Gene is hoping to be the World’s Fastest Duece Coupe @ 250mph, while running a complete ECR engine build, Rick Shaut ported heads, Edelbrock ROX Heads # 777669, and Edelbrock Valley Tray # 28488.

Check out this beauty!!!

Watch the ‘32 Ford Duece Coupe during wind tunnel testing.

Jeff Gordon, driver of the #24 Drive to End Hunger Chevrolet, leads Jimmie Johnson, driver of the #48 Lowe’s Chevrolet, during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series AdvoCare 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway on September 6, 2011 in Hampton, Georgia. (Photo by Geoff Burke/Getty Images for NASCAR)

Jeff Gordon, driver of the #24 Drive to End Hunger Chevrolet, celebrates with a burnout after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series AdvoCare 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway on September 6, 2011 in Hampton, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

Jeff Gordon, driver of the #24 Drive to End Hunger Chevrolet, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series AdvoCare 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway on September 6, 2011 in Hampton, Georgia. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

Paul Menard (C), driver of the #27 NIBCO/Menards Chevrolet, his father John Menard Jr. (R) and team owner Richard Childress (L) pose with the trophy on the bricks after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on July 31, 2011 in Indianapolis, Indiana. Photo: Tom Pennington/Getty Images

Paul Menard, driver of the #27 NIBCO/Menards Chevrolet, takes the checkered flag as he crosses the finish line to win the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on July 31, 2011 in Indianapolis, Indiana. Photo: Jason Smith/Getty Images

Edelbrock Manifolds also helped power wins this weekend for Nationwide Kroger 200 winner Brad Kesolowski/Penske Racing  (PN 2819 Intake) and AAA Insurance 200, Camping World Truck Series winner Timothy Peters/Triad Engine  (PN 2881 Intake). Way to go!

Brad Keselowski, driver of the #22 Discount Tire Dodge, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Nationwide Series Kroger 200 at Lucas Oil Raceway on July 30, 2011 in Indianapolis, Indiana. Photo: Geoff Burke/Getty Images

Brad Keselowski, driver of the #22 Discount Tire Dodge, races Jeremy Clements, driver of the #51 Clements Racing Engines Chevrolet, during the NASCAR Nationwide Series Kroger 200 at Lucas Oil Raceway on July 30, 2011 in Indianapolis, Indiana. Photo: Geoff Burke/Getty Images

Timothy Peters, driver of the #17 Gear Wrench/Red Horse Racing Toyota, celebrates after winning the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series AAA Insurance 200 at Lucas Oil Raceway on July 29, 2011 in Indianapolis, Indiana. Photo: Geoff Burke/Getty Images

Timothy Peters, driver of the #17 Red Horse Racing Toyota, performs a burn out after winning the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series AAA Insurance 200 at Lucas Oil Raceway on July 29, 2011 in Indianapolis, Indiana. Photo: Jason Smith/Getty Images

Edelbrock 2897 Super Victor Intake

Our testing doesn’t stop with just R&D. Professional race car teams and drivers are also a vital part of our performance and durability testing. Working with these talented individuals is just another extension of our research and development process. So when we say “proven performance” we really mean it!

Here is prime example of real world results delivered by the Edelbrock (#2897) Super Victor 632 intake manifold.

We have some great race results from the Super Victor 632 that we’d like to share with the world.

Texas Pro Stock is a small group but widely recognized as the ultimate class for conventional port Big Block Chevy racing.  To have a product on a car is a big thing, to win and set records with minor work is outstanding.

This last weekend in Dallas (1/8 mile) they had good weather, good track conditions, and lots of HP.  Richard Otwell’s car with a Super Victor 632 won the event.  #1 Qualifier was Rick Cowger with another Super Victor 632. This Cowger/Woods car set the class E.T. record @4.527. Both cars used Ricky McConathy / Naiser Racing built engines.  Ricky was the first guy  to test the manifold and he gladly allowed us to share the results with the world; so we’d really like to congratulate and thank him.  Also race runner–up Larry Pierce had a Super Victor 632 on his engine, and I believe he also uses a Ricky McConathy / Naiser Racing engine.

Also the mph record (great HP indicator) was set by Joe Pigford @153.79 mph, using a Rehr-Morrison built engine with your manifold on it.

Here is what Curtis Boggs From Race Flow Development had to say about the Super Victor 632.

“Having a manifold that dominates one of the fastest classes in drag racing for conventional heads is a HUGE statement! It’s a testimonial not only to the “engineering” Team of “McCarthy and Boggs”, .. but the entire TEAM of the Edelbrock staff. This is not a “small” thing, .. it’s quite a big deal. I’m just so thankful to have the privilege to be one of the team.”

As with all of our NMRA events, we have something to keep you entertained all weekend with the Vendor Midway, Car show, Swap meet and the infamous Burnout Contest!

Don’t forget about the Atco Raceway Bar, open all weekend to mingle and have a cold one while you watch Ford Drag Racing’s best racers battle it out on the track! It’s all waiting for you at Atco Raceway!

All-Ford Heads Up Racing!

NMRA Ford Nationals Heads Up Racing has it all! Experience everything from blazing 6 second Pro Outlaw 10.5 passes to edge of your seat wheel stands in Hot Street. You’ll witness the best in Ford street legal racing action all weekend.

Race Your Street Car in an Entry Level Class!

Have you ever wanted to drag race? Imagine racing your street car on the best drag strip in the USA! NMRA has entry level classes designed just for you. True Street is for 15 second cars down with over 9 awards given away on Sunday. Open Comp, Modular Muscle, Super Stang are all great classes for a new racer. For rules information visit: www.nmradigital.com/rules

Other Special NMRA Event Features

Every NMRA Keystone Automotive Ford Nationals event offers special event features that ensure the NMRA is the #1 all-Ford series in the U.S. Be sure to hit the ATM on your way to the track because there will be great deals on the parts you want at the NMRA’s giant manufacturers’ midway and swap meet. Be sure to take a stroll through the huge UPR Products NMRA All-Ford Car Show to see some of the finest late-model and classic Mustangs & Fords on the planet. Cover your ears and hold onto your seat when the NMRA’s 300+ mph jet car rockets down the 1/4 mile as it attempts to break the track’s land speed record. And finally, don’t forget about the NMRA’s world famous burnout contest as crazed fans burn down their cars for your applause!

Event Schedule

FRIDAY

Gates Open: Noon
Test & Tune: 3:00pm – 6:00pm
Qualifying Rd. #1: 7:00pm
Secure Track: 9:00pm

SATURDAY

Gates Open: 9:00am
Racer, Car Show, and Swap Meet Registration: 9:00am
Bracket Time Trials: 9:15am
Heads-Up Qualifying Rd. #2: 10:30am
True Street Meeting: 11:00am
True Street Cruise: Noon
Exhibition: Noon
Bracket Eliminations Rd. #1: 12:15pm
True Street Eliminations: 1:30pm
Exhibition: 3:00pm
Car Show Awards Presentation: 3:05pm
Burn-Out Contest: 3:15pm
Heads-Up Qualifying Rd. #3 (inverted order): 3:30pm
Secure Track: 5:00pm

SUNDAY

Gates Open: 8:00am
Racer, Car Show and Swap Meet Registration: 8:00am
Heads-Up Eliminations Rd. #1: 9:00am
Bracket Time Trial: 10:00am
Pre-Race Ceremonies: 11:30pm
Pro Heads-Up Eliminations: Noon, 1:30pm, 3:30pm, 4:30pm
Bracket Eliminations Rd. #1: 1:00pm
Final Exhibition: 3:00pm
Car Show Awards Presentation: 3:05pm
Car Show Parade of Champions: 3:45pm
Final Rounds All Eliminators: 5:00pm
Secure Track: 6:00pm

TRACK INFORMATION

Track Name: Atco Raceway
City: Atco, New Jersey
Track Phone: (856) 768-2167
Track Address: 1000 Jackson Rd., Atco, NJ 08004
Web Site: www.atcorace.com
Email: dragrace@atcorace.com

HOST CAR CLUBS

Club: Wicked Motorsports
Website: www.wickedmotorsports.net

Club: East Coast Stangs
Website: www.eastcoaststangs.com

HOST HOTEL

Hotel: Comfort Inn & Suites-Mt. Laurel
Address: 6000 Crawford Place Mt. Laurel, NJ 08054
Phone: (856) 727-0100
Website: http://www.comfortinn.com/hotel-mount_laurel-new_jersey-NJ153
Special Instructions: When making reservations please refer to the group NMRA Nationals spectators to book at the rate of $89.00 plus all applicable taxes, this rate will be available from Friday May 13th 2011 to Sunday May 15th 2011. Please call.

5.935 at 241.58 mph, a new personal quickest and fastest pass

Carteret, NJ—As they say, there is no place like home and Pat Musi proved that when he brought Frank Brandao’s 2009 Dodge Stratus—nicknamed King Kong 5—into the staging lanes at the NHRA SuperNationals in Englishtown, NJ. The 8-Time Pro Street champion was tackling his latest adventure, attempting to qualify for the Get Screened America Pro Mod series on the NHRA Full Throttle professional drag racing tour. It turned out that just attempting to qualify wasn’t going to be good enough for the engine builder from New Jersey. Musi would leave his home-track buzzing with excitement and with a piece of Pro Modified history by running the first nitrous-assisted 200 mph run in the 1/8-mile.

The first round of qualifying didn’t go as planned as a little tire shake produced less than stellar results. Musi did what he has done so many times before and turn to longtime friend and fellow Pro Mod racer Rickie Smith for advice. “Rickie has been helping us from the firewall on back and we made some changes to get down the track smoothly,” commented Musi. The adjustments worked and Musi cruised to an 8^th qualified spot with a 5.942 at 240.89 mph. Musi was satisfied with the 865ci engine built in-house at Pat Musi Performance and he was even more thrilled with the Edelbrock EFI system. “We make the power and the 240 mph runs prove it. Those who never thought EFI could make it are probably reconsidering that right now.”

Qualifying in the top-half of the field wasn’t the only highlight; the Brandao-owned Stratus would help deliver Musi into the history books of Pro Modified racing. During that qualifying pass the car recorded a 201.58 mph performance in the 1/8-mile. That made it the first-ever Pro Mod Nitrous car to run over 200 mph in the 1/8-mile—including ADRL Pro Nitrous cars who run without minimum weight rules. Musi was at the NHRA legal weight 2,425 pounds, some 150-200 pounds heavier than other competitors who have been vying for the First 200 Mph record. It goes back to Musi’s strong position on the Edelbrock EFI system, “I think we’ve got probably the best EFI program right now. We’ve spent a lot of time on it. You know there have been some guys looking to jump onboard or they’re looking at different EFI companies, I wish them all the luck in the world but they better get drums of pistons, that’s all I can tell them. And if they think they know it, bring it on.”

Musi won his first round of professional NHRA racing by defeating Ed Hoover with a 5.935 at 241.58 mph, a new personal quickest and fastest pass. The team left Englishtown excited, including car owner Frank Brandao who has decided to leave his Jerry Bickel-built chassis in New Jersey so Musi can compete at other events. “We plan on hitting more GSA Pro Mod races and many other events before we have to return the car in October,” said Musi. To say he is grateful for Brandao’s decision to keep the Stratus in the U.S. is an understatement.

About Pat Musi

Owner of Pat Musi Performance and Pro Street/Pro Modified racer with eight championship titles credited to his name in the competitive Pro Street ranks. This year marks the 40^th anniversary of Pat Musi Performance. He certainly hasn’t slowed down after all these years. Two years ago Pat Musi Performance moved into a brand-new 10,000 square foot facility. The shop builds everything from stock engines for restoration projects to street performance and bracket racing engines, and of course Pro Modified/Pro Street bullets in excess of 900ci. Musi contributes to the R&D of many products for several companies, most notable Edelbrock where his name is worn on a line of cylinder heads and crate engines. He also works with the engineers at that company on nitrous oxide system development and EFI technologies. His customer, Joe Dunne, currently holds the NMCA Pro Street record with a 6.19 using a Musi 865 engine and Edelbrock EFI and Edelbrock Nitrous.

About Frank Brandao

A longtime customer of Pat Musi Performance and native Curacao resident, he first built King Kong 1 back in 1980. The Jerry Bickel-built King Kong 5 is a no-holds-barred Pro Modified effort with a double frame rail chassis and the latest nitrous-inhaling monster engine from Musi. The body is a carbon fiber replica of a Dodge Stratus. King Kong 5 continues to have a strong fan following in Curacao, where Musi drove it to the island’s quickest door-slammer pass of all-time—6.33 at 228 mph. Brandao shipped the car back the United States so Musi can enter the NHRA Pro Modified ranks at the Englishtown event. The car will remain in the U.S. for the duration of the 2010 season and Brandao will run King Kong 4 on the island of Curacao.

Copy and image  pulled from www.patmusiperformance.com

Pat Musi Returns

For Immediate Release: (Carteret, NJ)—Local engine builder and 8-time Pro Street World Champion, Pat Musi will be returning to professional NHRA competition the weekend of June 10-13, 2010 at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park (Englishtown, New Jersey). The longtime engine builder last ran a NHRA professional category at the same event in 1989, some 21 years earlier. Back then Musi competed in Pro Stock where the cars were powered by naturally aspirated 500ci engines and ran low-7s at 195 mph. Musi’s return to action will be behind the wheel of a nitrous-gulping 2009 Dodge Stratus that is scheduled to run in the Get Screened America Pro Modified category. It all wouldn’t have been possible without the help of car owner Frank Brandao of Curacao.

The performance of the Pro Modified category in 2010 is far quicker than Musi’s previous Pro Stock entry but that doesn’t bother him one bit. The Stratus is up to the task of competing; it carries the distinct honor of being the first nitrous-powered door-slammer in the 5s with EFI. The best performance to date is 5.99 at 236 mph, a mark Musi expects to better with some recent changes under the hood. The powerplant is a massive 865ci that was built in-house at Pat Musi Performance and it features four stages of Edelbrock nitrous oxide and Edelbrock EFI—two products Musi was instrumental in developing. Brandao purchased the Stratus from Jerry Bickel Race Cars and the team has received quite a bit of assistance in the chassis and clutch departments from noted Pro Mod competitor Rickie Smith.

“I am really excited to get back to NHRA drag racing, it’s the premier organization in all of drag racing. And the fact that my return is at Englishtown, my home track, is an even greater thrill,” said Musi.

About Pat Musi

Owner of Pat Musi Performance and Pro Street/Pro Modified racer with eight championship titles credited to his name in the competitive Pro Street ranks. This year marks the 40^thanniversary of Pat Musi Performance. He certainly hasn’t slowed down after all these years. Two years ago Pat Musi Performance moved into a brand-new 10,000 square foot facility. The shop builds everything from stock engines for restoration projects to street performance and bracket racing engines, and of course Pro Modified/Pro Street bullets in excess of 900ci. This past spring, he drove Frank Brandao’s King Kong 5 to the door-slammer record in Curacao with a 6.33 at 228 mph as well as eclipsing the 5-second zone with a 5.99 at 236 mph at Bradenton Motorsport Park (Bradenton, Florida).  Customers of Pat Musi Performance currently hold both ends of the NMCA Pro Street records—Joe Dunne has run the quickest ET with a 6.253 while Vincent Dimeiri has the highest speed at 229 mph. Dunne has also ran the quickest pass ever with a Powerglide transmission with a 6.13 at 223 mph at the Mountain Motor Nationals at Maryland International Raceway. Musi also contributes to the R&D of many products for several companies, most notable Edelbrock where his name is worn on a line of cylinder heads and crate engines. He also works with the engineers at that company on nitrous oxide systems development and EFI technologies.

About Frank Brandao

A longtime customer of Pat Musi Performance and native Curacao resident, he first built King Kong 1 back in 1980. The Jerry Bickel-built King Kong 5 is a no-holds-barred Pro Modified effort with a double frame rail chassis and the latest nitrous-inhaling monster engine from Musi. The body is a carbon fiber replica of a Dodge Stratus. King Kong 5 continues to have a strong fan following in Curacao, where Musi drove it to the island’s quickest door-slammer pass of all-time—6.33 at 228 mph. Brandao shipped the car back the United States so Musi can enter the NHRA Pro Modified ranks at the Englishtown event.

For complelte event information visit NHRA.com

For those already in the area, Beech Bend Raceway Park will be holding a Test and Tune session on Friday. For more information on the test and tune, Call Beech Bend at (270) 781-7634

After several weeks off, the Edelbrock NMCA series heads to Bowling Green, Kentucky this weekend for the 9th Annual Quick Fuel Technology NMCA Muscle Car Nationals, the second race of the 2010 Edelbrock Drag Racing Series.

Always a racer and fan favorite, this year’s race at Beech Bend Raceway is even more anticipated due to the fact that last year’s event was rained out.

Gates open Friday April 30th at 10 A.M., followed by a test and tune session from noon until 3:00. There will be one qualifying session Friday, which is scheduled to begin at 3 PM. Two sessions of qualifying are slated for Saturday with eliminations set to begin Sunday at 9:00 AM.

Off the track, you’ll see the huge TREMEC NMCA Car Show, as well as a killer swap meet and vendor midway.

Schedule for April 30 – May 2:

Friday, April 30:

• Gates open at 12:00
• Test and tune 12:00 – 3:00 pm
• Qualifying round #1 3:00 pm
• Gates close at 5:00 pm

Saturday, May 1:

• Gates open at 9:00 am
• Racing all day from 9:15 am – 6:00 pm

Sunday, May 2:

• Gates open at 8:00 am
• Racing 9:00 am – 3:00 pm
• Car show awards 3:30 – 5:00 pm
• Final rounds all Eliminators 5:00 pm
• Event concludes 6:00 pm

For more information, including directions, lodging, tickets and more, visit: http://www.nmcadigital.com/events/event2.php