March 2003

DaSilva - Ready to Rock!
Article by: Ian Rae
Photography by: Ian Rae
 

Joe DaSilva come off the 2002 season glad to be back racing. Sure he had won twice in 2002 but he was not content with the performance of his Wolfe Racecraft built Mustang. Rule changes that came along as Dave Wolfe constructed the Reider Racing Enterprises Mustang actually made the car obsolete before it hit the track. The intrepid trio of DaSilva, Wolfe and Job Spetter Jr soldiered on for the remainder of 2002 and came away with some impressive performances but not impressive enough for DaSilva.

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December 2002

Raymer's Wringer
Article by: Don Creason
Photography by: Don Creason of Performance Industry Photography

It is no secret to Ford fans everywhere that the highly publicized and highly sought after 2003 Cobra is the new factory King of the Streets. With 390 HP on tap from the factory, and a sticker under $40k, the Cobra is not only the most bang for your buck in terms of brute power, but an affordable platform for a killer street/strip car. With a new cast Iron 6 bolt main block, Manley rods, and forged pistons the Cobra is ready for whatever you may throw at it. At no point in memorable history has any factory car offered this stout of a foundation for the performance enthusiast.

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September 2002

Technologically Impaired: 
The Bryan (BK) Meyers Story
Article by:  Jason Reiss 
Photography by:  Brian Carner, and courtesy of Frank Peterson at Stangcrazy.com

NMRA Renegade racer Bryan (BK) Meyers is extremely dedicated.  Bryan seems to have the same affliction as most of us.  He's been bitten by what I like to call the "Mustang Bug".   Bryan purchased the car you see here in December of 1994.  However, some repairs needed to be made before it could be back in action.  As Bryan said, "It was wrecked when we got it and the front end was pretty wasted. Only the driver's side front fender was reusable."  To me, that's a lot of work, when there are other, clean cars out there to be had.  But it didn't deter Bryan and his wife, Jennifer, from rebuilding the car to better than factory specs.  The pictures of it don't really do it justice because it's a super clean example of what you and I have in our garages. 

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August 2002

On the way to East NJ
Story By: Jason Reiss
Photography By: Brian Carner, Todd Savidge

Well, gang, the time has come for a complete update.  The new PBM Racing machine is well on its way to shocking the Mustang racing community.  Brian and I had the pleasure/honor of spending last night at Billy Laskowsky's shop, to check out the progress.  The level of detail work in this chassis is unbelievable!  Billy really pulled out the stops this time, and they have assured me that they would be ready for Atco. 

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August 2002

Gassed to Blown:  The Swill Racing Story
Story By: Jim Prasse
Photography By: Brian Carner

Swill Racing evolved back in the fall of 1999.  That was when many nights of swilling beer and bench racing developed into an aspiring race team that is now in its second season in the EFI/Renegade class of the NMRA.  Dale George, Pat Carroll, and Scott Lovell make up the Swill Racing team.  Pat and Scott have always been into Fords and late model Mustangs.  Dale was originally a hardcore Chevy guy, but Pat and Scott have successfully converted him to the Blue Oval side.  The Swill team is one of the only teams that completely built their race car by themselves and not by a race shop.  With the knowledge of Dale, who is an bodyman/mechanic, along with the help of Scott, Pat, and many friends, they started with a 1989 LX coupe 4 banger donor car.  After beating the heck out of the car, it was then completely stripped down to the bones, and built into the monster that you see on the track these days.  The only work that has been taken to another shop is the precision machining of the block and other engine components.  All of the assembly work was not completed in a race car shop, but in the garage of Dale George. 

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July 2002

Sometimes Less is More...
Story & Photography By: Jason Reiss

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For the many of you old enough to remember the classic "Gumby" skits done by Eddie Murphy on Saturday Night Live! in the 80's,  Murphy changed the attitude of the little animated character for many of us forever.  Every time I hear the word "Gumby", I fondly remember the hilarious skits with Eddie Murphy's trademarked "I am Gumby, Damn it!" statements in the skits.  However, this story is not about Murphy, but rather Brighton, Michigan racer Jim Monson, and his incredible 1987 NMCA class-legal Super Modified Mustang coupe, which is affectionately known as "Gumby."

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What does Dan Millen and Team Livernois do for the rest of the 2002 season?  If WFC was any indication of what the future holds, how about kickin’ ass & taking names!  Last season, some starting line issues got Millen and the boys from Livernois off to a slow start but, they made quite a comeback and clinched the 2001 NMRA Championship, setting several records in both FFW and NMRA.  Though, Millen had a rough ride during the fabrication of the new car due to some adjustments and maneuvering around unforeseen inconsistencies with rule changes last year, he stayed focused and was determined to build a state of the art Super Street Outlaw car with the versatility to cross over as many series as possible for 2002.  It looks like he did it and how! Even though he missed several races waiting the arrival of his new super sweet ride, it was well worth the wait.

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