Congrats Chuck...spent lots of time there in 2019, very nice area, friendly folks, humidity would be an issue for me but you'll do fine.
Ship your car enclosed, plenty of options...shop around.
Here's what the barrel valve configuration looks like...there's a plate under the hat with 2 nozzles pointing straight down,like a showerhead.
These things would burn a lot of pistons before they figured out to mount the nozzles outside of the hat.
Last year was whirlwind with stops at Amelia Island (first time for a funny car), the Gators, 7 weeks at Garlits museum, Virginia Nats, Bowling Green twice, Indy, DSR open house, Cecil County, MD, Galot Motorsports Park, NC...and I'm sure I left a few out,lol!
We based the car at the home of...
In case you haven't noticed Costco started selling their own synthetic oil, it's probably an Mobil 1 offshoot.
Kirkland Signature Motor Oil | Costco
I use all Amsoil in the diesel and Lucas Nitro 70 in the dragster...and that stuff get's dumped after 2-4 fire-ups...talk about expensive!
Oh man, didn't plan on this one joining the stable...but really couldn't pass it up.
Both are HOK candy apple red with gold leaf, both say Brooklyn, they really did belong together and they were together back in 2010 when we towed Ingenue back for the HOF event, right after I purchased...
Good Matt, thanks...been having fun with them both!
All street cars are long gone, replaced by a sweet all-steel '28 Ford roadster...which is also gone, it help fund the new dragster.
Funny car filmed in Bowling Green last year with Uncle Tony, we spent the better part of 8 months on the East...