BVGC

  • Engine : Supercharged Ford Flathead

  • Engine Displacement : 283 Cubic Inch

  • Heads : Time Warp Billet Aluminium Water Jacket Heads

  • Bottom End : Time Warp 5 Main Bearing Girdle & Steel Crankshaft

  • Valve Gear : Time Warp Cam and Roller Lifters

  • Ignition : MSD7

  • Fuel System : Mechanical Fuel Injection with Cable Drive Waterman Pump

  • Fuel : Petrol

  • Transmission : Ford T5 5 Speed Manual

  • Differential : Winters V8 Quickchange

  • Datalogger : FuelTech

The Past

1957 CHEVROLET

My first drag racing back in 1980 at Thunderpark, New Zealand. This was my daily driver 1957 Chev running a 350 V8 with an early nitrous oxide injection system. Would drive it to the track (400km away), race and then drive home. Best ET was in the high 12s

1937 FORD COUPE

Built around 1985, this coupe was powered by an injected 440ci Chev running on methanol. Although built for racing, with a custom Berry chassis, it was street registered in New Zealand even though it had slicks and a parachute on the back. Capable of mid 10s

FLATHEAD EXPRESS I FRONT ENGINE DRAGSTER

Run from 2002 to 2010, this was our first experimentation with supercharged Ford Flatheads and front engine dragsters. We competed mostly at the Perth Motorplex but also at nostalgia drags at Willowbank and Sydney.  It was a low 9 second car when flathead powered and dipped into 8s when we had killed all our flatheads and put a SBC in it

1939 FORD COUPE

This was a fun street car that saw occasional duty at nostalgia drags. Powered by 400 SBC with a small supercharger, it ran in the low 12s

SCREAMIN’ DEMON FRONT ENGINE DRAGSTER

Our drag racing got more serous when we imported this car from the USA in 2005. Powered by a 518ci Keith Black all aluminium engine, this car was a weapon. At the time, a front engine dragster 6 second pass had not been done in Australia, so that was our goal. Initial engine issues caused a lot of headaches but, with perseverance, the car dipped into the 6s and stayed there. First 6 second pass was a 6.47 ET at 216mph. The first FED 6 second pass in Aus !