NHRA photo of the week

[ozfuel]

NHRA.com Photo of the Week presented by Auto Imagery

Aussie Sue Ransom in the McGee Bros quad cammer - does anyone know where and when this was taken ? Judging from the Jr dragster style rear wing I would say early/mid '80s ?

Mark.

 

[SDR]

I believe it was '86 Pomona II

 

[Alan]

Didn't Gary Beck run a Mcgee deal one year also?

 

[Boo]

According to the caption on the photo it says 86' Phoenix

 

[ozfuel]

D'oh - thanks Gary.

 

[Just Paul]

Cooooool. That's some history right there.

Beck did do alot of driving for McGees too.

 

[Doug]

I seem to recall Berstein with one as well.

 

[TJ]

Rod Hynes still owns quite a few of those motors...He ran them in his AA/FA and the h.p. made way to much power for his combo ...
K. Bernstein ran one in testing after INDY 86 w/out the body on the car..I have a bunch of photos from the session...Most runs were up in smoke...

 

[SDR]

According to the caption on the photo it says 86' Phoenix

You were right, here's some more tid bits.
Drag Racing Picture of the Day - The Lady Drives a Quad Cam

 

[Turtle]

Too bad they wont let it run now days. It would be intersting to see how it would go if someone had some $$$ to throw at devalopment. I wonder how long we will stick with pushrod nitro engines? You have to admit that internal combustion engines have come a very long way since the days of pushrods and 2 valves, yet we are still using this technology today.

 

[Bullet]

According to the caption on the photo it says 86' Phoenix

I was going to say that it doesn't look like Pomona.

 

[Lyle]

You were right, here's some more tid bits.
Drag Racing Picture of the Day - The Lady Drives a Quad Cam

I had forgotten about providing that pic to Bill Pratt. Funny thing is that, these days, Phil McGee builds Jr. Dragster motors for me (and lots of others). So does Chris McGee.

Lyle Greenberg
Jennifer Greenberg Motorsports
Rachel Greenberg Motorsports
Lyle Greenberg Motorsports

 

[Toejam]

So are the McGee Brothers out off TF Racing all together?

 

[HEMI6point1]

Too bad they wont let it run now days. It would be intersting to see how it would go if someone had some $$$ to throw at devalopment. I wonder how long we will stick with pushrod nitro engines? You have to admit that internal combustion engines have come a very long way since the days of pushrods and 2 valves, yet we are still using this technology today.

Because if done right it would obsolete the pushrod motors. And this is coming from a guy that likes pushrods.

 

[Turtle]

So are the McGee Brothers out off TF Racing all together?

I believe they got out of TF racing when OHC motors were no longer allowed

 

[Doug in the woods]

Another NHRA blunder
putting the kavbash on most any new developement or ideas to improve the duribility of a car.

 

[Draglist]

Here is a link to the racers who have used the McGee motor. bp

Draglist.com: Search Drag Racing lists

 

[Mooseman]

who said they had pics of the bernstein test , PICKS PLEASE????

 

[RacerRose]

I think Don Reed was the last campaigner of a McGee engine in a TF running IHRA.