"DRAG PACK" Challenger gets NHRA approval

rx dealer · 03-04-2009, 02:26 PM

Junior and Ed

No Camaro like body in white or ZL-1 type cars ( only 50 made stuff ).

west coast · 03-04-2009, 03:11 PM

I look on NHRA did not see the Challenger in the stock car classifaction. Were was this published

rx dealer · 03-04-2009, 03:28 PM

west coast

The guys ( NHRA ) were in Auburn Hills yesterday for a final look and it's a done deal. This is going to be good HEMI vs. COBRA JET, let the whining begin...Luke

Dick Butler · 03-04-2009, 04:00 PM

If they build a new Camaro for SALE to the public, there WILL be a camaro to race the "other two"
Some one will build one or 10 or 50 what ever it takes.
From what I heard it is gigantic compared to the old ones so maybe just put them all in TOP/STK and let them see if a 69 Camaro can handle them... I could see me being re interested in racing if that could happen. I imagine someone would like a new Vette better but A camaro would be a more parallel car.

denny harvey · 03-04-2009, 04:06 PM

dick ,if they let the zo6 in,how loud would everyone cry...i dont see any way the new hemi will run with the new stang unless nhra allows it in a colt...

Ed Wright · 03-04-2009, 04:11 PM

So far, I haven't seen a new hemi I would call fast. 13 seconds off the show room floor at best. Do they have something new? The new Cobra Jet would turn one of those things every way but loose.

CycloneFE · 03-04-2009, 04:31 PM

Ed,

FYI,

"Judy was .08 quicker at the 1000 so she would have ran a 11.16 or faster. corrected to sub 10.50."

This was from a post in reference to the race Judy Lily had with Don Garlits at the Mile Highs.

cutta · 03-04-2009, 05:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Ed Wright

So far, I haven't seen a new hemi I would call fast. 13 seconds off the show room floor at best. Do they have something new? The new Cobra Jet would turn one of those things every way but loose.

Hey Ed, The production version of the Challengers is no where close to the Drag-Pak version. The Drag-Pak cars will be very close to the CJ's in ET. In testing, they went 10.0's with a weaker pump gas engine than the production "race" version. The new engines will have more power. Not to mention the fact that none of the esteemed Stock car racing guru's have hade time to tune on the car. Just wait until it gets into some gifted hands, and you'll see numbers equal to that of the CJ. The other good thing about the Drag-Pak is that its being offered with two engine options. You can get the wedge and run in a lower class, or get the hemi and run higher. Racer gets to choose.

03-04-2009, 02:26 PM	#1
rx dealer Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Lake Orion, Michigan Posts: 337 Likes: 12 Liked 53 Times in 13 Posts	Re: "DRAG PACK" Challenger gets NHRA approval Junior and Ed No Camaro like body in white or ZL-1 type cars ( only 50 made stuff ).

03-04-2009, 03:11 PM	#2
west coast Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Rainy Washington Posts: 610 Likes: 12 Liked 227 Times in 74 Posts	Re: "DRAG PACK" Challenger gets NHRA approval I look on NHRA did not see the Challenger in the stock car classifaction. Were was this published

03-04-2009, 03:28 PM	#3
rx dealer Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Lake Orion, Michigan Posts: 337 Likes: 12 Liked 53 Times in 13 Posts	Re: "DRAG PACK" Challenger gets NHRA approval west coast The guys ( NHRA ) were in Auburn Hills yesterday for a final look and it's a done deal. This is going to be good HEMI vs. COBRA JET, let the whining begin...Luke

03-04-2009, 04:00 PM	#4
Dick Butler VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Richmond Indiana Posts: 1,196 Likes: 5 Liked 32 Times in 19 Posts	Re: "DRAG PACK" Challenger gets NHRA approval If they build a new Camaro for SALE to the public, there WILL be a camaro to race the "other two" Some one will build one or 10 or 50 what ever it takes. From what I heard it is gigantic compared to the old ones so maybe just put them all in TOP/STK and let them see if a 69 Camaro can handle them... I could see me being re interested in racing if that could happen. I imagine someone would like a new Vette better but A camaro would be a more parallel car.

03-04-2009, 04:06 PM	#5
denny harvey Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: pataskala ohio Posts: 132 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: "DRAG PACK" Challenger gets NHRA approval dick ,if they let the zo6 in,how loud would everyone cry...i dont see any way the new hemi will run with the new stang unless nhra allows it in a colt...

03-04-2009, 04:11 PM	#6
Ed Wright Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Sand Springs, OK Posts: 8,132 Likes: 896 Liked 390 Times in 170 Posts	Re: "DRAG PACK" Challenger gets NHRA approval So far, I haven't seen a new hemi I would call fast. 13 seconds off the show room floor at best. Do they have something new? The new Cobra Jet would turn one of those things every way but loose. __________________ Ed Wright 4156 SS/JA

03-04-2009, 04:31 PM	#7
CycloneFE Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Decatur Illinois Posts: 634 Likes: 0 Liked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Re: "DRAG PACK" Challenger gets NHRA approval Ed, FYI, "Judy was .08 quicker at the 1000 so she would have ran a 11.16 or faster. corrected to sub 10.50." This was from a post in reference to the race Judy Lily had with Don Garlits at the Mile Highs.