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Supercharged A fuel altereds, or AA/FAs, are exemplified by the famous Pure Heaven, Pure Hell, and Rat Trap. [ 12 ] Winged Express , piloted by "Wild Willie" Borsch , is "arguably is the most famous fuel altered of all time". [ 13 ]
Winged Express qualified for the 1968 NHRA Winternationals, a 32-car field in Top Fuel, at an AA/FA record elapsed time of 7.29 seconds, only to have the rest of the field refuse to race Borsch, for fear of the ill-handling Altered. It turned out they were right: in Round One of Super Eliminator, Borsch went from guardrail to centerline, in a ...
Pure Hell was an American Fuel Altered (AA/FA) drag racing car. With an 89 in (2,300 mm) wheelbase, Pure Hell was initially powered by a Chevrolet small-block engine V8, mounted high in the chassis, at a steep angle, to improve traction. [1] Driver Don Petrich was replaced in 1965 by Dale Emery. [1]
On 28 September 1967 at Irwindale, Borsch turned in the first 200 mph (320 km/h) pass in an Altered, at 7.91 seconds and 200.44 mph (322.58 km/h). [4] Borsch qualified for the 1968 NHRA Winternationals, a 32-car field in Top Fuel, setting an AA/FA record elapsed time of 7.29 seconds. The rest of the field refused to race him, for fear of the ...
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In 2010, a new Tasmanian Devil AA/Fuel Altered was recreated to its exact 1965 AA/FA specs by a team of retired professional top fuel drivers from Long Island. The build marked the 50th anniversary of The Pacers' Tasmanian Devil and was accomplished in only 6 months. The project was code named Project Pacers.
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He moved up to fuel cars in 1959, running a rear-engined coupé. He returned to the gas classes in 1960, at the wheel of a dragster, before taking the wheel of car owner Woody Parker's Top Fuel dragster (TF/D) in 1962. [2] That car was built by Pete Ogden, who also built the Pure Hell Fuel Altered (AA/FA) for Rich Guasco.