World Records Broken V-10 nationals (9second club)
It seems as if it was just yesterday that the only 9 second passes was done with Huge shots of NOS. It seems Like Texas ruled the 9 second Club. Then Tom Welch Joined them from Florida and it seemed as the Forced induction guys where left struggling in the 10's.
At the same time there was no drag racing for Viper Only Events to push the limits further. The only people making Real Progress was those who had local access to Tracks.
This is when the V-10 Nationals steps to the plate. At first it seemed that the Nos guys would dominate the series but Jason Heffner Bridged the gap to the 9's with his World Record Blower only Run. Giving many hope especially me that the 9 second club is possible.
It wasn't long after that Dec 7-8 that I was able to join him and what a feeling! at this point we realized that the race was On!
In Florida is where Reality sets in. this event welcomed 5 new Viper owners to the 9 second Club!!! to me this is incredible! Not only did they join the club they leveled the playing field! This makes for a great racing!
Several World Records have been obtained in the V-10 Nationals series:
All motor record SW's RSI tuned Bowling Green 10.01
Blower Only David Boggs DLM Tuned San Antonio 9.87
Blower Ony High MPH "" "" 151 MPH
Twin Turbo Bowling Green HMS 9.81
Twin Turbos Florida Sal P Heffner 9.72
Blower Only Florida David Boggs DLM Tuned 9.63
Blower NOS combo Florida Jason Styles RSI 9.52
Roe SUpercharger set-up Tony Armour 9.85
Pilots ET Tom Welch BTR performance 10.43
Best 60 ft time Pilots Dr. Felipe Norena 1.482
These accomplishments raises the bar for everyone!
New Members to the 9 second Club:
Jasson Heffner / Sal P 9.77
Tony Armour 9.85
Doug Levin 9.81
Jason Styles 9.52
Blown GTS 9.7?
Congrats to all for these accomplishments! It only gets better from here.
V-10 Nationals Next stop: Bowling Green, KY April 16-17
Re: World Records Broken V-10 nationals (9second club)
The Heffner TT car is bone stock other than the turbos and the B&B catback exhaust system. It even has the stock rockers. As a matter of fact, I don't even think the valve covers have ever been off that car.
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Originally Posted by GaryA
The Heffner TT car is bone stock other than the turbos and the B&B catback exhaust system. It even has the stock roller rockers. As a matter of fact, I don't even think the valve covers have ever been off that car.
The amazing thing Gary is that this is the slowest twin turbo package Jason offers. There is nothing he could take off it or reduce it by - this is the basic and first prototype package, it can only be improved on or reproduced.
So sorry guys - if you want an entry level twin tubo setup - a 9.72 second car potential (in fact it will run faster yet) is what you'll have to put up with. I think Jason should call it a Stage 1. [img]/images/graemlins/laughing.gif[/img] Those who want a Stage 4++ might like to start thinking about what their Viper will look like with a rear mounted parachute.
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Of this we can be sure - while many firms will plateau - Heffner Performance is on the rise. The guy not only has ability, integrity, business acumen and people skills, he also has vision - thats an unbeatable combination in my book.
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That Heffner TT looked sweet.. So quiet. I bet you'd get all the races you want on the street. God knows I don't.
Hats off to Heffner for having track side service. Without him I would have had to walk home , and that wasn't gonna happen. He's actually a pretty nice guy after all [img]/images/graemlins/smiles[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/smiles[/img]
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a stock motor viper in the nines! I was getting tired of all the supra owners, saying how a stock block can handle so much. can't wait to tell them about this.
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I heard that the Bradenton track was perfectly prepped and that they VHT'd it a few times during the event as far out as the 330 ft. mark. This is the kind of prep we need at each event. And I am sure that Dr. Roof will work with the tracks to make sure that it is consistent. Some of you guys should post your time slips, I would love to see some of the better 60 ft. times for the last event.
Re: World Records Broken V-10 nationals (9second club)
The most boost we have run so far has been 14 psi (9.88 @ 152.2) and 13 psi (9.75 @ 148.7). Depending on the set-up, we could run pump gas at the track but race gas is good insurance to protect against bad pump gas. Anyone running a fast boosted viper would be crazy not to use some race gas at the track.
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John
The race gas comment is an important note! I always put 2 gallons of High octane ruel when I race my car. You never know what you are getting somewhere. a few gallons of race fuel is great insurance!
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Originally Posted by John Hennessey
I heard that the Bradenton track was perfectly prepped and that they VHT'd it a few times during the event as far out as the 330 ft. mark. This is the kind of prep we need at each event. And I am sure that Dr. Roof will work with the tracks to make sure that it is consistent. Some of you guys should post your time slips, I would love to see some of the better 60 ft. times for the last event.
That track was used for testing just the prior weekend by John Force and other "big guys" to get ready for the upcoming season.
I would think that it would have still been in very good shape when the Vipers hit the track too.
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