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Don Schumacher Racing Valvoline/MTS NHRA Funny CaR
This actual car holds the NHRA World record for the fastest and quickest run at ¼ mile distance. (NHRA shortened the distance to 1000 feet in 2008 for safety reasons). Elapsed time record for the ¼ mile is 4.662 seconds with a top speed of 333.66 MPH
- Engine: Supercharged, fuel injected, V-8. 500 cubic inch displacement. 8000 horsepower. 7000 ft. lbs of torque.
- Weight: 2100 lbs.
- Fuel: 90 % Nitromethane, 10% Ethanol. Fuel consumption for one run is over 4 gallons or the equivalent of 16 gallons per mile. Fuel pump delivers 65 gallons of fuel per minute at over 400 psi, or the equivalent of 8 bathroom showers running at the same time. Fuel cost is $40 a gallon.
- Rear tires last approximately 2-4 miles.
- The driver experiences over 5 g’s of acceleration (same as a Space Shuttle launch) and over 7 g’s when the parachutes open to slow the car.
- Acceleration from 0-100 MPH takes less than 1 second. 280 MPH is reached in a little over 600 feet.
- One run, including the burn-out costs about $6000 in parts, fuel, oil and tires.
- Engine and clutch are completely rebuilt after each run, giving the engine a life span of about 3 - 4 minutes.
Driver: JACK BECKMAN
- Date of birth: June 28, 1966
- Career Final Rounds: 20 Total (Funny Car: 16 Sportsman: 4)
- Hometown: North Hills, Calif.
- Career Best E.T.: 4.662
- Sponsor/Car: Valvoline/MTS Dodge Charger
- Career Best Speed: 333.66 mph
2008: Won three of seven final-round appearances; Remained in contention for the world championship title until the final race of the year; Went to four consecutive final rounds in the late summer months (Brainerd, Reading, Indianapolis, Charlotte) and won two of them (Reading, Charlotte)
2007: Advanced to Countdown to 4 and was one round win away from qualifying for Countdown to 1; Won U.S. Smokeless Showdown at Mac Tools U.S. Nationals
2006: Took over in the Matco Tools Dodge after Indy and raced to his first career win at Las Vegas 2; Set both ends of the Funny Car national record at Pomona 2 (with the E.T. mark of 4.662 seconds and speed of 333.66 mph); Qualified for all five events entered and is perfect 17-for-17 for his career
2006: Switched to Funny Car at Dallas event; Won Las Vegas 2 event in just his fourth Funny Car start.
2005: Earned Top Fuel license; Made professional debut in Las Vegas; Raced to semifinal finish at Englishtown; Qualified for all 12 events entered and a season-high eighth at two events; Qualified 16th for the prestigious Mac Tools U.S. Nationals; Nominated for Auto Club Road to the Future Award recognizing NHRA’s top rookie
2004: NHRA Division 7 Person of the Year; Won Super Comp at Division 7 Lucas Oil Series event at Infineon Raceway
2003: Won NHRA National Championship in Super Comp, taking over the points lead at the final event of the season.
2003: Won Super Comp title at Division 7 Lucas Oil Series divisional events in Sacramento and Las Vegas; Won Super Comp at the season-opening Winternationals at Pomona Raceway.
1992: Appeared in first NHRA national event final with a runner-up finish at the Fram Autolite Nationals in Sonoma, Calif.
NO. 42 TARGET CHEVY CREW BEST IN THE PITS
Juan Pablo Montoya’s Pit Crew Voted the Best in Speed, Performance, and Precision
LOS ANGELES (October 16, 2009) – Juan Pablo Montoya’s No. 42 Target Chevrolet pit crew has proven that they have the speed, power and performance to help their driver earn a spot in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup and to run at the front of the field. The team is now in third place in the Chase standings with six races to go, and has earned two poles, six top-fives and 16 top-10 finishes so far this year.
That’s why the No. 42 Target team won the Mechanix Wear Most Valuable Pit Crew Award for the third quarter – the only authentic competition voted on by crew chiefs. It is the first time the No. 42 team has won the award.
“These guys have worked so hard at helping us make the Chase and in keeping us in contention for the title,” said crew chief Brian Pattie. “The Mechanix Wear MVP award is really an honor because our competitors are the ones that vote for it. The pit crew has done a great job during the Chase of delivering consistently clean and fast pit stops that have kept Juan Pablo running up front. Our pit crew has helped keep us in contention to win every week, and that’s a real accomplishment in this Chase field. Their performance has been right on target, and we look forward to continuing that through the next six races.”
The Mechanix Wear Most Valuable Pit Crew Award is given quarterly throughout the NASCAR Sprint Cup season, and the winning pit crew is determined by a vote of each team’s crew chief. The four quarterly winners are eligible for the year-end Mechanix Wear Most Valuable Pit Crew Award and a check for $100,000 is awarded at the 2009 NASCAR banquet and awards ceremony.
This picture was taken in the Himalayan Mtns by a crew guy at Joe Gibbs Racing.
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Design, Architecture, Gardens, Southern California Living
A savvy garden gal can never have too many gloves. After all, my hands are my hardest-working gardening tool.
So here's ones to love: Ethel Gloves, an all-purpose line, was launched last year by Valencia-based Mechanix Wear, the company that supplies NASCAR pit crews with high-performance hand protection.
When the Mechanix Wear folks turned their attention to women’s hands, they tried to put function and protection in a feminine form.
“Ethel Gloves have an expressive take on gardening,” President Michael Hale says. “But they also have reinforced fingertips, and an extended cuff to protect wrists from the sun.”
We attended this event because the company we share our NHRA trailer with is S&S performance which makes engines and parts for Harley motorcycles.