Wildfire is closing in fast!

[Verne_Frantz]

Just in case you guys might be interested, Ronnie Evans first 9.sec pass was at the E-town MuscleCar drags (posted earlier). This past Sunday, the East Coast Nostalgia SS Assoc had it's event at Atco, but Ronnie had to go to the Grove to take his 9.sec license test runs. He made every run perfectly, as well as the 10sec "in & out of the car" timed test. The last two runs were full runs. He recorded a 9.87 then a 9.85.
Ronnie is now the second fastest "stock" 409 in the country. (stock, meaning original iron block and heads, as opposed to any aluminum or a reconfigured MK-IV block). He has 18 hundredhs to go to be #1........and he has several things yet to do to the car to do it.
Most people just don't understand what an unsung hero Ronnie is.......since 1962.......he has set track records, and national records in his car and as a driver in other people's cars. He has put himself in the seats of other cars that he never drove before and gone faster than the owner ever had. He can watch a car leave the line and know exactly what to do with the suspension or the tuning to make it go faster.
The man is 63 years young and has more drag racing blood in his viens than anyone I've ever known.

In case you can't tell, I kinda like the guy.

Verne

[mockingbird812]

Unbelievable!!

[JoeG]

Glad you guys are making some noise....

[Dog427435]

[b]Congratulations to Ronnie and his pit crew!!



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[Xplantdad]

VERY cool Verne!!!

[Verne_Frantz]

Pit duties and turning wrenches are one thing, but Ronnie makes the decisions that make him go faster and faster! And he's the one in the car when it goes that fast!

Verne

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[Salvatore]

And as Verne will attest to is that our man Pete Suriano "Petes Automotive" from Pottstown/Phoenixville, Pa. is the master mind behind Ronnies and a few other FAST 409 guys on the east coast! Attention to detail is a must for an 09 and that is what these guys do best! Pete is a master at massaging the 409 iron heads to make a lot of horsepower. Congrats on all fronts! Have any drag strip pictures Verne?

[Kim_Howie]

COOL VERY FAST!! My kind of car.

[Verne_Frantz]

I don't have any recent ones Sam. There's a video I took of his first 9.sec run at E-town but it's on someone else's camera. I'll take mine with me when we go out again and see what I can get.

And you're right about Pete. The little details count for a LOT. The last motor he did for Ronnie was just 417cid and he was running 10.30s.

Verne