Atchison joins with ACE

Three-time IHRA Funny Car Champion Rob Atchison and ACE Manufacturing have joined forces in a three-year deal that will see the Atchison family funny car compete at races in Western Canada and United States.

“With all of the instability surrounding IHRA and the Alcohol Funny Car class coupled with the addition of my son Wyatt I felt it was time for a change,” Atchison said. “I got a chance to meet Harold Parfett at the Rocky Mountain Nationals and we hit it off. We have been talking racing and throwing ideas back and forth since July. We are very happy to finally be able to announce we will be racing with them for the next three years and possibly beyond.”

Atchison will join the Plaizier family at Team ACE Racing. “Eddy, Casey and Frankie have a history of winning, they are great racers and I’m very excited to meet them, watch them race and become a part of their racing family,” said Rob.
           
Atchison Machine Service Inc. of London, Ontario, will serve as engine builder for the ACE Manufacturing Pro Nostalgia Funny Car. “We are eager to get involved with the 7.50 nostalgia funny car combination,’ Atchison said. “We know that we can apply all of the machining and assembling techniques we use on our Top Alcohol car and give the IBAA funny car the longevity and consistency it will need to win races.”  Also as Canada’s only Lenco transmission dealer, Atchison Machine will be in charge of transmission service and repair for the entire team. [12/9/2008]

What’s new at Force Racing?

We got a look at some of the John Force Racing parts and pieces during the annual Open House at the team’s Yorba Linda, Calif., base.

We’ll have a look at the cars on display at the car show later in the week. Here are a couple of new car chassis.

Ever wonder why photographer James Drew (center) volunteers to cover the Force Open House every year?	Cylinder heads are lined up. How many runs will this batch last?  (James Drew photos) [12/9/2008]