Blog of the building of a Challenger Drag Pak

[Chris "drooze" Wertman]

On Nov 20th 2009, the Challenger DP #24 came home to New Hemi Racing in Barberton Ohio

On Saturday Feb 27th 2010 she made her maiden pass at Atlanta.

Thanks to all here who have helped with your knowledge , resources, and suggestions.

Thank you so very much.

Everything went well, she ran perfect, we couldnt have hoped or dreamed for any better. No issues, no gremlins (that hadnt already been found) , Launched great, hard , straight, true, stopped like it should have, what a machine.

Only 1 we ran behind time wise and after cage cert and tech, and scales and chassis setup, we were litteraly the last car allowed in the staging lanes, 13 hour day for 1 pass, and wed do it all over every day

Lots of pics from today at Flickrhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/newhemiracing/sets/72157623523226962/

Thanks again everyone who helped, encouraged, and wished us well.

Thank you.






Edit....and of course the shamless plug for the blog site in case anyone has been living under a large toadstool

http://newhemiracing.blogspot.com/

Not that the car is done, known only to a few people this is not my first car, by any stretch, but it has been a long time, I stopped because of 1 reason, a CAR can never be "done", wherea with my bikes they can be, I can step back and say "Perfect" ill never change a thing, but a car as you all know isnt like that, (at least none of mine have) there is always a tweak or change or whatever. But for TODAY shes done ....

Originally Posted by drooze

Well, not that anyone cares , I am really doing it so I keep a record of what I do on what day, for my own history of this and that.

I started a blog on our Drag Pak #24 at blogspot.

Im not going to divulge any "Secret Squirrel" stuff that I think will make us competitive but Its a running progress for anyone that cares....with pictures from time to time.

http://newhemiracing.blogspot.com/

Cheers all

Chris

[hemidup]

Your car looks sure looks sweet.

[Chris "drooze" Wertman]

Thanks Jerry, best of all the wrap was FREE !

Cheap works in my book....lol...

But it beats my "alternative" scheme, all white with BIG black letters that just said

"CAR" on it.....I think I can get those at Kinkos...lol.

(Ok so it wasnt plan B, just a "Temporary" plan B...., the real plan B involved House of Kolors Kandies and flake and me swearing for the next month while I put it on....)

Originally Posted by hemidup

Your car looks sure looks sweet.

[davidhuff]

Challenger looks great and thanks for the pictures.Good Luck to you and your dad.

[hemidup]

Originally Posted by drooze

Thanks Jerry, best of all the wrap was FREE !

Cheap works in my book....lol...

(Ok so it wasnt plan B, just a "Temporary" plan B...., the real plan B involved House of Kolors Kandies and flake and me swearing for the next month while I put it on....)

Yeah, cheap is good when it comes to spending money for looks on a race car.

Candy Tangerine.......I thank you Sherwin Williams!

[west coast]

Congrads on your trip to the track. 13 hour day for 1 pass, and wed do it all over every day. Better get use to that at a NHRA event we have all been there for no runs for days. The megasquirt is it 3 version? Have some friends using the megasquirt stuff with turbos and NOS been going to try it have not yet new car have bigger fish to fry before I get to that. Oh yeah What did it run? and did you anounce who your drive was yet? When is your first race?