Fastest Ever in TAD ?

[Nunz]

I saw Aaron Cooper run over 286 yesterday in his A/FD at the Motorplex, pretty sure that’s the fastest ever?

 

[Chili]

I saw Aaron Cooper run over 286 yesterday in his A/FD at the Motorplex, pretty sure that’s the fastest ever?

Yes that is correct. The car he runs is the ex Hartley TF car.

 

[Chili]

I didn’t know that Keith Stark is tuning the car. That would explain the sudden uptick in performance.

 

[wooden nickel]

I'm pretty sure that Gary Cooper (Aaron's dad) along with Keith Stark and Allen Hartley have all been involved with the tuning since Gary started running the car several years ago. So you would need to ask Gary about the reason for the uptick in performance. Gary has been running an A/F car for along time himself, though. NHRA tech came over to their car and certifed it after the run, so it appears that Aaron Cooper AND Crew are the new MPH record holders.

 

[Nunz]

Aaron ran almost 286 again last night during Round 2.

 

[Cliff]

When Eddie Hill ran the first 4 second run at The Plex, his speed was 288. Now Arron is less than 2 MPH off that.... Wow.

 

[sutton]

286 MPH---WOW fantastic Congratulations to ALL involved in this great MPH run.
Larry Sutton ---Lions starter and racer (ret.)

 

[twostep]

When Eddie Hill ran the first 4 second run at The Plex, his speed was 288. Now Arron is less than 2 MPH off that.... Wow.

And had the nitro TAD's not been continuously neutered and strapped with extra weight over the years they'd be in the 4s at 300. NHRA wasn't on board with that and it's probably for the best, anyway. A 5-teen, mid-280 number is still one hell of a ride.