The Falcon Times Issue 1

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onTimeMarch 2011 - Issue1
Fundraiser that made a Difference
Three meets
It’s a bit sandy
what goes around
One week!
comes around
BA takes a trip to the
couldn’t be any truer ...
beach. But not for fun ...
Even NHRA teams don’t do that!
How’s 6.59 @ 227mph First Lap? Three meetings
in one week!
Ford Falcon Racing is
Even NHRA teams don’t
here! After 10 years of
do that!
planning, building and
After an excellent start for
assembly the Ford Falcon
the new team (running 6.59
Racing Team astonished
@ 227mph on their fi rst
everyone present at the
full lap) team FFR headed
Western Bracket Bash by
to the Western Nationals
posting a 6.59 fi rst full pass
Test and Tune day to fi nish
at a whopping 227mph
their licensing requirements.
(366km/h). After combating
Before the test day the
with tyre shake on the fi rst
whole car was stripped
2 launches, some tunning
down to virtually a bare
advice from Jerry, (a
chassis, while crew chief
member of the Zap’s Rat
Brenton Baxter worked on
crew) steered the team to
the engine, the team went
curing their shake problem.
through the rest of the car
Driver Simon Travaglini
so that everything was ready
had this to say, “The data
for the Western Nationals
is really promising we Snapped by a spectator at the point of heating up those huge tyres
and a crack at the SS/AA
achieved that number (the
record. The Wednesday test
6.59) with a very slow 60’ losing the vehicle’s down barrier and bring it to a safe commented Simon. The day was a success but also
time, and a basic tune up. force, which caused a chain stop. “The car caught me by engine saw 10100 rpm as a reality check about how
I’m very proud of what the reaction; as the chutes surprise when I pulled the the wheels came off the diffi cult these vehicles are
team has achieved in so were opened the rear of the chutes, I really didn’t know ground, a number that is to get down the track. The
short of time”
car was pulled into the air what was happening I felt well within the engines
team managed 2 passes, the
The pass didn’t come and turned the car toward the motor rev up and the rear operating range. Damage to fi rst being a tyre shaking,
without drama as the wing the wall at over 220 mph. of the car lift but it wasn’t the car was minor and only pedalling 7.20 @ 217.
snapped it’s mountings Luckily Simon was able to until I saw the data that I involved repairing one of With the all clear from the
around the 800’ mark keep the car away from the realised what happened,” the massive 6” exhausts.
ANDRA Divisional Director
the team lined up for a
second pass. Unfortunately
the car shook hard again and
Shake, rattle, shake ...
the run resulted in a hard
FFR team is plagued by by evening up the cylinders,
pedalling 7.50. The car and
tyre shake. When you run our fi rst run showed about
driver were now licensed
fast on your very fi rst pass 2600Hp now we probably
and ready for the Westerns!
with no data and a tune have another 500 more,
Once again the car had to be
up and car setup that was controlling that extra power
stripped down and every nut
worked out on a shed fl oor, and getting it down to the
and bolt had to be checked.
far away from the race track, track is a lot harder than it
The team worked day and
you tend to fool yourself sounds but I’m confi dent we Tyre tracks and out of shape wheelie bars tell the tale
night and fi nished loading
into thinking that this is will fi nd a way.” The team differential housing so for risk crashing the car because the truck at 10.30pm Friday
easy, unfortunately it isn’t! shook the tyres on every safety reasons I decided to of a broken component.” ready to be at the track
Brenton Baxter explains, pass. Simon added, “We pull the car from racing. The The team will be back on 8.30am Saturday as the
“We found a lot more made it through fi rst round team was devastated by my track at their next meeting gates opened. A huge effort
horsepower in the engine but we found a crack in the decision but I’d rather not the Nitro’s on March 19.
for a new team.
See You There ...!

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FORD FALCON RACING
B.A. BARACUS goes to the beach!
On two wheels, on fire now
the sand!
They say that years of
experience is all that
can prepare you for the
unexpected, FFR got their
first taste of the unexpected
as the Falcon headed down
the braking area at 317km/h
without the parachutes
deploying, relying on the
brakes to slow her down. “I
went for the cutes but ended
up pulling the fuel shutoff
instead. I feel like a fool
but I’m also relieved to find
out that the brakes actually
work!” commented Simon.
The car ended its wild ride in
ã Thanks to Crackling Pipes
the sand pit safety breaking
Note the score board (317km/h) & lack of chutes æ
area relatively un scathed.
The team worked frantically
“I feel like a fool but I’m also
making minor repairs and
cleaning the dune worth of
relieved to find out that the
sand from the car.
brakes actually work!”
Fundraiser brings a tear to Mr T Strip and re-build in 2 weeks!
The FFR team has their
The Fundraiser that made Andy K Design – Andy
AA to SC/S to see the car
work cut out for them
a difference Everyone that and Mick, Mat Luff, SCM
run in the Supercharged
leading up to the Nitro
knows Simon; driver and Race Engines, Scott Bryson,
Outlaws bracket is also in
Funny Car meet. After
founder of the FFR team, Ian Foster, Donald Friend,
order. “The time slot for
violent tyre shake in the
will tell you that he would Anthony Begley, SVA –
Outlaws is better suited
winning first round at
take the shirt off his own Dante Travaglini, DTM
to running cars like this,”
Western Nationals, cracks
back to help someone. - Chris Dimof, National
Pointed out Crew Chief
appeared in the differential
Well the saying what goes Tyres, Acme Wheel and
Brenton Baxter,” The
housing. This shows the
around
comes
around Rim, Fat Boyz Racing,
cooler track conditions
immense strain the vehicle
couldn’t be any truer when Mick Kaine, Graham Jones,
will give us a better chance
and it’s components are
a group of friends and Colin Palmer, Rod Sammit,
to try to get all the power
forced to endure. Also the
crew members organised Ova Boost – Mick Munroe,
we are making down onto
Lencodrive transmission,
a fundraiser to help Simon Peter Gardner, John & Sam
the track,” added team
bodywork and chassis
and the FFR team. Lead by Gullotto, Vinnie Armandi,
Driver Simon Travaglini.
have to be torn down and
crew chief Brenton Baxter, Street Scene Automotives Tassone, All Type Industrial
Some major changes are
checked for cracks and
Sandro Principe, Nick – Vic Donis, Commodore Painters, Any Tow – Emilio
planned for the car on top
wear. Considering most
Ierino and Michael Kooka Service Centre – Jason Boya, Cubedu, GTS Automotives –
of the regular maintenance
of the crew work full time
Pasani raised a whopping Alby Bacranich, Daniel Steve Yozzi and Mick Costa.
scheduled to take place.
jobs, many late nights will
$19150.00 to help out the Ierino, Audi Image, WA To all of you that contributed
A different type of launch
go into preparing the FFR
team. The
Diesel & Hydraulics, Drive and help organise the fund
controller is hoped to
BA for the Nitro meeting.
contributing
businesses Straight – John Morrsby, raiser, thank you very much
help with the team’s tyre
A class shift from SS/
and individuals included Active Automotives – Eddy from Simon and all the team.
shaking problems
BARACUS posing for magazines!
B.A makes D.A. With only a couple of laps on board the FFR team
have already managed to make an impact! The paparazzi have
been snapping crazy at the BA. Photo’s have been turning up on
the Motorplex website, Youtube, forums, even facebook
but to top it all off Dragster Australia featured
a full page spread.

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