"Live" from the 2013 Cobra Jet Showdown at Milan Dragway

rocknrolla · 08-24-2012, 04:50 PM

Over 41 Cobra Jet owners showed up to race in the 2012 Cobra Jet Showdown at Milan Dragway. Three classes have been set up for this years event.

Classes include:

Super Stock for the 4.0L Supercharged Cars
Top Stock for the 2.3L Supercharged cars and 2013 2.9 liter supercharged car
CIC Class for all other Cobra Jet combinations

Cobra Jet owners and crews gather in the Milan Dragway Eaton Pavilion for lunch and go over the class rules for the day

Ford Racing's Jesse Kershaw goes over the event and displays the Aeromotive Jacket for the three 2013 Cobra Jet Showdown class winners

Randy Hopkins works on the rear suspension on his new Grabber Blue
2013 Cobra Jet 5.0L N/A combo

Gary Richards checks the weight on the Cobra Jet prior to the test-n-tune pass

Gardner Stone has not raced in 40 years but purchased a Cobra Jet and attended Roy Hills school yesterday for Cobra Jet owners. he earned his license and plans on running in the top stock class in the showdown.

Skillman Performance Ford is at the Showdown with several cars in Super Stock and Top Stock class. This will also be a test for the BIG GO next week.

Cobra Jets in the staging lanes ready for the first class qualifying session.

Don Fezell makes a pass in the Daddy Warbucks II 2008 Cobra Jet

rocknrolla · 08-24-2012, 05:05 PM

Carl Tasca makes a wheels up pass in his stick-shifted 2010 Cobra Jet. We hope to see this car dip into the 7 second zone this weekend.

Tasca crew cool down the No. 777 car with one of the chiller boxes that pumps cool water through the engine. Tasca Racing's Ralph Poirier oversees this crew from Cranston, Rhode Island.

Rock Haas makes a checkout pass in the Super Stock Cobra Jet.

Jimmy Ronzello's SS/CA Cobra Jet will run in the CIC class. This combo is the 5.4L engine with the 2.3L blower.

rocknrolla · 08-24-2012, 05:23 PM

Link to GoPro video of Kevin Skinner's 2013 Cobra Jet 5.0L supercharged combo pass.

bigdaddy4026 · 08-24-2012, 06:08 PM

keep the pictures coming!!!

is there anywhere like DRC that we can see some #S???

1320. video feed is down

rocknrolla · 08-24-2012, 07:00 PM

I'll attempt to post qualifying times after the final round.

davidhuff · 08-24-2012, 07:54 PM

Thanks for posting all the great pictures!

Ken Miele · 08-24-2012, 07:55 PM

Special thanks to rocknrolla, great job on the live reporting. Well it has been a great day. Very laid back and with nothing but friendly racers to talk to. Tech was smooth and uneventful.

We have run two qualifying runs and should be getting a third very soon. I don't have any of the numbers, I have been very busy working on my ride. I did here that Chris Holbrook went I 8.99 in Top Stock and Charlie Downing went a 10.85 in the cic race.

I will be back later with some more happenings at Milan.

rocknrolla · 08-24-2012, 09:33 PM

CIC Qualifying VVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVV

Top Stock Qualifying VVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVV

Super Stock Qualifying VVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVV

gonzo1066 · 08-24-2012, 09:40 PM

Good to see Gardner Stone back interested in the 1/4 mile. Time to give up Tractor Pulling

rocknrolla · 08-24-2012, 10:08 PM

NHRA Pro Mod Racer Don Walsh Jr in the www.buyfordracing.com Super Stock Class Cobra Jet

Gary Richard Top Stock Cobra Jet

Chris Holbrook #1 Qual in Top Stock

2013 Cobra Jet hood signed by all the drivers and will be hung in the plant where they have built all Cobra Jets

Roy Hill crew cools down the car prior to the final qualifying session.

08-24-2012, 05:05 PM	#2
rocknrolla Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 231 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: "Live" from the 2013 Cobra Jet Showdown at Milan Dragway Carl Tasca makes a wheels up pass in his stick-shifted 2010 Cobra Jet. We hope to see this car dip into the 7 second zone this weekend. Tasca crew cool down the No. 777 car with one of the chiller boxes that pumps cool water through the engine. Tasca Racing's Ralph Poirier oversees this crew from Cranston, Rhode Island. Rock Haas makes a checkout pass in the Super Stock Cobra Jet. Jimmy Ronzello's SS/CA Cobra Jet will run in the CIC class. This combo is the 5.4L engine with the 2.3L blower. Last edited by rocknrolla; 08-25-2012 at 12:23 AM.

08-24-2012, 05:23 PM	#3
rocknrolla Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 231 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: "Live" from the 2013 Cobra Jet Showdown at Milan Dragway Link to GoPro video of Kevin Skinner's 2013 Cobra Jet 5.0L supercharged combo pass. Last edited by rocknrolla; 08-25-2012 at 12:23 AM.

08-24-2012, 06:08 PM	#4
bigdaddy4026 Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: down on the bayou! louisiana Posts: 97 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: "Live" from the 2013 Cobra Jet Showdown at Milan Dragway keep the pictures coming!!! is there anywhere like DRC that we can see some #S??? 1320. video feed is down Last edited by bigdaddy4026; 08-24-2012 at 06:16 PM.

08-24-2012, 07:00 PM	#5
rocknrolla Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 231 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: "Live" from the 2013 Cobra Jet Showdown at Milan Dragway I'll attempt to post qualifying times after the final round.

08-24-2012, 07:54 PM	#6
davidhuff Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 928 Likes: 1 Liked 120 Times in 42 Posts	Re: "Live" from the 2013 Cobra Jet Showdown at Milan Dragway Thanks for posting all the great pictures!

08-24-2012, 04:50 PM	#1
rocknrolla Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 231 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	"Live" from the 2012 Cobra Jet Showdown at Milan Dragway Over 41 Cobra Jet owners showed up to race in the 2012 Cobra Jet Showdown at Milan Dragway. Three classes have been set up for this years event. Classes include: Super Stock for the 4.0L Supercharged Cars Top Stock for the 2.3L Supercharged cars and 2013 2.9 liter supercharged car CIC Class for all other Cobra Jet combinations Cobra Jet owners and crews gather in the Milan Dragway Eaton Pavilion for lunch and go over the class rules for the day Ford Racing's Jesse Kershaw goes over the event and displays the Aeromotive Jacket for the three 2013 Cobra Jet Showdown class winners Randy Hopkins works on the rear suspension on his new Grabber Blue 2013 Cobra Jet 5.0L N/A combo Gary Richards checks the weight on the Cobra Jet prior to the test-n-tune pass Gardner Stone has not raced in 40 years but purchased a Cobra Jet and attended Roy Hills school yesterday for Cobra Jet owners. he earned his license and plans on running in the top stock class in the showdown. Skillman Performance Ford is at the Showdown with several cars in Super Stock and Top Stock class. This will also be a test for the BIG GO next week. Cobra Jets in the staging lanes ready for the first class qualifying session. Don Fezell makes a pass in the Daddy Warbucks II 2008 Cobra Jet Last edited by rocknrolla; 08-25-2012 at 12:23 AM.

08-24-2012, 07:55 PM	#7
Ken Miele Live Reporter Join Date: Dec 2000 Posts: 4,862 Likes: 456 Liked 16,558 Times in 1,523 Posts	Re: "Live" from the 2013 Cobra Jet Showdown at Milan Dragway Special thanks to rocknrolla, great job on the live reporting. Well it has been a great day. Very laid back and with nothing but friendly racers to talk to. Tech was smooth and uneventful. We have run two qualifying runs and should be getting a third very soon. I don't have any of the numbers, I have been very busy working on my ride. I did here that Chris Holbrook went I 8.99 in Top Stock and Charlie Downing went a 10.85 in the cic race. I will be back later with some more happenings at Milan.

08-24-2012, 09:33 PM	#8
rocknrolla Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 231 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: "Live" from the 2013 Cobra Jet Showdown at Milan Dragway CIC Qualifying VVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVV Top Stock Qualifying VVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVV Super Stock Qualifying VVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVV Last edited by rocknrolla; 08-24-2012 at 09:47 PM.

08-24-2012, 09:40 PM	#9
gonzo1066 Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: NW Washington state Posts: 61 Likes: 1 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: "Live" from the 2013 Cobra Jet Showdown at Milan Dragway Good to see Gardner Stone back interested in the 1/4 mile. Time to give up Tractor Pulling

08-24-2012, 10:08 PM	#10
rocknrolla Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 231 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: "Live" from the 2013 Cobra Jet Showdown at Milan Dragway NHRA Pro Mod Racer Don Walsh Jr in the www.buyfordracing.com Super Stock Class Cobra Jet Gary Richard Top Stock Cobra Jet Chris Holbrook #1 Qual in Top Stock 2013 Cobra Jet hood signed by all the drivers and will be hung in the plant where they have built all Cobra Jets Roy Hill crew cools down the car prior to the final qualifying session. Last edited by rocknrolla; 08-25-2012 at 12:05 AM.