Ron Capps goes AA/FA

[Cliff]

http://www.competitionplus.com/drag-racing/news/ron-capps-to-drive-aafuel-altered-march-meet

 

[mole]

SWEET LOOKING TOPOLINO..........DIG THE 10 SPOKES......

 

[glofria]

YEEEHA! One of the guys involved said it was going to be a 1/2 track shut-off being that it's a new car and Ron's first time in the car. Today the runs count.

https://www.facebook.com/NostalgiaD...889086008962/1940892892675248/?type=3&theater

 

[stitcherbob]

Put John Force in one too. Capps Vs Force, best two outta three!

 

[SoCal Racer]

Gotta love Capps.....he'll drive anything fast!

 

[mgty3whlr]

Was he in the Chili-bowl this year?

 

[HEMI6point1]

Those things are a handful. Be careful, Ron!

 

[Cliff]

The body on Capp's AA/FA is like Mike Sullivan ran back around 1970. I saw that car run at Lions, Irwindale, etc. 99" wheelbase, would get sideways doing the burnout. But, it would usually go straight (well, straight for a AA/FA), cuz the chassis was kinda like a funny car. Car sat low, like in the photo. Usually run real low 7's at around 200.

 

[twostep]

I hope it's an actual nitro AA/FA and not a alcohol piece. If you're gonna display your balls, might as well go balls-out.

 

[Nunz]

The body on Capp's AA/FA is like Mike Sullivan ran back around 1970. I saw that car run at Lions, Irwindale, etc. 99" wheelbase, would get sideways doing the burnout. But, it would usually go straight (well, straight for a AA/FA), cuz the chassis was kinda like a funny car. Car sat low, like in the photo. Usually run real low 7's at around 200.

The body is actually from Sullivan’s current AA/FA. Sullivan put a ‘23 T body on his car and is running an injected nitro motor in it.

 

[n/a]

The body is actually from Sullivan’s current AA/FA. Sullivan put a ‘23 T body on his car and is running an injected nitro motor in it.

Unfortunately the only oil down today at the MM was from that pretty blue Fiat.

 

[glofria]

Just got home from the track. And it was a good day of racing. From the facebook page of one of the principles involved in the Good News car:

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10213817257049230&set=pcb.10213817257689246&type=3&theater

 

[SoCal Racer]

I can't help but wonder if they named it "Good News" in hopes of warding off the bad booga-booga that the "Bad News" AA/FA encountered in 2017...

 

[Cliff]

At least he didn't go "endo". (Old drag racing slang for going upside down.)

 

[stitcherbob]

I can't help but wonder if they named it "Good News" in hopes of warding off the bad booga-booga that the "Bad News" AA/FA encountered in 2017...

That's what happens when you hold these races in California...the occasional earthquake shakes everything up.....

 

[stitcherbob]

At least he didn't go "endo". (Old drag racing slang for going upside down.)

today they add -scopy to it.....I never had one so I'm guessing they stand you on your head and then take the camera and......whoops, wrong endo