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The Cobra Jet has been one of Ford Racing‘s crowning achievements over the last half-decade. Conceived as a latter-day follow-up to the Cobra Jet program of the late ’60’s, the platform based around the production Ford Mustang has put the Ford brand into the winner’s circle in NHRA competition along with other sanctions. Just this year alone, Team CJ has three NHRA National Event wins, four NHRA Divisional wins, and three racers – Drew Skillman, Charley Downing, and Bo Butner – in the top five in NHRA’s Stock Eliminator standings.
The Cobra Jet Showdown held at the NMRA’s season opener in Bradenton was very successful as well, assembling a huge group of CJ’s all in one place, and now Ford Racing is at it again, as the Norwalk Cobra Jet Showdown will be held in conjunction with the NMCA’s Norwalk event over the weekend of August 23-25, 2013.
Cobra Jet owners will have the opportunity to warm up for the NHRA U.S. Nationals, get tips and tricks from some of the quickest CJ racers in the land, and even have the opportunity to meet with the Ford Racing team and suppliers that brought the Cobra Jet program to life.
Norwalk Cobra Jet Showdown Classes
- CJ-TS (Top Stock): Stocker trim Cobra Jets utilizing the 2.3-liter or 2.9-liter supercharger or 427/428cid naturally aspirated engines.
- SS-CJ (Super Stock): 4.0-liter supercharged Cobra Jet’s in SS trim.
- CJ-CIC: A separate class, where Cobra Jet racers not competing in either of the heads-up classes can race against each other at the Showdown for a cash purse.
- CJ-TS and SS-CJ will run modified NHRA Stock and Super Stock rules, respectively.
- King of the Cobra Jets: Heads-up class winners will race each other with a handicapped start based on their quickest time, with no breakout, to crown the 2013 King of the Cobra Jets.
The Cobra Jet Showdown is run in conjunction with the 7th Annual JE Pistons NMCA Muscle Car Nationals at Summit Motorsports Park in Norwalk, Ohio. The Cobra Jet classes will run on Friday and Saturday, giving competitors a chance to jump into the NMCA’s bracket classes on Sunday for even more chances on the track. For more information, check out the NMCA’s website.
