NMRA World Finals

(ANNOUNCER)>> TODAY ON ENGINE POWER, MIKE AND PAT ARE HEADING TO THE NMRA WORLD FINALS IN BOWLING GREEN, KENTUCKY. IT'S THE ULTIMATE EVENT FOR THE VERY BEST IN MUSTANG RACING, SHOWING, AND TRADING. THESE GUYS AND GALS HAVE BEEN COMPETING ALL YEAR JUST TO MAKE IT TO THE BEECH BEND RACEWAY, WHERE THEY'LL LAY IT ALL ON THE LINE FOR A SHOT AT THE WORLD TITLE.

[ ENGINE REVVING ]

(MIKE)>> THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT! NOW WE'RE HERE AT BEECH BEND RACEWAY PARK IN BOWLING GREEN, KENTUCKY, FOR THE NMRA WORLD FINALS. THE WEATHER'S COOL, IT'S A LITTLE OVERCAST, BUT THE AIR IS GOOD. THESE GUYS ARE GONNA BE FLYING. SO EXPECT TO SEE SOME RECORDS SET.

GO TO ANY NMRA EVENT AND YOU'LL FIND SOME OF THE QUICKEST AND FASTEST BLUE OVAL RACE CARS ANYWHERE, AND HERE IN BOWLING GREEN, THE WHOLE SEASON BOILS DOWN TO THIS, THE NITTO TIRE ALL FORD WORLD FINALS. AND MORE THAN ONE CHAMPIONSHIP IS ON THE LINE. SOME OF THESE RACERS HAVE BATTLED ALL YEAR LONG ONLY TO COME INTO THIS EVENT SEPARATED BY JUST A FEW POINTS. [ ENGINE REVVING ]

(MIKE)>> NOW THIS EVENT IS NOT JUST HIGH POWERED MUSTANGS AND LIGHTNING TRUCKS. IT'S ALSO ONE OF THE VERY BIGGEST AND BEST SHOW AND SHINES FOR ANYTHING THAT'S EVER ROLLED OUT OF A FORD PLANT. SOME ARE BONE STOCK, AND SOME NOT SO STOCK. ( )>> THAT IS ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL, YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING? THAT'S REALLY COOL! I ACTUALLY WANT TO GO GET A NEW ONE.

(MIKE)>> AND RIGHT PAST THE SHOW'S GROUNDS IS ONE OF THE BEST SWAP MEETS IN THE COUNTRY, WITH JUST ABOUT ANY PART FOR JUST ABOUT ANYTHING FORD. THERE ARE GO FAST GOODIES AND HARD TO FIND OE PIECES TO FINISH OUT ANY RESTORATION YOU MAY HAVE GOING ON IN YOUR GARAGE. AND IF YOU CAN'T FIND WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR IN THE SWAP MEET OR IF YOU NEED THE NEWEST HIGH TECH STUFF FROM THE AUTOMOTIVE AFTERMARKET OR RACING INDUSTRY, JUST HEAD ON OVER TO THE MANUFACTURER'S

MIDWAY WHERE VENDORS ARE SHOWING OFF THEIR LATEST AND GREATEST SOLUTIONS TO YOUR NEEDS.

BUT WITHOUT A DOUBT THE BEST THING ABOUT AN EVENT LIKE THIS IS THE CHANCE TO ROAM FREELY THROUGHOUT THE PIT AREA TO MEET THE DRIVERS AND GET UP CLOSE TO CHECK OUT THESE AWESOME MACHINES, LIKE SCOTTY HEAT'S JET DRAGSTER.

AND YOU THOUGHT YOU HAD A HARD TIME GETTING TO YOUR SPARK PLUGS.

OUR FIRST STOP OF THE EVENT IS DOWN HERE IN THE TEAM HELLION PITS.

NOW THEY BROUGHT A HERD OF MUSTANGS TO THE EVENT, SEVEN IN TOTAL, AND THEY'RE GONNA BE RUNNING IN ALL TYPES OF DIFFERENT CLASSES. NOW THIS EVENT GOES A LOT DEEPER FOR THEM THAN JUST THE CARS. THEY BROUGHT FRIENDS AND FAMILY AND THEY'RE ALL GONNA BE COMPETING AGAINST EACH OTHER. AND AS FAR AS YOU GUYS ARE CONCERNED, YOU SHOULD BE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT A CAR SITTING BACK THERE.

(PAT)>> AND THIS IS THE CAR THAT MIKE'S TALKING ABOUT. THIS IS THE 2015 MUSTANG GT BELONGING TO RONNIE BOOTH THAT MIKE, MYSELF, AND THE HELLION BOYS

INSTALLED A TWIN TURBO KIT IN OUR SHOP. THE REASON THAT THIS CAR IS HERE, IT'S GONNA BE

COMPETING IN THE TURBO COYOTE CLASS AGAINST JOHN'S WIFE, MELISSA URIST. SO WE'RE GONNA SEE HOW OUR WORK IS GONNA PAY OFF.

(JOHN)>> RON'S YELLOW 2015 GT WAS YOU KNOW, IS BASICALLY SHOWING WHAT FORD'S BROUGHT US, WHICH ARE THESE AMAZING CARS WITH THESE STRONG ENGINES, THESE AMAZING TRANSMISSIONS. SO WHAT WE DID IS WE DESIGNED A TURBO KIT TO MATCH THAT. SO WITH TWO SMALL 55 MILLIMETER TURBOS WE CAN MAKE 300 MORE HORSEPOWER THAN STOCK AND TAKE A STOCK 2015 GT INTO THE NINE SECOND RANGE.

(MIKE)>> BUT BEFORE WE CAN FIND OUT HOW WE DID MOTHER NATURE LOOKS LIKE SHE'S GONNA SHUT US DOWN FOR TODAY. SO WE'LL COME BACK IN THE MORNING, HOPEFULLY A DRY TRACK AND BACK TO QUALIFYING TOO.

DON'T GO ANYWHERE.

[ ENGINE REVVING ]

(MIKE)>> WELCOME BACK TO ENGINE POWER AND DAY TWO OF OUR COVERAGE OF THE 2015 NMRA WORLD FINALS IN BOWLING GREEN, KENTUCKY. AND THANK GOODNESS THE RAIN HAS LET UP, AT LEAST FOR NOW.

(PAT)>> WELL THE WEATHER SURE DIDN'T KEEP ANYBODY HERE AT BAY. WE HAVE OVER 500 ENTRIES AND WE'RE IN THE STAGING LANES, AND WE'RE STARTING QUALIFYING. SO LET'S SEE HOW THESE GUYS ARE GONNA RUN IN THIS AWESOME WEATHER.

(MIKE)>> FIRST OUT TODAY IS THE TRUCK AND LIGHTNING CLASS, SHOWCASING EVERYTHING FROM LIGHTNINGS, FAST LITTLE RANGERS, TO BIG DIESEL FOUR BY FOURS, EVEN A COOL OLD PANEL TRUCK THAT COVERS THE QUARTER MILE IN LOW 11 SECOND TIMES.

AFTER TRUCKS IT WAS TIME TRIALS FOR THE LARGEST CLASS AT THE EVENT, THE BRACKET RACE CLASS. BUT ONLY AFTER GETTING A HAND FULL OF PAIRS DOWN THE TRACK MOTHER NATURE AGAIN DECIDED TO SHUT US DOWN. BUT THAT GIVES US A CHANCE TO MEET ONE OF THE NEWEST DRIVERS IN THE HELLION CAMP, HALEY JAMES.

HALEY IS IN HER FIRST YEAR AT COLLEGE AND HER FIRST YEAR BEHIND THE WHEEL OF THE TEAM'S COYOTE MODIFIED ENTRY. HER ONLY RACING EXPERIENCE BEFORE THIS YEAR WAS A SHORT STINT IN JUNIOR DRAGSTERS AT AGE NINE, AND LATELY ATTENDING FRANK HOLLEY'S DRAG RACING SCHOOL. HALEY'S RESULTS IN HER FIRST SEASON ARE ASTOUNDING. QUALIFYING ON THE POLE SEVERAL TIMES AND WINNING FOUR EVENTS WITH HER DAD DWAYNE SERVING AS CREW CHIEF. COMING INTO THE WORLD FINALS HALEY ONLY HAS TO QUALIFY IN THE TOP HALF OF THE FIELD TO CLINCH THE COYOTE MODIFIED CHAMPIONSHIP. BUT FOR HALEY, EVEN WITH ALL OF HER IMMEDIATE SUCCESS, IT'S THE TEAM ENVIRONMENT AT HELLION THAT SHE ENJOYS MOST.

(HALEY)>> HONESTLY THE BEST PART FOR ME IS THE

FACT THAT I CAN MAKE MY DAD PROUD, AND MY TEAM

PROUD, AND MY FAMILY AND MY FRIENDS. LIKE I DON'T CARE ABOUT WINNING OR WHATEVER. I MEAN THE PRIDE COMES WITH THE WINNING, BUT THAT'S DEFINITELY THE BEST PART IS THE SUPPORT.

(PAT)>> WELL I GOT A LITTLE LUNCH HERE. SO SINCE THERE'S A BREAK IN THE ACTION BECAUSE OF THE WEATHER I'M GONNA REVERT BACK TO DOING WHAT I DO BEST, TALK AND EAT.

(MIKE)>> ANOTHER NEW DRIVER FOR THE TEAM IS ACTUALLY A FAMILIAR FACE, JOHN'S WIFE MELISSA. FOR THIS EVENT THE TEAM HAS ADDED THEIR TURBO KIT AND SAFETY UPGRADES TO HER 2015 MUSTANG GT GROCERY GETTER, AND ENTERED IT AND HER IN THE TURBO COYOTE SHOOTOUT.

(JOHN)>> THIS CAR STILL HAS CD, SUNGLASSES, INSURANCE CARD, OWNER'S MANUAL, POWER STEERING, EVERYTHING, A/C. IT IS A FULL BLOWN, WE'RE TAKING IT TO THE STORE STREET CAR. AND IT'S NOT REALLY ENTRY LEVEL. WE'RE TALKING LOW NINE SECOND, EIGHT SECOND PERFORMANCE OUT OF BASICALLY A STOCK CAR THAT YOU BUY OFF THE SHOWROOM FLOOR.

(MIKE)>> FOR HER HUSBAND, NINE TIME STREET OUTLAW CHAMPION JOHN, THE RACE FOR THIS YEAR'S TITLE IS REALLY TIGHT WITH TWO TIME TITLE HOLDER PHIL HINES COMING INTO THIS EVENT JUST A FEW POINTS AHEAD. NOW ALL OF JOHN'S TITLES HAVE BEEN EARNED COMPETING ON THE QUARTER MILE, BUT HERE'S THE TWIST. THIS IS THE FIRST YEAR NMRA HAS STREET OUTLAW RACING ON THE EIGHTH MILE, FORCING EVERYONE TO CHANGE

THEIR CAR'S SETUP AND TUNE UP.

(JOHN)>> WE'VE BEEN RACING WITH PHIL HINES AND ANDY MANSON ALL YEAR BATTLING IT OUT AND WE'RE GONNA TAKE THIS THING INTO QUALIFYING AND THROW THE COALS AT IT. WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS.

(MIKE)>> JOHN'S SUCCESS HAS GAINED HIM A LOT OF DEDICATED FANS. ( )>> I'VE BEEN FOLLOWING HIM FOR A LONG TIME. I LIKE THE WAY HE DRIVES, THE WAY HE RACES. HE'S AN IDOL OF MINE.

(MIKE)>> UNFORTUNATELY WE'LL HAVE TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS TOMORROW AS THE RAIN IS JUST NOT LETTING UP. SO STICK AROUND BECAUSE COMING UP WE'LL SEE IF RACE DAWNS SUNNY AND HOPEFULLY DRY, STAY TUNED.

(MIKE)>> WELCOME BACK TO ENGINE POWER AND A BEAUTIFUL RACE DAY FOR THE 2015 WORLD FINALS, BUT WE STILL DON'T HAVE RACE CARS ON THE TRACK AND HERE'S WHY.

(PAT)>> WELL THE SUN IS OUT AND THE TRACK IS LOOKING GOOD, BUT PREP IS STILL GOING ON BEHIND ME. WHAT HAPPENS IS WHEN IT RAINS AND THE SUN COMES OUT, THE TRACK HEATS UP AND WATER WILL COME OUT OF THE TRACK LIKE LITTLE FOUNTAINS, AND THAT'S OKAY BECAUSE WHAT WE'RE DOING TODAY IS CALLED ONE AND DONE. WHAT WE'RE DOING IS WE'RE QUALIFYING THE SAME DAY WE ARE RACING, AND THAT HAS SOME ADVANTAGES BECAUSE YOU ARE RACING ON THE SURFACE YOU'RE QUALIFYING ON. BUT THE DRIVERS HAVE TO MAKE SOME DECISIONS.

ARE THEY GONNA TURN IT UP AND GO FOR IT? ARE THEY GONNA MAKE AN "A" TO "B" RUN AND GET DOWN THE TRACK? WELL, CAUSE THERE'S A LOT ON THE LINE, SO WE'RE GONNA SEE WHAT HAPPENS.

(JOHN)>> WE'RE ALWAYS READY FOR WEATHER TO CHANGE. SO YOU MAY NOT BE ABLE TO RUN IT OUT OR TRY THE THINGS THAT YOU WANT TO DO GOING INTO ELIMINATIONS. BUT THAT GUESS WORK IS, KINDA, IT TAKES, IT CAN BE FUN AT THE SAME TIME.

(PHIL)>> YOU KNOW I HAVE THE CURRENT RECORD HERE RIGHT NOW, 4.45. I DON'T KNOW IF I WANT TO BE THAT AGGRESSIVE WITH THE TRACK. I JUST WANT TO BASICALLY GET POINT "A" TO POINT "B" CAUSE I KNOW I NEED TO GO SOME ROUNDS IN ORDER TO WRAP THE CHAMPIONSHIP UP.

(MIKE)>> WITH THE TRACK FINALLY DRY, THESE GUYS ARE GOING TO FLY, LITERALLY. [ ENGINE REVVING ]

(MIKE)>> NUMBERS ONE AND TWO IN THE POINTS, PHIL HINES AND JOHN URIST, TAKE THEIR QUALIFYING SHOT TOGETHER. PHIL POSTING A STOUT 4.45, MATCHING HIS TRACK RECORD, WHILE JOHN POSTED A SLOWING AND TROUBLED 4.64. HALEY JAMES, WHO ONLY NEEDED TO MAKE THE TOP HALF OF THE FIELD TO BECOME CHAMPION PUT HER CAR ON POINT WITH THE QUICKEST PASS IN QUALIFYING, A STOUT 8.29.

(HALEY)>> THE CAR WENT A LITTLE BIT SIDEWAYS. SO I HAD TO DRIVE IT A LITTLE BIT TO THE LEFT, BUT I DROVE THROUGH IT, FELT GOOD, FELT FAST. I KNEW IT WAS GONNA BE A GOOD PASS, AND THAT SECURED THE CHAMPIONSHIP FOR ME.

(MIKE)>> BACK IN THE PITS JOHN URIST'S CAR WENT UP ON THE TOP RACK OF THE TRAILER TO GET WORKED ON.

(PAT)>> WELL JUST LIKE ALL RACERS, THEY CAN'T LEAVE IT ALONE. THEY FOUND OUT THAT AFTER THE FIRST ROUND OF QUALIFYING THEY WANTED TO LEAN ON IT A LITTLE BIT MORE. SO THEY'RE GONNA TAKE AND MAKE A BIG CHANGE, AND I

CAN'T TELL YOU WHAT IT IS BECAUSE IT'S A SECRET, BUT

SUFFICE TO SAY IT'S INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION.

AND THEY'VE GOT A BIG FIRST, SO THEY'VE GOT TO REALLY LEAN ON THIS THING HARD.

WELL IT'S BEEN A CHALLENGING WEEKEND. RIGHT NOW IT'S AFTER 10 PM AND GUESS WHAT? WE'RE GONNA START ROUND ONE. THAT'S RIGHT, WE'VE BEEN HERE ALL DAY. THEY HAD TO QUALIFY, AND NOW WE FINALLY GET TO RUN. THE HEAVY HITTERS ARE COMING UP. THEY'RE STILL PREPPING THE TRACK, BUT IT'S GONNA BE

PRETTY EXCITING BECAUSE THE AIR IS GONNA BE

STELLAR, AND WE'RE GONNA SEE SOME FAST TIMES. AND AGAIN, A LOT'S ON THE LINE, SO LET'S GET IT DONE.

(MIKE)>> FIRST UP IN ELIMINATIONS IS MELISSA URIST AND HER FIRST EVER COMPETITION ROUND BEHIND THE WHEEL OF HER TURBO COYOTE DAILY DRIVER. IN THE OTHER LANE IS BRAD BENCH. BRAD GETS AWAY FIRST BUT MELISSA DRIVES AROUND HIM FOR THE WIN.

(MELISSA)>> THAT WAS THE MOST EXHILARATING THING I HAVE EVER DONE IN MY ENTIRE LIFE, HANDS DOWN. NOTHING ELSE BEATS THAT, NOTHING! IT WAS A LITTLE NERVE RACKING IN THE BEGINNING

BECAUSE I ANTICIPATED BUILDING BOOST PRETTY QUICKLY BUT WHEN HE DOUBLE BALLED ME I DIDN'T HAVE

MUCH OF A CHOICE BUT HOPE THE CAR WOULD JUST HOOK UP AND GO AND I WENT, AND I CLICKED THE WIN LIGHT. SO I MEAN, YOU CAN'T ASK FOR A BETTER ROUND.

(MIKE)>> OUR TURBO COYOTE IS BEING DRIVEN BY CHRIS GROVES, AND HE'S AWAY FIRST AS TONY HUBSON'S ENTRY GOES HUNTING FOR THE WALL AT THE HIT. BUT ON THE BIG END TONY TRACKS CHRIS DOWN TO TAKE THE WIN. NOW THE TRACK IS STARTING TO OFFER SOME GREAT BITE, MAYBE A LITTLE TOO GOOD. LET'S SEE THAT AGAIN. SHANE ISICK'S LAUNCHES STRAIGHT UP, HITS THE BUMPER, AND THEN COMES DOWN HARD IN A SHOWER OF SPARKS. SHANE IDLES DOWN TRACK AND HEADS OUT OF THE GROOVE.

THAT'S NOT A GOOD SIGN.

(PAT)>> WHEEL STANDS ARE FUN TO WATCH BUT ALL THOSE

SPARKS, THAT'S THE RESULT, TRANSMISSION FLUID ALL THE WAY TO THE END OF THE TRACK. SO WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO PICK THIS UP IN THE DAYLIGHT. THIS DAY HAS MERCIFULLY COME TO AN END. IT'S 11 O'CLOCK AT NIGHT AND THE DEW POINT IS MATCHING THE AIR TEMP, SO SLICK TRACK.

WE'RE GONNA SEE WHAT HAPPENS TOMORROW.

(ANNOUNCER)>> COMING UP, WE'RE RACING ON MONDAY!

WE'LL FINALLY GET A BREAK FROM MOTHER NATURE AND GET DOWN TO BUSINESS. [ ENGINE REVVING ] WE'LL FOLLOW THE BATTLE FOR THE WORLD TITLE ALL THE WAY THROUGH TO ITS DRAMATIC CONCLUSION. PLUS WE'LL SHOW YOU HOW TO SAFELY PUT YOUR ENGINE IN STORAGE FOR THE NEXT TIME YOU NEED IT, STAY TUNED.

(PAT)>> WELCOME BACK TO ENGINE POWER AND THE FINAL ROUND OF THE NMRA WORLD FINALS.

TODAY HAS DAWNED BRIGHT AND SUNNY, AND NOW OUR DRY TRACK IS BEING PREPPED FOR ELIMINATIONS. (MIKE K.)>> THE STARTING LINE RIGHT WHERE THE HIT IS USUALLY GETS A LITTLE BALD. SO THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE FIXING RIGHT NOW, BUT AS FAR AS LANE DIFFERENCE, JUST A LITTLE MORE TEMPERATURE. PROBABLY NOT AS GOOD AS LAST NIGHT WOULD HAVE BEEN, BUT IT IS WHAT IT IS.

WE'VE GOTTA DEAL WITH IT.

(PAT)>> FIRST UP IS SECOND ROUND FOR MELISSA URIST AFTER WINNING HER FIRST EVER ROUND LAST NIGHT, BUT IT'S NOT GOING TO BE AN EASY RACE AS SHE FACES OFF WITH A QUICK AND FAST TONY HUBIAK.

(MELISSA)>> HE WAS RIDICULOUSLY FAST. THAT WAS A FULL BLOWN RACE CAR VERSUS MY STREET CAR. I'M STILL NOT COMPLAINING. THIS WAS THE BEST WEEKEND EVER. I'D TAKE THAT LOST SECOND ROUND. I MADE IT OUT OF FIRST ROUND AND THAT WAS MY GOAL.

(PAT)>> SECOND ROUND OF STREET OUTLAW MELISSA'S HUSBAND JOHN EASILY DISPOSED OF DONOVAN SIMPSON, BUT BY FAR THE MOST IMPORTANT MATCHUP OF THIS ROUND WAS PHIL HINES TAKING ON ANDY MASON. [ ENGINE REVVING ]

(PAT)>> THE WIN BY PHIL PUT JOHN IN A TOUGH SPOT.

(PHIL)>> EVERYTHING WAS ON THE LINE. IF I LOST, I LOST THE CHAMPIONSHIP, BUT IF I WON I MOVE ON. SO IF HE DOESN'T GO FASTER THAN 4.45.4, THEN I WON

THE CHAMPIONSHIP ON THE NEXT ROUND.

(MIKE)>> ALL THE PRESSURE IS ON JOHN IN ROUND THREE,

AND EVEN THOUGH HE LIT THE WIN LIGHT, HIS WINNING 4.49 ET WASN'T ENOUGH FOR HIM TO RETAIN HIS TITLE. NEWLY CROWNED COYOTE MODIFIED WORLD CHAMPION HALEY JAMES CRUISED TO THE FINALS TO FACE OFF WITH JOHNNY LIGHTNING, BUT SMOKED THE TIRES AT THE HIT OF THE THROTTLE.

(HALEY)>> THIS CAR NEVER REALLY BLOWS THE TIRES OFF, AND FRANK BLEW HIS TIRES OFF RIGHT BEFORE I DID. SO IT WAS JUST KIND OF A WEIRD TURN OF EVENTS CAUSE THAT DOESN'T USUALLY HAPPEN TO US.

(MIKE)>> PHIL MAY HAVE WON THE CHAMPIONSHIP ALREADY, BUT JOHN WANTS THE EVENT TITLE. SO HERE WE GO! [ ENGINES REVVING ]

(MIKE)>> WOW, WHAT A PEDAL FEST. PHIL COASTS TO A WIN AT 6.10 OVER JOHN'S ICE RINK SCATTING 6.60. CHECK OUT WHAT ALL WAS GOING ON INSIDE PHIL'S MUSTANG AS HIS ENGINE TURNED INTO A SMOKE BOMB.

LITERALLY!

(JOHN)>> GOOD RACE!

(PHIL)>> THANKS MAN!

(JOHN)>> YOU BET.

(PHIL)>> APPRECIATE IT. I DON'T KNOW WHY I WAS A SITTING DUCK DUDE. AS SOON AS I GOT BACK IN IT I THOUGHT YOU WAS GONNA

COME BACK AROUND ME.

(JOHN)>> I ALMOST CAME AROUND, AROUND, AROUND. AROUND, AROUND, AND AROUND, AND AROUND.

(JOHN)>> RIGHT WHEN I LET GO OF THE THROTTLE IT STARTED TO SPIN. I GOT OUT OF IT AND THEN GOT BACK IN IT, AND THEN I NOTICED HE HAS SPUN AS WELL. IF WE WERE QUARTER MILE LIKE WE STARTED THE YEAR OFF I MAY HAVE HAD A BETTER CHANCE TO CATCH. BUT YOU KNOW, THAT'S HOW WE RUN NOW AND WE'VE DONE THE BEST WITH WHAT WE'VE GOT.

(PHIL)>> I WAS A SITTING DUCK. AS SOON AS I PEDALED IT AND HIT THE REV LIMITER AND I HEARD THE MOTOR LAY OVER, AND I WAS LIKE OH NO, JUST GIVE ME A COUPLE MORE INCHES. AND THEN SURE ENOUGH IT JUST LET GO AND I HEARD A BIG BANG, AND I KNEW IT WAS DONE. I COULD HAVE SWORE JOHN WAS GONNA COME AROUND AND HE DIDN'T. SO IT WAS A GREAT WEEKEND MAN. THAT'S RIGHT, RIGHT HERE, THIS IS WHERE IT'S AT, WOO! I WISH I KNEW HOW TO DO THIS CAUSE EVERYBODY'D BE

SPRAYED RIGHT NOW. SO ALL Y'ALL ARE LUCKY I CAN'T DO THIS CAUSE I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT TO DO.

(ROLLIE)>> UNBELIEVABLE WEEKEND IN REALITY. GREAT FAN TURNOUT THIS WEEKEND WITH ALL THE RAIN WE SUFFERED, BUT RECOVERED FROM THAT TODAY AND GOT HER DONE. GOT OUR FINAL EVENT FOR NMRA SEASON DONE TODAY. ( )>> THREE, TWO!

(MIKE)>> WE BUILD SEVERAL ENGINES A YEAR TO SHARE

THE PART SELECTION AND OUTPUT THEY PRODUCE FOR YOU. NOW AFTER THEY COME OFF THE DYNO, SOME OF THEM SIT FOR QUITE A WHILE. THAT CAN LEAD TO SEVERAL UNWANTED ISSUES, LIKE VALVE SPRINGS LOSING TENSION, SURFACE RUST FORMING INTERNALLY DUE TO CONDENSATION AND TEMPERATURE CHANGES, AS WELL AS FUEL SITTING IN THE CARBURETORS AND THE FUEL RAILS

TURNING TO VARNISH.

SO TODAY WE'RE GONNA SHOW YOU HOW WE PREP ONE FOR STORAGE TO AVOID ALL THAT.

(PAT)>> THIS IS OUR SUPER POPULAR 557 INCH BIG BLOCK FORD BUILD WE RAN NATURALLY ASPIRATED TO MAKE 754 HORSE, AND THEN WE SPRAYED IT WITH A 300

SHOT OF NITROUS TO MAKE 1,080 ALL ON 93 OCTANE PUMP GAS. THIS IS GONNA GO IN A FUTURE PROJECT FOR DETROIT MUSCLE, AND ALL I CAN SAY IS MARC AND TOMMY BETTER BE HANGING ON WHEN THEY WHACK THE THROTTLE ON THIS THING. THE FIRST STEP OF OUR STORAGE PREP IS REMOVING THE CARB. TURNING IT UPSIDE DOWN WILL ALLOW FUEL TO DRAIN OUT OF BOTH BOWLS THROUGH THE VENT TUBES.

NOW WE CAN SET IT ON A CARB STAND, AND REMOVE THE BOWLS SINCE THERE'S A LITTLE FUEL LEFT IN THEM.

NEXT WE'LL USE COMPRESSED AIR TO CLEAN OUT THE JETS AND AIR BLEEDS.

THE BOWLS GO BACK ON NOW, AND THE CARB IS WRAPPED IN PLASTIC FOR STORAGE.

(MIKE)>> THE NEXT STEP IS TO REMOVE ALL EIGHT SPARK PLUGS TO GET ACCESS TO THE CYLINDERS. NOW TO PREVENT INTERNAL SURFACE RUST ON THE CYLINDER WALLS AND PISTON RINGS WE'LL SPRAY FOGGING OIL INTO EACH HOLE. WHEN THE VALVE SPRINGS SIT FOR A PERIOD OF TIME WITH

THE ROCKER ARM STILL ATTACHED THEY LOSE TENSION, WHICH DECREASES THE SEAT AND OPEN PRESSURE.

NOW THAT IN TURN EFFECTS THE VALVETRAIN'S PERFORMANCE. TO AVOID THAT FROM HAPPENING WE'LL ROTATE THE ENGINE TO TDC COMPRESSION ON EACH CYLINDER. NOW LOOSEN THE ROCKER ARMS, WHICH ALLOWS THE VALVES TO BE CLOSED. THIS NOT ONLY RELIVES THE TENSION BUT KEEPS DEBRIS OUT OF THE CYLINDERS.

THIS GOES FOR ANY ENGINE, WHETHER IT'S SITTING ON A STAND OR IF YOU'RE PUTTING YOUR CAR AWAY FOR THE WINTER. COVER EVERYTHING BACK UP WITH THE VALVE COVERS.

(PAT)>> NOW WE'LL TAPE UP ALL THE EXHAUST PORTS SO CRITTERS GET IN THEM, AND PLUG THE OIL PRESSURE PORT TO KEEP THE OIL GALLERIES CLEAN. WE'RE REMOVING OUR NITROUS AND SPACER SETUP SO WE CAN TAPE UP THE CARB PAD.

THEN PUT THEM RIGHT BACK ON SO THEY DON'T GET MISPLACED. WITH SPARK PLUGS BACK IN PLACE, THE FINAL STEP IS WRAP THE ENTIRE ENGINE IN PLASTIC, WHICH FORMS A TIGHT COVERING. YOU CAN USE AN ENGINE BAG, A DROP CLOTH, OR A TARP. THIS STEP ENSURES DUST AND WATER WILL NOT GET ON YOUR BULLET. OUR THANKS TO THE NMRA FOR SHARING THEIR EVENT WITH US. AND ALWAYS REMEMBER, SAVE YOUR RACING FOR THE TRACK, NOT FOR THE STREET. WE'LL SEE YOU NEXT TIME.