A big thank you goes out to our sponsors, our driver "Muffler Mike", and to Art for coming out to race us on such short notice, all of whom without their support, we would have not been able to complete this build in record time and get it to the track for the filming of the pilot episode of Rich Christensen's Blow It Up for the Speed Channel! Jake Raby, President, Raby Enterprises Inc. Be sure to tune in on Sunday, July 22nd to see Aircooled Technology and Aircooled Engineering go head to head. View the Aircooled Technology Sypder "stats" on the Blow It Up webpage.
View our galleries including selected photos from the filming at Cordova Dragway Park here.
Visit the official "build" thread on the Aircooled Technology forums (registration required but well worth it!) here http://forums.aircooledtechnology.com/showthread.php?t=998
View our galleries including selected photos from the filming at Cordova Dragway Park here.
Our sponsors:
RAT - Raby's Aircooled Technology
Type 4 Store
Chamonix
Special Edition/ Beck Speedster
Rancho Transaxles
American Refining Group / Brad Penn Racing Motor Oils
Discovery Parts
Race Tech Seats
Simple Digital Systems
Road Race Gear.com
Tangerine Racing
DTM Engineering
Hoffman Automotive Machine, Inc.
M&H Tire
LN Engineering
R&R Racing Products
Performance Cryogenics
Calico Coatings
AJ Speedshift
Hoosier Tires
Webcam Camshafts
Bugpack
Performance Products
Marx Trailer Sales
* RAT/ Type 4 Store, Misc engine parts and labor to asemble the car, roll cage and etc.
* Special Edition Inc- 2007 Beck 550 Spyder, and a ton of parts to complete the car.
*Rancho Transaxles- Tranny capable of withstanding the task.
* Hoosier Tires- Two sets of sticky tires to be melted!
* Web Cam- Cooked up one of my custom cams with one days notice!
*LN Engineering- Nickies cylinders, JE pistons, head studs, and thru-bolts as well as
LN Engineering's
logistical, photography, and website support
*Tangerine Racing- custom, purpose built exhaust system
*DTM Engineering- Assembly labor, logistical support and the like
*R&R Racing Products- billet dry sump oil pump and connecting rods
*Performance Cryogenics- Lyle and crew made a special 4 hour drive to grab the parts that needed processing and they have agreed to walk some of our items thriough special processes in Mooresville NC to save us time, then bring all the parts back here for assembly!
*Rimco- Tood and the team turned out some special work on our crankcase in only one day that we did not have the proper tooling for!
*DPR Machine- Jose went above and beyond and wedgemated my existing crank to another flywheel on one days notice!
* Calico Coatings- These guys bumped some very high end race parts to power our components through some coating processes that needed to be done!
* Marx Trailer sales- Helped us source a new race trailer to make the trip to Iowa more comfortable with the car, tools and support equipment!
* Bugpack Performance Products- We are currentlyu working with Bug Pack on a long list of items that we need to complete the build.
View our galleries including selected photos from the filming at Cordova Dragway Park here.
News from Cordova Dragway Park about "Blow It Up"
SPEED CHANNEL and LAUNCH HOUR ARE GOING TO “BLOW IT UP” AT CORDOVA DRAGWAY PARK. Cordova Dragway Park announced today that Speed Channel in association with Rich Christensen Presents, the energetic host and producer of the popular show “Pinks”, will be at CDP Tuesday and Wednesday, May 1st and 2nd 2007, to film episodes for a new show coming this summer called “Blow It Up”. The show, “Blow It Up”, will be part of a new series for Speed called “Launch Hour”, that will also include the shows “Drag Race High”, “Know It Hauls”, “Quick 8”, “Speed Records”, and “DB4”.
“Blow It Up” will feature speedshop entries from around the U.S. in an 1/8th mile, Heads-Up, Hot Lap, format until one competitor cannot “make the call” or “blows it up”. All entries will be 500 h.p., full bodied cars, ran on gas, with a power adder. (NOS, turbocharger, supercharger, etc.)
“I’ve had people tell me during “Pinks” they can build a car that won’t fail” said Rich Christensen, “Well now it’s time to put up or shut up. I don’t care if it takes 4 laps or 24 laps, someone is going BOOM!, just like “Famous Nate” used to say, “We’re pushing pistons through the hood”. “
Clay Millican, 5 time IHRA Top Fuel World Champion and current NHRA racer will be the host of “Blow It Up”. “I’m thrilled to host the show and return to Cordova,” said Millican, “I’m still the National and Track record holder there at 326 mph. and I get to see cars “Blow It Up”, how cool is that?”
The public is invited to attend the taping of the shows free of charge both days beginning at 9am. For more information on “Blow It Up” or any of the new shows coming to “Launch Hour”, go to www.launchhour.tv.
