Factory Stock Showdown - Norwalk

[Carguy49]

I don't see Don Fezell on the sheet. Is he not there, or back on the dyno finding more power?

[Keith 944]

A 302 Ford went 179. Good lord that is impressive. What weight is that? Unbelievable

[Ralph A Powell]

Watson's car ran 179 + early in the season hasn't run good since. Skillman's and Bo have moved the bar big time!

Originally Posted by Keith 944

A 302 Ford went 179. Good lord that is impressive. What weight is that? Unbelievable

[Brett C]

Mustangs ran over everything again.

[Jerry Terry]

Congratulations to Drew and Bill Skillman on Win and Runner up at the showdown.

[Superfan1]

Originally Posted by Keith 944

A 302 Ford went 179. Good lord that is impressive. What weight is that? Unbelievable

All of the Mustangs at Norwalk were running the 327 engine which is a new combination for 2019. It is based on the 302 block with a longer stroke. The word in the pits at Norwalk was that the 179 mph speeds were bogus because the nose of the car tripped the speed clock, not the front wheels.

[pmrphil]

Originally Posted by Superfan1

All of the Mustangs at Norwalk were running the 327 engine which is a new combination for 2019. It is based on the 302 block with a longer stroke. The word in the pits at Norwalk was that the 179 mph speeds were bogus because the nose of the car tripped the speed clock, not the front wheels.

Almost everything nowadays trips with the nose, pro stock, factory showdown, super classes, etc. Stock/Super Stock will if you brake at the right time. Ever look at the Funny Cars when they show the slo-mo down track? The bodies actually scrape the ground. Finish line beams are higher than start line beams.

[Lenny5160]

Originally Posted by pmrphil

Almost everything nowadays trips with the nose, pro stock, factory showdown, super classes, etc. Stock/Super Stock will if you brake at the right time. Ever look at the Funny Cars when they show the slo-mo down track? The bodies actually scrape the ground. Finish line beams are higher than start line beams.

This is true; the bogus speed would only occur if the speed trap was tripped with the wheel and the finish line was tripped with the nose.

At those speeds, a difference of about 21.5" would change the reading 5 mph if I'm doing my math correctly.

[Frank Castros]

FSS has become what Pro Stock was in 1975.

[Superfan1]

Originally Posted by Carguy49

I don't see Don Fezell on the sheet. Is he not there, or back on the dyno finding more power?

Don was entered, but he withdrew before the deadline on Monday June 17. Jim D'Amore was building a 351 for Don that he expected to have at Norwalk. I don't know if the engine wasn't completed, or it was completed and he hurt it while testing.