Season '99

PIC00016.jpg (72634 bytes) FHRA Spring Nationals 14-16.5.1999
Alastaro Circuit

Volvo PV 544 -64.
Car was on the loan from PV/C Racing.
The engine is almous standard Chevy 361 CID.
Many thanks to Petri Liimatainen and Jari Karvonen

Best times   60'    1,589 s
                 660'    7,201 s / 154 km/h
                 1/4     11,393 s / 187 km/h

Placing   RunnerUp
 
FIA European DragRacing Championship  11-13.6.1999
Alastaro Circuit

First race by new engine contruction. Broken Cam Lifter and lifter bits flied inside the engine and destroied almost everything. All engine inside parts was new. Never again CB lifters inside my engines. All rounds was driven through. Our Best Top Speed.

Best time  1/4     11,920 s / 178 km/h

Placing   5-8
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SERVICE.jpg (60825 bytes) FHRA Drag & Rock Festival  24-26.6.1999
Motopark

Spool broked in a first classifying round. Spool repaired and the rest of the rounds was driven through. Our best ET but problems with engine Air Fuel ratio in a high engine revolution.

Best time  1/4     11,717 s / 168km/h

Placing   5-8
 
FHRA Summer Nationals  9-11.7.1999
Alastaro Circuit

1 st. gearwheel broked at the transmissions main shaft in a first classifying round. The Rest of the rounds was driven through by 2.nd gear start. Still problems with engine Air Fuel ratio in a high engine revolution.

After the race we noticed that 2 nd. gear starts was too much for flywheel and clutch.

Best time  1/4     11,746 s / 166km/h

Placing   5-8
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PIC00006.jpg (71847 bytes) FHRA Finals  27-29.8.1999
Alastaro Circuit

In a first classifying round the engine suddenly stoped at the stage, because I incorrectly hoisted the throttle pedal. After that round it starts to rain. On Sunday there was one classifying round before Elimination.

I burnout and staged. When the tree light changed green,I released the clutch and line lock. Inside the transmission there heard big bang. Drive shaft and pinion broked. So that was the Finals.
     
Start PIC00007.jpg (66314 bytes)
     
PIC00010.jpg (53890 bytes) Our Pit
   
Tea Turpeinen, Chevy Corvette SST 809 pic00013.jpg (70030 bytes)
   
pic00038.jpg (79133 bytes) Mervi Turunen, AMC Hornet SST 811 (front).
Tero Rojola, Plymouth Valiant SST 888 (behind)
   
Petri Liimatainen, Volvo PV SST 850 pic00008.jpg (78026 bytes)