HEMI UNDER GLASS
For those of you old enough to remember the Hemi Under Glass Barracudas when they were appearing on the track, here’s a short jog down memory lane. And for those of you who don’t know what we’re talking about, just take a close look in the window. Steve Magnante found these two at the Fall Fling. For a look at more Mopars go to the Spring Fling event coverage in our sister publication Mopar Max. http://www.moparmax.com/toc.html (Steve Magnante photo) [11-2-2006]
GREG WELD JOINS FORGITRON
Greg Weld, founder and former CEO of Weld Racing Wheels in Kansas City, has agreed to an exclusive alliance with Forgitron to design, market and sell forged alloy wheels. Forgitron is a forged wheel manufacturer in Camden, SC, and is owned by brothers Gregg and John Hadgis.
In addition, former Weld Racing vice president of marketing, Boyd Coddington Jr., and Mike Kent, Weld Racing’s chief designed have joined the new “Team Weld™.” [11-2-2006]
ROUSH BUILDS RACE-READY MUSTANG
As a direct result of more than a year’s worth of testing, research and development for the ROUSH Competition Line of performance parts, the company has decided to take the next step and offer a complete race-ready Drag Pack Mustang that can roll from the street to the strip.
This 2007 Ford Mustang is based off the flagship ROUSH Stage 3. A prototype has been racing in the Modular Muscle class of the NMRA and tested almost weekly at Milan (MI) Raceway.
“When we returned to having a drag racing program last season I challenged the team at ROUSH Performance to build a car that can be driven to the track, have the tires changed to slicks, and perform on the drag strip,” said Jack Roush. Roush has a fondness for drag racing that goes back to when he began his motorsports career in the late ‘60s with the “Fastbacks,” a group of Ford engineers that pooled their money to go drag racing. He personally oversaw the development of the ROUSH Drag Pack Mustang.
Some unique elements of the ROUSH Drag Pack Mustang include having the battery relocated to the trunk for better weight distribution and the inclusion of an external on/off switch, a tachometer with shift light mounted to the dash, smaller ROUSHcharger pulley and engine calibration with a maximum of 7000 RPM. The car will ship with both street tires and a set of Mickey Thompson rear drag racing tires.
Plans call for only 50 ROUSH Drag Pack Mustangs to be built, and they will be exclusively offered through Brandon Ford in Tampa, Fla. For pricing and more details, contact Brandon Ford at 813-246-3673 or visit online at www.TampaBayFord.com. [11-2-2006]
