RIEGER RUNS 6.677/207.481 IN ENGINE TESTING

Bob Rieger, 1999 NMCA Pro Street World Champion, is still awaiting the Jerry Bickel chassis for his ‘57 Chevy coupe, but the engine is ready for the 2000 season. The team put the Ken Duttweiler turbocharged engine in the championship-winning S-10 and ran 6.677 and 207.481—both speed and e.t. beat the current NMCA records! The team plans to debut the ’57 at Moroso Motorsports Park, February 26-27.

MOROSO TO CAMPAIGN A C-5 IN 2000

NMCA Real Street racer Rick Moroso is having a new C-5 Corvette built to replace the ‘61 Vette that he (and his dad before him) have raced since 1963. Moroso is to have renowned Stock/SuperStock car builder F.J. Smith build the car which he hopes will be done in time for the NMCA season opener at Moroso Motorsports Park. The car will be powered by a Jack Roush/Bob Rinaldi-built Chevy small block.

BUTLER GETS BLOWN

Supercomp/ bracket hitter and former IHRA World Champ Tim Butler will be campaigning a new dragster this year powered by an Oddy/Perfection Race Engines-built blown rat motor. This motor combination is the brainchild of Oddy/Perfection’s engine builder Scott Walker. Butler plans to campaign the entire IHRA national event circuit in 2000 running in the Top Dragster class.

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