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John Langer · 10-01-2008, 06:28 AM

I have been racing that car since 1994. I have made thousands of passes, held national records and won world championships with it. During that time it has only done that 4 times. Two times that weekend, once last year at the same track durng the first round of eliminations and once 4 years ago at North East Dragway in NC. Those that are unfamiliar with the nmca, the class I race in is called Pro Stock. It is a heads up weight per cubic inch class with strict chassis, tire and engine limitations. These cars are max effort from the engines to the pro-flite trans to the dewco rears. We are not allowed to use wheelie bars, traction control devices or mercury switchs to pull timing during wheel stands. The top 8 qualifiers are usually within .06 seconds. My car has been as fast as 1.221 60' weighing 3380lbs. Everyone is set on kill. Unfortunately a few cars have been lost over the years and a few people have gottten hurt but when we pull up to the starting line, we all know the risks. The engine in my car is a n/a traditional Pontiac 525" motor with a cast intake and single 4 carb. It makes 1117 hp and 817 ft/lbs. We are restricted to ladder bars, stock front and rear frame rails and a 29.5 x 10.5 tire. After the first wheel stand at Commerce (which I wasn't too happy about) I made major adjustments to the car. I went from 15 on the front shocks to 38 (full tight), put 2 sweeps in the rear shocks and increased the rear tire pressure 1/2 lb. I was expectiing to go up there and spin pretty bad. The second wheel stand was more violent then the first. I was in high gear by .8 seconds into the run to try to bring it down. The car was on the rear valvance before it past the tree. I am not a big fan or no wheelie bar racing but that is the class I have chosen. The series has been very good to me financially and sponsor/exposure wise. I will continue to run in that class.

10-01-2008, 06:28 AM	#5
John Langer Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 27 Likes: 0 Liked 3 Times in 1 Post	Re: NMCA pictures I have been racing that car since 1994. I have made thousands of passes, held national records and won world championships with it. During that time it has only done that 4 times. Two times that weekend, once last year at the same track durng the first round of eliminations and once 4 years ago at North East Dragway in NC. Those that are unfamiliar with the nmca, the class I race in is called Pro Stock. It is a heads up weight per cubic inch class with strict chassis, tire and engine limitations. These cars are max effort from the engines to the pro-flite trans to the dewco rears. We are not allowed to use wheelie bars, traction control devices or mercury switchs to pull timing during wheel stands. The top 8 qualifiers are usually within .06 seconds. My car has been as fast as 1.221 60' weighing 3380lbs. Everyone is set on kill. Unfortunately a few cars have been lost over the years and a few people have gottten hurt but when we pull up to the starting line, we all know the risks. The engine in my car is a n/a traditional Pontiac 525" motor with a cast intake and single 4 carb. It makes 1117 hp and 817 ft/lbs. We are restricted to ladder bars, stock front and rear frame rails and a 29.5 x 10.5 tire. After the first wheel stand at Commerce (which I wasn't too happy about) I made major adjustments to the car. I went from 15 on the front shocks to 38 (full tight), put 2 sweeps in the rear shocks and increased the rear tire pressure 1/2 lb. I was expectiing to go up there and spin pretty bad. The second wheel stand was more violent then the first. I was in high gear by .8 seconds into the run to try to bring it down. The car was on the rear valvance before it past the tree. I am not a big fan or no wheelie bar racing but that is the class I have chosen. The series has been very good to me financially and sponsor/exposure wise. I will continue to run in that class.