Amazing, the rivets are proud of the flashing... that's got to increase drag. Paging Mr. Dzuz....
Brand new booties. The firesuit that goes with them is thick enough to make you contemplate, "How long is 31 seconds?"
All things be ready if our minds be so.
Doesn't look like a virgin car on its first-ever run, does it?
This car is waiting to be impounded after a qualifying run. The water is not its.
Alternate view for desktop. Wednesday, after its first run.
Dang, those Damm boys are tall. One more view, waiting for impound.
LSR porn. A sedan in impound.
It had qualified for a record run, and we saw it in tech on Thursday... a good sign. They did a bunch more work in impound than #8600 did.
Before the storm, a moment of calm. - or - As if in contemplation of her own sublimity...
The flat slide Keihins make a difference ... over 12,500 rpm
If we showed you the back of the motor, you'd say, "That thing needs more crankcase venting."
On the hook, Thursday morning, headed for the start of the backup run.
Very knowledgeable, experienced, and helpful SCTA techs about to verify the engine displacement. <optional> and a beautiful woman, drawn to speed.
My work here is done. 145.608
Gratuitous Jag+Buick straight-8 shot #1.
The shifter is about mid-cabin. Those valve-in-head eights are looooooooooooooong.
Not. Too. Shabby. P.M. This car threw a rod on Thursday morning on its backup run.
750cc motorcycle engine ready to run on Thursday; it suffered * engine failure on the attempt. (* couldn't decide on the adjective: total, catastrophic, mortal, severe, widespread, explosive, ruinous, ..) You can see from the stickers its history of success.