The 'Blue Flame' and I decided to play with the big boys this past weekend, and there is no better place than the annual World Ford Challenge - the 'SuperBowl' of national Ford drag racing. :D

We arrived Thursday in St. Louis, MO and spent the afternoon in an open Test and Tune preparing for Bracket Challenge races to be held on Saturday and Sunday.

While the air was not as good as could be hoped for, the car ran well. After an opening run of 13.930, three other runs followed with ETs ranging from 13.872 to 13.815.

I took Friday as a 'day off', and joined fellow Lincoln owners in the AutoShow Spectacular.

Bright and early Saturday morning, the racing was on. I prepared the car for rounds and ran a single time trial with an ET of 13.759 @ 99.78. My averages for Saturday were:

R/T - 0.100
60 ft - 1.980
1/8 - 8.772 @ 79.816
1/4 - 13.718 @ 99.920
Density Altitude 793'-1125'(avg. 971')

Sunday brought another round of brackets, all new but no time trials. The weather was much warmer and the averages show it.

R/T - 0.066
60 ft - 2.014
1/8 - 8.850 @ 79.423
1/4 - 13.831 @ 98.72
Density Altitude 769'-1661'(avg. 1200')

The REAL show was the pros running the Pro Mod 5.0 class. With ETs in the 6's and trap speeds well in excess of 200 mph, the beasts were battling for a top prize of $35,000. Me? I did manage to make it to the money rounds both days, and actually picked up a check for making it to the the semi-finals in both bracket races.

http://www.lincolnsclub.org/forum/user_files/1494.jpg

Very nice! The car is lookin good and running fast.

Can't wait to see the next best.

I'm going to start bolting on speed to the MarkVIII soon, slowly but surely. Your car is definately one to learn from.

Some pics and a couple vids can be found at my photo albums... http://imageevent.com/driller/worldfordchallenge

http://www.lincolnsclub.org/forum/user_files/1496.jpg

http://www.photoreflect.com//scripts/prpv.dll?photo?s=0&i=00SL00D80L0905&p=9B1A4D78B4F5211B2B7F524BE1E1CF87E1344A4560111CAB 037ACB695F231B72220137FDF392B47E

http://www.photoreflect.com/scripts/prpv.dll?photo?s=0&i=00SL00D80L0906&p=9B1A4D78B4F5211B2B7F524BE1E1CF8757E1DC82819F4BFD BC052707FCBB3128CA2DE88E8230B394

Thanks for sharing them.

R/T - 0.100
60 ft - 1.980
1/8 - 8.772 @ 79.816
1/4 - 13.718 @ 99.920
Density Altitude 793'-1125'(avg. 971')



Not too bad a 60'. Whats your best 60'? I would guess a high 1.8 or so in optimal conditions, right?



Edit: Just noticed the Hoosiers. I guess thats one reason why you were able to hook. :D

My best 60 foot is a low 1.9 so far.

I hope with some suspension work to get 1.8s consistently. :D

That gen 1 is looking great and right at home at the WFC... any plans for a Cobra intake Driller?

... any plans for a Cobra intake Driller?

I wouldn't rule anything out at this point. I have a ported/polished/gasket matched Gen1 intake I've been tinkering with. A bit more and it should be good to go on. I'd really like to try it before looking at something else for comparison.

The crossroads are soon to come though... if you see me get a Cobra intake, a S/C is soon to follow. LOL :D

Driller have you raced the 96 yet?

Driller have you raced the 96 yet?

My son and I had it out Memorial Day weekend. It ran a 15.2 @ 95+(he has the slip, so I don't have all the exact numbers). It was his first run and temps were in the upper 80's! :cool:

http://photos.imageevent.com/driller/1996markviii/websize/mini-100_3070.jpg

http://photos.imageevent.com/driller/1996markviii/websize/mini-100_3087.jpg

He actually went one round further in eliminations than the old man. This was his last run of the day... http://photos.imageevent.com/driller/1996markviii/100_3088.mov

Thats a solid run, and a very nice looking car.