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El Mirage Results are up! Official Points not up yet, but looks like about 10 cars are pretty stout with a couple records already in the books....
Seweeet!
Thanks for all Doug.... I almost thought I was back up there! You captured the essens=ce of what I always love at the salt.
Awesome! Congrats! You almost made it look too easy! Chris Stevens
These were posted on another famous drag racing thread, worth including here.......
The pride of Raisin,CA
Yes, Jim Stevens had run this Roadster with limited success in the mid-late '60s with the 260 & 289. The first race with the Boss 302, he won the...
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The Houtz & McCain Lakester
Jimmy Stevens did have a project in the works to supply flathead power for a new rear engine modified roadster, that deal has fallen. Jimmy is...
Jimmy's Flathead Block that went 309 is in the scrap heap. I can tell you that his plans include partnering up with a well known flathead team to...
Anybody?
Sprung some leaks in my 100% original 62 Chrysler 300 Radiator, need to get the thing repaired somewhere here close to home. Thanks
Heat is a huge problem with going five miles with the tubocharged flathead. After going 280 normally aspirated, setting two records in 2009...
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Costella Yacoucci Pappas Stevens
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There was water leaking from a couple Exhaust ports in the block (the one with the burned piston and the one next to it). The Piston was replaced...
Usualy our Hambers have posted lots of photos by now, there are some posted here and some from other sources. http://kaplanphotos.com/...
Monday Update (From WhiteGooseBar.com): The #788 Nebulous Theorem III team did a run at 290.152 mph, but it was not enough to qualify for a...
Jimmy Stevens is a lifelong racer (also a retired fireman). All of the gains he has made through the years on the flathead have been through his...
Jimmy Stevens reported severe water leakage prevented the 788 team from backing up the 306 mph record. They worked all Sunday and came up with a...
I talked to dad (Jimmy Stevens) last night and they used the whole time allotted to fix the burned piston. I hope they can fix it today.
Hey Grant, They made the first pass of the meet. That was all they needed, the motor seems to be fine. They will be back at El Mirage next month...
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[IMG] Jim at Bonneville last August from flatheaddrag.com's Jim Marlett
A few pics from last month, when they went 229
Jimmy Stevens' Turbocharged flathead powered Jack Costella's Streamliner to 238 mph at El Mirage today (June 13) to reset their XF/BFS record, as...
I read on another board that the original promoters of this race turned it over to the track to promote. Have not heard any rumblings of the track...
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