Congrats to David Barton
 

Congrats on your factory shootout win at Zmax today, and well on the
#1Q spot.

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Big time congrats David; the 9.015 was great; and then an 8.999@147.29 in the Factory Stock Showdown final!

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Congrats!

PROVING once again you have the baddest Drag Pak car on the planet!

Why others don't just buy your engine and electronics package is beyond me.

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Way to go David. 1.5 under in the final - WOW!!!

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The motor didn't pass in Indy.

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No but it passed at Etown when resubmitted for tech

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Jeff,

Come on guy, give credit where credit is due. David was 3 tenths of a cc shy on the runner volume. Hardly a performance advantage.

David past tech with flying colors at e-town the week after Indy. Think what you want about Barton, but he is dam fast and everyone knows it. 8.99@147 2800ft with a bar of 29.11 is fast is anybody's book. Great Job David and Al Carp and everyone involved.

With all do respect Jeff, I'm not sure this was the thread to make such a post.

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x2 Congrats keep it going.

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Congrats on the win and the success David!

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David Barton , just keeps going faster & faster & is one the hardest working racers out there !!! Let's give credit where its due & save the Sour Grapes for the race-track ? Like everyone says they make Big Power !

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Congrats and knowing you have higher goals. Keep up the attitude

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Great Job David! I am very happy for you!

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Congrats David , way to go

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Congrats David!

Hard work and persistence does pay off... Cant wait to see what it'll run in some real air!

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Congratulations David, and I hope FS is planned for the Dutch Classic.

Say what you want about these new age Super Cars, but it sure has injected the Buzz drag racing has needed.

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Right to the head of the class!
Hard work and sticking to it does pay off!

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Great Job of it Team Barton!

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FS will be run at the Dutch Classic; it is called American Muscle and will be run on Friday Oct.11. Here is a link to the flyer - http://www.maplegroveraceway.com/blog/?page_id=10541

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Congrats job well done!

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Sounds like sour grapes

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I haven't seen the published minimum weights for the FSC, but what do they compare to, in a traditional Stock class? Example, min wt in FSC for a '12 COPO 427/425 (or any of the FSC combinations), is it close to BB weight? CC? In between? Just wondering. Either way, 8.99 is pretty darn quick for a naturally aspirated motor at 3,000+ pounds. It wasn't THAT long ago (spring 2001) that the first nine (9) second Stocker run was made. Now, a mere twelve years later, we have about ten-twelve cars with EIGHT second runs to their credit. Would have made for a decent head start if I still had the HF/SA car :p

Re: Congrats to David Barton
 

way to go David! You guys know how to do it! Big congrats!!

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David broke out in Rd. 3 - dialed 8.92 and ran 8.907@148.71. Incredible performance by David and his team!

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Barton was at 3350 min....here's what NHRA announced earlier..

FS/AC: Minimum weight up to 400 cid, 3,250 pounds; 401 to 450 cid, 3,350 pounds; 10.50 index
FS/DC: Minimum weight 451-plus cid, 3,200 pounds; all supercharged, 3,500 pounds; 10.20 index

Re: Congrats to David Barton
 

Announced by the NHRA on March 27:

FS/AC: Minimum weight up to 400 CID 3250Lbs, 401 to 450 CID 3350Lbs, index 10.50

FS/DC: Minimum weight 451 + CID 3200Lbs, all supercharged 3500Lbs, index 10.20

According to the NHRA Classification Guide, David's car has a factor of 7.11 which makes it a "natural" BB car, minimum weight 3200 lbs, on a 10.30 index. That means he was 150 lbs heavy, but he was running on a 10.50 index instead of the 10.30 BB index. No matter how you look at it; that car is scary fast!

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Hmmm... A 2012, 427/425-445 COPO Camaro. In BB/SA, it weighs 3,285 pound minimum weight. 10.30 Index, so any run of 9.100 or quicker results in a penalty.

In FS/AC, It will weigh 3,350 pounds. 10.50 Index. And NO penalty via the AHFS.

Let's see...add sixty-five pounds...get a two-tenths softer Index...and the ability to run as fast as you want, with no AHFS penalty.

Yeah...I'd run the FSCS too...lol.


Not a knock on David (or anyone in FSCS) for doing what they do. That is flying at 8.90. Without a blower, too! Wonder how close other cars were to AA, BB etc weight.

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Mike, where are you getting your 3285 minimum weight. The Guide shows 3200 lbs. (7.11X450HP=3199.5 lbs.) BB is 7.00 - 7.49, to run at the class minimum weight; he would weigh 3150 lbs (7.00X450HP=3150 lbs.)

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You have to add 170 for the driver, a 426 Drag Pack would be 3320 in BB, so 30 lbs less for .2 harder index. Mike was talking about the 427 COPO though.

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I know about adding 170 lbs for the driver, but even with that; the numbers weren't making any sense. However, I didn't realize that Mike was referring to a COPO; attribute that to a "senior moment".

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That car is impressive for a N/A "stocker". Seems to me like it would have to make 800hp or a little more.

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Which engine is this? Very impressive, whichever it is!

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Congrats David. It was nice to meet you this weekend. Well deserved win.

Re: Congrats to David Barton
 

Thank you everybody for the support, it means a lot to me. I have to say it was pretty cool racing the FS class. I hope it continues to grow as much as some people anticipate.

I definitely can't take all of the credit because I could not have done it without a long list of people. Most importantly Al Carp and my Dad Ray. I wouldn't be in this position without either one of them. I also have to thank Mopar and Arrow, Dale Aldo, Mike Roth for the killer chassis, AEM, Santhuff Shocks, Joel's On Joy Trans, and ATI Converters. They not only made it all come together in such a short amount of time, but they also provided me with the parts I needed to pull it off.

And I can't leave out the fact that Ken Miele went out of his way to help out a fellow racer. After Indy he knew I was in need of a way to make it to Charlotte so he offered to pick me up and bring me along. He also introduced me to a great bunch of guys, the Cook Brothers racing team. They backed me 100% all weekend. They made me feel like I was right at home.

Thanks again.

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You are a class act David!

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426 Hemi.

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I am, and always will be a Ford guy at heart...but I sure do like watching that maroon Challenger go down the track! Congrats, David!