Mopars drag race in Iceland

Ragnar S said:

The enclosed clip shows two Mopars, a 408 c.i. Dakota and my 451 c.i. ´66 Charger competing in a street car class at an inauguration race in Akureyri Iceland. The new track is and 1/8 and owned and operated by The Auto Club of Akureyri of which I have been a member since 1975. We had been working on getting land for this track and building the facilities needed for 43 years Money and politics slowed our plans, but nevertheless we are proud of having the track built mainly via volunteer work of past and present club members. many of whom did not live to see this day.


Ragnar in Iceland

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Ragnar S said:

Thanks for kind and uplifting words Moparians! My class is strictly for true radial tires (i.e. none soft compound). On these BFG tires I have done 11.75 in the quarter-mile and 7.63 on 1/8th. The engine is a very mild 451 stroker with a 4.10:1 SG, 10.69:1 CR, a .582" and255 deg cam and a 2800rpm stall converter.View attachment 1135880

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Ragnar S said:

The enclosed clip shows two Mopars, a 408 c.i. Dakota and my 451 c.i. ´66 Charger competing in a street car class at an inauguration race in Akureyri Iceland. The new track is and 1/8 and owned and operated by The Auto Club of Akureyri of which I have been a member since 1975. We had been working on getting land for this track and building the facilities needed for 43 years Money and politics slowed our plans, but nevertheless we are proud of having the track built mainly via volunteer work of past and present club members. many of whom did not live to see this day.


Ragnar in Iceland

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