Hey Racers! What if we put up here a list of best times each have driven? Not to brag (well, maybe a little...), but just to show everyone who has gone what and to make it more interesting we could even add a little info about each rides? And maybe even two different lists for 1/4 and 1/8 mile times? Like this...
1/4 mile list:
1. Bob Lindsay 7.966 350 cid Supercharged FED burning alcohol.
2. Jyrki Peltonen 8.134 / 170 mph, Twin turbo 292 +.030 cid + Home ported iron heads, forged steel crank, 125" mild steel chassis Altered. E85 fuel.
3. Randy Gummelt 8.15 Supercharged with Mummert ported 113 iron heads, 225" chrome moly chassis RED.
4. Ted Eaton 8.845
steel chassis Altered. Mummert aluminum heads.
5. Bob Saint Lawrence 9.10 back in 1974!
6. Ari " Aku" Salo 9.30 with Hollow Heads Twin Turbo altered shutting down at 330ft due engine problems.
7.Todd Ferguson driving Joe Cebe's 56 T Bird ran 9.33 @ 141.5mph "no throttle" stop at the March Meet 550' DA
8. John Hildebrandt 9.84 @ 131.75 mph Mummert Y-block in 5-window coupe
9. Royce Brechler 9.92 / 133 mph, Warbird with 383 cid Lincoln Y-block, 750 holley and E85 fuel. Columbus 2014.
10. Todd Ferguson 9.92 @ 131.82 mph. 10.06 @132 mph
11. Tim McMasters 10.21 sec @ 131 mph
350 cid FED "Elwood"
12. Royce Brechler 10.50 57 bird tube chassis glass body 333 Y, C-4.
13. Ernie Phillips 10.62 / 134 mph, 1956 Thunderbird 340 cdi y-block Mummert Built- Eaton Refreshed, Columbus 2004.
14. Old Ironhead 11.21 / 120.8 mph. Ford Thunderbird, 342 inch all motor iron heads.
15. "Hoosier Hurricane" aka John F. 11.41 / 119 mph, super stock f-code '57 Fairlane.
16. Vic Correnti 11.61 / 118 mph, naturally aspirated and nitrous feed '56 Thunderbird.
17. Wally Kerstein 11 and something / over 110 mph '56 Fairlane.
18. Ted Kramer 11.56 '27 T-bucket "Snoopy" Hilborn injected 312 cid.
19. Roope Kokko 11.883 / 183.93 km/h. N/A 292 cid Hollow Heads altered, Kauhava / Finland, September 9th, 2022.
20. Glen Henderson 12.56 Ford Falcon with Y-block
21. Harry Hutten 12.71 / 108 mph. Mercury '60. Mummert aluminum heads and intake.
22. Pegleg aka Frank Rice 13.70 / 105.6 mph, stock f-code '57.
23. Doug T 13.72 @ 101.67 mph. Ford Thunderbird '56 Cecil County Maryland Dragway Dec 15 2001.
24. Gordon Payne 14.49 / 95.63 mph stock '57 Thunderbird
25. Robin 14.84 / 90 mph. 272 cid with Lincoln teapot. '55 red Mainline.
26. Slumlord444 14.98 / 98 mph
'57 Bird. 312 cid.27. Charlie McCraney 15.263 / 91.08 mph Ford F-100
28. Jyrki Peltonen 16.717 / 134.43 km/h. 1957 Ford Country Sedan, 292 cid with Jahns pistons. 2005 Finnish Ford Nationals.
29. Dennis "pintoplumber" 16.88 / 81.19 mph, '54 Ford F-100. 239 cid with a 312 crank.
1/8 mile list:
Randy Gummelt 5.184
Jyrki Peltonen 5.206 / 134 mph
Ted Eaton 5.580
Todd Ferguson driving Joe Cebe's 56 T Bird ran 5.88 @ 115.00 1/8th mile
Ernie Phillips 5.99 @114.5mph, Ford Thunderbird '56John Hildebrand 6.18 / 108 mph Sacramento good air day 100ft DA
Todd Ferguson 6.26 / 107.5 mph Ford Falcon '64 with Y-block March Meet Famoso 1100ft DA
Royce Brechler 6.27 / 109 mph
Old ironhead 7.0169 @ 98.10 mph.
Glen Henderson 7.91
Buzz 9.352 / 77.250 mph '56 Crown Victoria.
Gordon Payne 9.40
Charlie McCraney 9.870 / 72,88 mph
60ft times:
Jyrki Peltonen 1.187
Ted Eaton 1.213
Randy Gummelt 1.22
Royce Brechler 1.41
Glen Henderson 1.86
Charlie McCraney 2.428
Best R/T
Jyrki Peltonen .001 (three times in 2013, twice in the same race / one in qualifications and one in the first round of eliminations
Gordon Payne .003
Ted Eaton .006
Glen Henderson .009
... and so on. I can update list as new results appear.
Up to date as 24th of May, 2018..
Seppo from Järvenpää, Finland
www.hollowheads.net (just click the hole in the head to proceed)