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<\/a>(Tim Anderson & Todd Paton)<\/p><\/div>\n
\u201cWe first acquired the chassis back in 2016,\u201d Tim revealed. \u201cIt was a Pleuger that started life as one of the Oakley cars driven by Scotty Cannon. After that it moved through various owners before we obtained it from Cruz Pedregon. Cruz did run this chassis as the \u201cCalifornia Charger\u201d. For me it\u2019s certainly going to be a big adjustment. I have drag raced a variety of bracket cars but to drive one has been a dream I\u2019ve had since the first time I saw a Nitro Funny Car – probably back around 1973. I knew right then that the was the only drag racing type car I wanted to drive. The current NFC class provides what I consider the only (and probably last chance) for a regular guy to drive a nitro funny car.\u201d Tim\u2019s licensing process and graduation into the class category will be aptly overseen by Todd Paton, who in addition to being a Top Fuel licensed driver has also accrued experience driving in the Nostalgia FC class (driving cars for Bob & Steve McIntire and Doug Cadman).<\/p>\n \u201cThe goal is to put the car together by early January in hopes of making a couple of test sessions prior to the March Meet, Todd revealed. \u201cThe plan is for me to make a few test runs in the car to make sure it goes straight and the motor and clutch are happy. Then we will concentrate on getting Tim his license and some seat time so he feels comfortable in the car. It\u2019s funny \u2014 this time the roles will be reversed, because Tim used to work on McIntire\u2019s \u201cCrusher\u201d NFC when I first drove it. I can\u2019t wait to see Tim after the first time down the track!<\/p>\n Tim and Todd report that the Funny Car\u2019s motor program will include some components from within the Paton Racing Top Fuel dragster camp.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s a 500 CID \u201cbig show\u201d motor,\u201d Todd added. \u201cIt has higher compression pistons to make enough power with the smaller superchargers and fuel pumps that are mandatory in the nostalgia funny car class. This way, if we need parts \u2014 I were we can \u201cborrow\u201d from (he laughed).\u201d<\/p>\n An interesting aspect too for the new Funny Car is that it will in fact be used to no only promote the Racepak Company name – it will also act as a rolling test bed for their data recording and information gathering prototype products.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n