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Our team has been drag racing Pontiacs for
over 20
years. When it was time to do something bigger, better and cooler than we
had ever done before, it was a natural to build an Arnie "Farmer"
Beswick car. After purchasing the rights from Arnie and picking up his
spare body (not an original Pontiac Super Duty station wagon) in 1994, we got started. Arnie is
still our most important advisor and we match race him and the "Tameless
Tiger" several times each year. Watch the Schedule page to see where we'll be going this
year.
The Grocery Getter features a traditional Pontiac engine, assisted by nitrous oxide injection. We retained this engine (as opposed to using a modern Pro Stock engine) to be true to the legacy of Pontiac racing. It also presents a much bigger challenge to make big power so it is a more interesting project to us. We are dedicated to continuing to push this engine. Fortunately, the performance aftermarket has stepped up with a better selection of the good parts needed. More detail can be found on the Tech page.
Our next venture into the world of power-adder Pontiac engines will take the form of a blown, nitro engine in a re-creation of Arnie Beswick's '71 Trans Am funny car, the "Boss Bird".
A key ingredient to the success of these projects is the involvement of our Primary Sponsor, Team ASE. Take a look through these pages to find out all the details.
7 May 2009 - The 2009 schedule is posted on the "Schedule" page
7 May 2009 - The Boss Bird is making great progress. The engine and body are mounted on the chassis and sheetmetal fabrication is underway. We expect to have the car display-ready this summer and running shortly afterward. We'll be posting pictures and more details soon.
14 Sept 2008 - The Grocery Getter has set new records this season:
1/8th mile 4.954 sec, 145.74 mph. 1/4 mile 7.677 sec, 180.57 mph.
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