OK, it's time to dig into some race results from some of the '77-'78 Birds that have been mentioned.
I've been told that most of the credit for the big hp hits on the '77-'78 Bird 400 engines can probably go to the Don Holmes Bird. So, let's take a closer look at some of the performances that may have caused at least some of those hits.
There are probably LOTS of DRC results that deserve mention. So, I'll divide this into 2 posts. The 1st will be for those races where Don was the driver. The next post will be where Rob was the driver.
9/4/98 - US Nats - #29 - .924 under.
https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r1998#indextop
9/3/99 - US Nats - #4 - 1.264 under.
https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r1999#indextop
8/31/00 - US Nats - #2 - 1.269 under - Won K/SA class.
https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2000#indextop
https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2000#indextop
4/27/02 - div 3-1 - #2 - 1.481 under.
https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2002#indextop
5/18/02 - div 3-2 - #2 - 1.320 under.
https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2002#indextop
6/23/02 - div 3-3 - #1 - 1.211 under - Won the Race !
https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2002#indextop
https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2002#indextop
8/3/02 - div 3-4 - #3 - 1.288 under.
https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2002#indextop
8/24/02 - div 3-5 - #1 - 1.286 under.
https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2002#indextop
9/21/02 - div 3-6 - #2 - 1.288 under.
https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2002#indextop
4/26/03 - div 3-1 - #1 - 1.411 under. Kyle Riley won the race, with his '77 Lemans.
https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2003#indextop
5/17/03 - div 3-2 - #1 - 1.249 under.
https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2003#indextop
6/22/03 - div 3-3 - #2 - 1.255 under.
https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2003#indextop
8/2/03 - div 3-4 - #2 - 1.274 under.
https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2003#indextop
8/23/03 - div 3-5 - #1 - 1.320 under.
https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2003#indextop
9/20/03 - div 3-6 - #1 - 1.423 under.
https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2003#indextop
4/17/04 - div 3-1 - #3 - 1.317 under.
https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2004#indextop
7/17/04 - div 3-3 - #1 - 1.253 under.
https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2004#indextop
8/7/04 - div 3-4 - #13 - 1.145 under.
https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2004#indextop
8/28/04 - div 3-5 - #1 - 1.265 under.
https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2004#indextop
9/3/04 - US Nats - #13 - 1.195 under.
https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2004#indextop
9/25/04 - div 3-6 - #5 - 1.168 under. Paul Dilcher won this race.
https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2004#indextop
4/16/05 - div 3-1 - #1 - 1.366 under.
https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2005#indextop
7/16/05 - div 3-3 - #3 - 1.207 under.
https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2005#indextop
8/6/05 - div 3-4 - #2 - 1.152 under.
https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2005#indextop
8/27/05 - div 3-5 - #1 - 1.280 under.
https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2005#indextop
9/2/05 - US Nats - #4 - 1.236 under.
https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2005#indextop
4/22/06 - div 3-1 - #5 - 1.233 under.
https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2006#indextop
7/1/06 - div 3-2 - #2 - 1.118 under.
https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2006#indextop
7/15/06 - div 3-3 - #2 - 1.233 under.
https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2006#indextop
8/26/06 - div 3-5 - #1 - 1.227 under.
https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2006#indextop
9/1/06 - US Nats - #10 - 1.196 under.
https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2006#indextop
As most here know, back in the old days, it was common for drag cars to have a name, which was usually displayed on the doors. The name I've seen on this car is "Kemo Sabe", beginning with pics on Auto Imagery dated from 2002 & 2004.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ke-mo_sah-bee
https://autoimagery.photoshelter.com...VQLJ94-&GI_ID=
https://autoimagery.photoshelter.com...VztKBA-&GI_ID=