HC50:  How did you get your start in Drag Racing?

My older brother came home in 1977 with a '66 Chevy Impala with a 283 and a Powerglide. After helping him change cams, transmissions, converters, and just about everything on the car at least twice, we got to go with him to the street races and to LaPlace Dragway. On my first trip to the track, I saw Bob Glidden, Sox & Martin and Bill (Grumpy) Jenkins match race, what at the time looked like factory streetcars. The first car that Keith and I built was a '66 Chevy II with a 327, Turbo 350; it was light and very fast in 1981. Then we built a '70 nova with a 427, Turbo400, and a new for the time Moroso N2O kit. I got my first Mustang an '84 hatch in 1989 with a broken oil pump drive and no clutch. What started as just a rebuild turned into one serious street racer. Keith got his first Mustang an '89 LX in 1992, after spending the weekend with me at State Capital Dragway in Baton Rouge for Fun Ford Weekend.


HC50:  Explain the relationship you two have on the operation of the car... like who was going to drive, etc?

As far as who was going to drive, it was Keith's car when we decided to join forces and race just one car, so he got stuck with driving. Besides, he is 40lbs lighter and when you have a 2700lbs weight limit you need every extra ounce out of the car. Tuning changes are another dilemma; we talk everything over and decide. Every now and then we clash on the set up and one of us has to let the other find out for themselves if it works or not. We have switched places on occasion, and we both have respect for what the other does.


HC50:  What has been your most memorable accomplishment?

There are a couple of these. Finishing 10th in FFW Pro 5.0 in '99, then finishing 4th in FFW S/O in '00 even though we only attended 6 out of 11 races. Then in '02 at an Alabama Big Dog Race, we ran a 5.07 in the 1/8 mile with a true 10inch tire, and set a Big Dog Race record.


HC50:  What do you think of the FFW ruling allowing big turbos and big tires in S/O?

Now you have opened a can of worms. They change their rules, they say for safety reasons. I might have agreed with that had they stopped at the 29.5X10.5 W tire. Then they allow big block N2O combinations for '01 and bigger cubic inches for the supercharged cars. What they told the top 10 racers from '00 was if you don't like it; take your uncompetitive car somewhere else. If the top 10 cars are uncompetitive, what does that say for the FFW series?  Then in '02 the S/O cars were still unsafe, so let's allow 33X10.5W tires, clutchless trans., bigger turbos, more cubic inches, 4 links, tube rear halves. They say this gives all the guys with old Pro cars a place to race, I say what about the guys with old S/O cars? What about the #1 car from '01, oh yea that's right uncompetitive, well George it looks to me as Vic and Tom are competitive over at NMRA. Hell 22 cars in SS/O in NMRA, and you could never get us a 16-car field.  WHAT A JOKE!!!!!!!


HC50:  What power adder do you use and why?

We use nitrous oxide, Twin N2O foggers.  We have run 8.30's on one stage, and we have just started tuning on the second stage. We have used the second stage in some 1/8 mile races; if we can get it to live for 1320 feet we will be ok.  Why?  That's easy. Neither one of us are any good with computers.

HC50:  What are your thoughts regarding Steve Grebeck's accident?

Steve's accident was a very sad day in street legal racing, but it was just that an accident. You will never slow these cars in any class down; we work every year, month, week and day to go faster. I'm sure NHRA will have something to say about the weight and chassis certifications on these cars by the end of the year.  As far as going to the 1/8 mile, I think the fans come to see the big MPH of 1/4 mile racing, but then again they sure get a great crowd at those outlaw 1/8 mile races. I hope that all drivers learned a lesson from this unfortunate accident, even in one of the safest cars out there, you can still get hurt.  As a driver you need to know when a run is over and to get out of it and stay out.


HC50:  What's the state of Ford Drag Racing, as you see it?

Ford Racing is at an all time high. I can remember when you could not get an aftermarket head for a Ford motor. And the only intake choice was a Torker. The aftermarket has fueled the rise in Ford Drag Racing, and these races have pushed the aftermarket.


HC50:  Do you think the power adder/weight break situation is fair?

I don't see the small block N2O cars getting down to 2700lbs without spending tons of money. Even with an alum. block we still only can get to 2790lbs.


HC50:  Do you think there is enough room for 2 sanctioning bodies in Ford Racing?

There might be enough room for two, but at a cost to the fans. The fans come to see the racecars, and with the way the two organizations have gone with the rules the racer has to choose one organization or the other. Leave the rules alone for a year or two and let people finish the cars being built. Racers are tried of spending money on a car they have been building for a year, only to find out the rules have changed 3 times and there car is outdated or uncompetitive before it is even finished.


HC50:  There is always talk of favorites and favoritism going on in racing. Care to speak on this?

Let's see who gets their feathers ruffled over this one. Yes I have seen racers not wait in tech for an hour or two, but yet have the tech official come over to the racer's trailer and tech the racer's car. I have asked a tech official a question on the legality of a competitors car only to be told he passed tech, the car has been found legal, if you want to waste your money go ahead and protest, since all we ever do is bitch and complain. These two organizations need to understand ALL the racers put on the show for them and the fans, They all need to be treated with the same respect and level playing field.


HC50:  What is the one thing no one knows about Noullet Bros Racing?

In the SS/O class a lot of racers have a engine builder- tuner, chassis tuner. We do all of this ourselves, the car was built in our driveway from a stock 88 GT. Neither one of us own or work for any type of high-performance shop, this operation is run out of our driveway and out of our own pockets.


HC50:  Are there any sponsors or supporters you'd like to thank?

We would like to thank our older brother, who got us started with Drag Racing, and who passed away 2 yrs ago in a car accident: Charles A. Noullet Jr.
Pitre's Race Engines for a great set of cylinder heads and killer intake.
Jason at J.D. Trucking for his help getting to and from the races.
Darren Brady for his help on and off the track.
Darren at B&B Race Cars for helping and tuning advice on the chassis.
Jet Set Body Shop Inc.
Robert Vale Jr. for the bodywork and buffing the car.
Maria and Lori for putting up with us and what we love to do.
Allied Bearing & Supply.
Hardcore 50 for giving the little guys a chance to speak their minds or what is left of them.
All the FANS who come out and watch Ford Drag Racing, you keep this dream worth living.


HC50:  The 2002 season is coming to and end, can you let us in on your plans for next year?

Too soon to tell right now. You never know where we might show up at next. Thanks!

Thank you, guys, for taking the time to answer our questions!  Good Luck next season!