1 1587 A/S Don Fezell, DuBois PA, '09 Mustang 9.830 11.25 -1.420
 

The bow tie boys should be happier now LOL

Re: 1 1587 A/S Don Fezell, DuBois PA, '09 Mustang 9.830 11.25 -1.420
 

Bruce should have quite a bit to say.
Bill Seabrooks - superfan1
Bridgeport, Ct.

Re: 1 1587 A/S Don Fezell, DuBois PA, '09 Mustang 9.830 11.25 -1.420
 

thats a nice pass,but i dont see too many a/stockers for sale just yet..

Re: 1 1587 A/S Don Fezell, DuBois PA, '09 Mustang 9.830 11.25 -1.420
 

Please explain the second round loss to me. 9.81 off on the top end?

Greg

Re: 1 1587 A/S Don Fezell, DuBois PA, '09 Mustang 9.830 11.25 -1.420
 

Does that mean he gets his combo hit twice???? It sure does not help the average.

Re: 1 1587 A/S Don Fezell, DuBois PA, '09 Mustang 9.830 11.25 -1.420
 

This guy is a one man AHFS wrecking crew.Maybe Ford will pay to send him to the Jim Harrington drag
school.I'm sure Harry can teach him how to save the HP factor.
He goes 80s in qualifying and dials 10.0s today.Duhhhhhh.

Re: 1 1587 A/S Don Fezell, DuBois PA, '09 Mustang 9.830 11.25 -1.420
 

...he lifted at the 1000'

Re: 1 1587 A/S Don Fezell, DuBois PA, '09 Mustang 9.830 11.25 -1.420
 

From what I hear he had better have a rollCAGE in the car before he shows up again.

Re: 1 1587 A/S Don Fezell, DuBois PA, '09 Mustang 9.830 11.25 -1.420
 

Tom and Ed,
He went 1.42 under, soooo doesn't that make the average irrelevant, as he will get factored monday anyway ?

Billy,
You gotta be kidding me , he made those runs without a cage ? I figured if you did that, you went straight to jail. We aren't talking about squeching into the 9's here

Re: 1 1587 A/S Don Fezell, DuBois PA, '09 Mustang 9.830 11.25 -1.420
 

thanks Billy, that explains the 10:00 dail in. I didn't hadtobethere to know that he lifted. So NHRA told him that 10:00 was the limit with no cage so he showed them. Why not just detuned that thing like the rest of the stangs.

Greg

Re: 1 1587 A/S Don Fezell, DuBois PA, '09 Mustang 9.830 11.25 -1.420
 

..., but shouldhavebeenthere, then you would have known for sure, a 10.00 flat at the 1000'

Re: 1 1587 A/S Don Fezell, DuBois PA, '09 Mustang 9.830 11.25 -1.420
 

6.11.0 @112.00 in the 1/8 he went 9.81 @ 118 in the 1/4 had a good light though 025

Re: 1 1587 A/S Don Fezell, DuBois PA, '09 Mustang 9.830 11.25 -1.420
 

It is detuned, this combo can be milked for decades, just wait til a stocker engine builder digs into one of these things.

Re: 1 1587 A/S Don Fezell, DuBois PA, '09 Mustang 9.830 11.25 -1.420
 

And he granny shifted it thru 3 gears and sounded to me like he skipped 4th and went right to 5th. .....Still , most of us at the starting line were amazed when he ran on the 10.00 dial with a 1.....Tom

Re: 1 1587 A/S Don Fezell, DuBois PA, '09 Mustang 9.830 11.25 -1.420
 

Using the Wallace Calculator his 1/8 mile times (6.11/118) equate to a 9.66 ET at 139 MPH.......

Re: 1 1587 A/S Don Fezell, DuBois PA, '09 Mustang 9.830 11.25 -1.420
 

With this run is'nt it now a AA car only???

Re: 1 1587 A/S Don Fezell, DuBois PA, '09 Mustang 9.830 11.25 -1.420
 

Yes, using the AHFS formula for runs of 1.40 or more under, (3.25% x 425 HP); the stick CJs will get 14 HP effective 10/12/09. At 439 HP, their factor changes from 7.62 to 7.38 which restricts them to AA/S.
Bill Seabrooks - superfan1
Bridgeport, Ct.

Re: 1 1587 A/S Don Fezell, DuBois PA, '09 Mustang 9.830 11.25 -1.420
 

Wow f#@%&n amazing isn't it? No cage either.

Re: 1 1587 A/S Don Fezell, DuBois PA, '09 Mustang 9.830 11.25 -1.420
 

Hello, yes this is amazing. I know the man and the car. This car has not had a valve cover pulled. The Tremec 6 speed was changed to a G-force custom built 4 spd, McCloud clutch, a rear gear change and changing the suspension just a bit moving the weight around. Go to the major video posting site an you can see the car on the dyno making 620 hp. Type don fezell in the search bar and you will find the video. These cars were approved by NHRA for A/S so that is was we have been running. The problem is the car keeps getting quicker and quicker and the cage that came in the car from Ford/Roush is only good till 10.00. NHRA said no lower dial than that. So now trying to get some good seat time in the car to learn the cars feel. 5,000 launch run it as hard as can and hope to get on the brakes as hard as can at the end to make the next round. Will be adding more bars to the factory cage this winter, and most likely be in AA/S. Will see what happens with NHRA and these cars for next year with the rule changes.

Re: 1 1587 A/S Don Fezell, DuBois PA, '09 Mustang 9.830 11.25 -1.420
 

LOL.....I just love it.....This is better than a soap opera !

Re: 1 1587 A/S Don Fezell, DuBois PA, '09 Mustang 9.830 11.25 -1.420
 

...must have been teched as a 2009 Cobra Jet, I wonder how that works as it is not in the book?

...also as it made runs that went into the 9's and without a cage etc, maybe NHRA will say the car was illegal and therefor will not, did you hear that, will not get the 'automatic 1.40 under' HP hit.

...could happen, a 2009, not in the book and no cage, huh?

Re: 1 1587 A/S Don Fezell, DuBois PA, '09 Mustang 9.830 11.25 -1.420
 

I thought I had heard about a racer being told last year that if he went in the 9's without a full cage, he was DQ'd from the event, no questions asked. :confused:

Re: 1 1587 A/S Don Fezell, DuBois PA, '09 Mustang 9.830 11.25 -1.420
 

So now trying to get some good seat time in the car to learn the cars feel.


I would think you would get a feel for the cars potential during test and tune sessions,not during events.Unless you could care less about speeding up the process of getting this combination factored into Super Stock,where it belongs anyway.Maybe not a bad idea,Ford has milked these cars for enough publicity.

Re: 1 1587 A/S Don Fezell, DuBois PA, '09 Mustang 9.830 11.25 -1.420
 

I know the car was at an all day Test and Tune at Quaker City Raceway on August 9th. I saw it going through tech, but didn't watch it make any passes. I was tending to transmission problems with my own vehicle.

Re: 1 1587 A/S Don Fezell, DuBois PA, '09 Mustang 9.830 11.25 -1.420
 

I was told in Houston that my cage didn't meet spec. Wesley said put a 4gc carb on it and put 200lbs in it and run GT/H or load it up and go home period. Also was told don't come back without a new cage in your car. ED

Re: 1 1587 A/S Don Fezell, DuBois PA, '09 Mustang 9.830 11.25 -1.420
 

The first time I ran my car at Gainesville was a Test N Tune night. First 1/4 mile full pass 9.95. You would have thought I had committed the un pardonable sin... At the ticket booth I was told to go straight to tech. Not back to my trailer first just straight to tech... Track manager and I believe even Don came to tech. They wanted to see my chassis cert. I didn't have one... The cage was there but just not certified.. I was told if I made another pass under 10 seconds I would be banned from the track for one year. I packed up my game and went home. Got the car certified and all was well..... this is a NHRA owned track and I understand the rules and don't have a problem with them as long as we ALL play by the same rules....... Just my 2 cents worth........

Re: 1 1587 A/S Don Fezell, DuBois PA, '09 Mustang 9.830 11.25 -1.420
 

Ah yes! The rules that we all have to play by. Depending, of course, on who your friends are, who your sponsors are, how much you're willing to spend and how much you're willing to bitch.

Re: 1 1587 A/S Don Fezell, DuBois PA, '09 Mustang 9.830 11.25 -1.420
 

Ed F.........Didnt you watch Don run the match race at the S/SS meet at Beaver this year??? Don was able to get 10.0's out if it.....with like a 1.90 60ft :)

Re: 1 1587 A/S Don Fezell, DuBois PA, '09 Mustang 9.830 11.25 -1.420
 

Didn't do that in Div 4, did he Ed?

Re: 1 1587 A/S Don Fezell, DuBois PA, '09 Mustang 9.830 11.25 -1.420
 

Did this combination get hp? If so where is it?

Re: 1 1587 A/S Don Fezell, DuBois PA, '09 Mustang 9.830 11.25 -1.420
 

I didn't see him running at Beaver but if he did go 10.0s there he could have gone .4 faster almost anywhere else.Beaver is slower than a snail on heroin compared to other tracks.
This isn't the first time he dialed 10.0 and went way faster.I was at Concord and he did it there.
I guess he has no respect for authority.LOL
I'm guessing he'll finish out the year and put the car in his collection and move on to something else,like a lot of guys with money often do.
America is a wonderful place.

Re: 1 1587 A/S Don Fezell, DuBois PA, '09 Mustang 9.830 11.25 -1.420
 

Re: 1 1587 A/S Don Fezell, DuBois PA, '09 Mustang 9.830 11.25 -1.420
 

Ken....Do you mean AA/GS ? Just kidding. Not bad for an almost untouched engine and maybe almost another year before the automatics get some HP. How is your piece doing. Was it the track or did you lose a little HP lately? Playing it safe? Its better to run fast without the "hair dryer". Just keeping my eye on you...LOL. See you at the Dutch? Take care.

Re: 1 1587 A/S Don Fezell, DuBois PA, '09 Mustang 9.830 11.25 -1.420
 

Hey Terry,

Car is running good, no need to let it all hang out until I needed it. Not that I can run close to the CJ's, I'm very happy with the HP we are making.

Dutch is up in the air right now.

Re: 1 1587 A/S Don Fezell, DuBois PA, '09 Mustang 9.830 11.25 -1.420
 

OK, you technical guys. What about the 2010 CJ's. Same factory rated horsepower on the small motor. 2010 should be legal for A/Stock. All in favor say aye, all opposed say nay. Legal until someone blows up the index. Maybe someone with no money but just doesn"t give a sh**. By the way did Jimmy Ronzello kidnap Bruce, he has not been celebrating the re factoring of the CJ. Strangely quiet.

Re: 1 1587 A/S Don Fezell, DuBois PA, '09 Mustang 9.830 11.25 -1.420
 

Do you mean AA/GS!! WHY NOT????????? REALLY

Re: 1 1587 A/S Don Fezell, DuBois PA, '09 Mustang 9.830 11.25 -1.420
 

Mot that far, performance-wise, from Ohio George's Malco Mustang AA/GS car... LOL!

Re: 1 1587 A/S Don Fezell, DuBois PA, '09 Mustang 9.830 11.25 -1.420
 

Jimmy can't make it to the Dutch so you can be sure there will be no attempted kidnapping.

There is nothing to celebrate about these cars or the Mopars being placed in regular Stock classes - not even the horsepower hits. But since you bring up the 2010 CJ's they will probably start off with the current horsepower figure as the 2008 CJ's if they have the same equipment.

Re: 1 1587 A/S Don Fezell, DuBois PA, '09 Mustang 9.830 11.25 -1.420
 

I believe the 2010 CJ is Super Stock only.

Re: 1 1587 A/S Don Fezell, DuBois PA, '09 Mustang 9.830 11.25 -1.420
 

there are making a stock and a super stock version