Re: Question for LT1 Firebird racers
I was bored with S/C and bracket racing my dragster. That was around 2004-2005
I Really liked those LT-1's after they were out there a few years and were in their own separate classes.
I Was at Maple Grove and sat down with Bud Rowe and struck up a conversation.
I knew him a little from my early days in Stock
Bud was running his LT-1 at that Maple Grove race and it was faster than most....We had a real good time talking about the old days and what he said about the FI cars made me want to buy one.....
I found a real good roller and built my own engine. Bought a lot of parts and got some advice from Woodro....
My car was never very fast and I stubbornly tried to tune it myself with zero knowledge of what I was doing....
10.50's 125 was the best I ran and did drive it for the current owner at 2 races .....It ran the same but was much better tuned and was about 100lbs heavier....maybe a little more...
I ran Bud on a time shot at one race when I had the car and mostly what I saw was his car running away from me.....LOL
Fun cars to drive but tough to work on at home in a small garage......
I went back to an easy to work on and race Dragster.....
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Rich Biebel
S/C 1479
Last edited by Rich Biebel; 02-03-2021 at 01:27 PM.
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