FM Ranchero Makes 10 Second Pass

Rick Devito, FM’s very own Tech Exchange moderator, proved that his 1965 Ranchero is much more than a show car this past weekend at the Bowling Green NMRA Finals. He ran a 10.525@ 133.17mph in “Nicole”, the 408 Clevor-powered Ford we featured shortly after he completed the project in August of 2006.  Nice work Rick. Here’s Rick’s words:

Well, I got a personal best at Bowling Green NMRA Finals!!! I had a freakin’ BLAST! Friday I had 2 Test & Tune runs and 1 Qualifying pass. Then 2 Qualifying passes Saturday. Fridays first run was about to be my best yet. I left at 4000 rpm and hooked good! Watching the video play back, you can hear the tires just ripping with the sound of traction. I knocked down a 10.525@ 133.17mph! I picked up that timeslip and was thrilled! Next run, I lost a clip out of 3rd & 4th shift rod, so 4th gear wasn’t there and ran a 11.513 @ 92.59mph. Saturday I ended up dialing a 10.58 for Sunday.
Raceday, I put my self out in the first round of Eliminations..REDLIGHT. It was my first staggered tree, and was taking on #3 in the points. He had a dial of 11.02 and mine was 10.58. To be honest I was kind of jittery. We staged, his reaction was .040 and I went -.067! When he went, my first instinct was to drop the hammer. Had no Idea I had redlite, and caught him QUICK! I stayed beside him and got off and on the gas twice and nosed across the traps first. Looked at the time slip and said “S%@t”! I had pushed him to run a [email protected] and I had run a 10.697@125. He would have broke out if I wouldn’t have redlite! DAMN! That would have been too cool to have beat #3 in the points! The bracket games are sure going to take alot of practice, but it’s fun as hell! I’m addicted. I plan on being down at Bowling Green NMRA finals from now on. If nothing else but to try and rob the “Big Dawgs” of some points! lol! This winter Nicole gets a Jerico and some racing slicks! If I can get my 60ft’s down I’ll be happenin’ . Slicks with about 10lbs in ’em oughta wad up and launch me good! Plus I’ll be able to leave at 5000rpm! That help them 60ft’s!

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