U-Dan Fletcher (Dan Fletcher) ungomunye wabantu abathathu emlandweni wemijaho yokudonsa.Uwine ukunqoba okungaphezulu kwe-100 kwe-NHRA, wambeka phambili kunezinganekwane eziningi kwezemidlalo, futhi waqhudelana noJohn Force kanye noFrank Manzo (uFrank Manzo) waba iklabhu ekhethekile.Uyena kuphela oseke washanela iWest Swing kabili.
Kusukela emqhudelwaneni wokuqala weSuper Stock owawina eColumbus ngo-1994 kwaze kwaba kowamanqamu weSuper Stock ku-NHRA National E-sports spark plug ngo-2020, imoto eyenza uFletcher waphumelela kakhulu yile nkampani eyi-Chevy Z / 28 Camaro ka-1969.Yimoto enqobe ukwedlula zonke emlandweni we-NHRA kanye neChevrolet enqobe kakhulu kuzo zonke izithuthuthu.Awekho amanye ama-bow tie awine imincintiswano eminingi kunoma yiluphi uhlobo lomncintiswano.isikhathi.Yini ekhetheke ngale moto esesinqobe izindondo eziningi kulo mkhakha oqhudelana kangaka?Ingabe indoda?Ingabe umshini noma akukho ngempela ukuhlukana phakathi kokubili?
Ezimweni eziningi, isihluthulelo sempumelelo siwukuqala ngaphambi kwawo wonke umuntu, futhi uhlu lozalo lwe-Z/28 lungalandelelwa emuva osukwini lokuqala.UCamaro wazalwa njengemoto esemthethweni yeCrossram air, 302-litre, V-8, imoto enamagiya amane.Lolu hlobo lomshini olwenzelwe ukuncintisana, kanye nohlobo lwemoto oluqedwa emakethe yomqoqi namuhla.
UFletcher wathi: “Empeleni ubaba wathenga imoto entsha ceke, wayiyisa ekhaya, futhi wachitha ukuphila kwakhe konke egijima.”Okuwukuphela kwemayela alibona emgwaqeni kwakuyibanga okwakufanele lidluliswe kumthengisi.Imayela ngalinye lichofozwa endizeni edonsayo ezweni lonke.
Ubaba kaFletcher washayela imoto ekukhiqizweni okushintshiwe ngeminyaka yawo-1970, wabe eseyipaka isikhashana.Ngesikhathi uFletcher esondela eminyakeni yokushayela, wathi wahudulela uyise emjahweni ngeminyaka yawo-1980 wase ephendula iCamaro yaba imoto yenqola, wabe eseyisebenzisa ekuqaleni kwawo-1990.Ilungiswe ukuze ibambe iqhaza emqhudelwaneni we-Super Stock.Lapho ebuzwa ngemfihlo yempumelelo yale moto, uFletcher uthe iwukuhlanganisa okungenazwelo “kokusebenza kanzima nokubekezela.”Uthe isimilo sakhe somsebenzi wasithola kuyise.UFletcher uthe: “Ngicabanga ukuthi ngingumuntu okhuthele kakhulu, kodwa ubaba uzongenza ngibe namahloni.”“Ungumuntu osebenza kanzima futhi onemininingwane eminingi.”Uhlobo lomuntu owazi ngokwemvelo ukuthi yini edingekayo ukuze uwine ukunqoba.Abantu.
Ngakho-ke, yimiphi imininingwane ebalulekile kuFletcher noCamaro wakhe?Ugxile emsebenzini wokwenza izimoto zisheshe futhi zibikezelwe, hhayi izingxenye.Lona ugandaganda onamakhava amaningi ashelelayo kuwo.Asikwazanga ukuzibamba kodwa saqaphela izingxenye zejubane ezicushwe kahle ku-Camaro, cishe akukho esingakuchaza njengokuthi “okungavamile”.
UFletcher wasitshela: “Ngingumdali womkhuba, futhi ngizama ukugcina yonke into ilula.”Uyavuma ukuthi unabangani abaningi abathengela izimoto zabo izinto ezihamba phambili, kodwa akayena lowo mfana.Usenesikhathi eside eshayela le moto kangangoba uqhamuke nezingxenye ezisezingeni eliphezulu, kodwa zimbalwa kakhulu izinguqulo ezinenani eliphezulu kule moto.“Angiyena umphathi wesonto.Angiyena osemfashinini.Ngimane ngikhuluma nje,” usitshele.
Phakathi kwale mibhoshongo emisiwe, iChevrolet ifake injini yayo yokuncintisana eyi-302cid Crossram dual quaternary.Kusukela lapho, isiphenduke ikhaya lezinjini ezihlukahlukene ezincane nezinkulu ngisho nezinjini ze-SB2 NASCAR.Manje sekunenjini engu-350-cylinder COPO efakwe i-LS7 aluminium block, LS3 cylinder head kanye ne-Holley Hi Ram air inlet.Ngemva kokwengeza ama-gaskets ukuze enze indlela ehamba phambili yokugeleza, lokhu kungena komoya akukwazi ukufakwa odongeni olungaphambili.Ngaphansi kwe-gas hood.Kukhona othayi beziphu abaningi nezixhumi zezinqe kunalokho ebesikulindele kule moto, kodwa njengoba uFletcher asikhumbuza, “Izinto zami zizohlala ziqala.”
Ucishe ubone igazi elomile kulayini we-AN owenziwe nguFletcher wale moto.Ubike ukuthi udinga kuphela ukushintsha ulayini ukuze ashintshe ukusuka ku-carburetor encane ayeyidinga injini ye-LS.UFletcher uphinde wakhuluma ngezifundo zamakhono azifunde mayelana nomfutho kaphethiloli.Isilawuli asikwazanga ukulawula umfutho kaphethiloli kwaze kwaba yilapho eshintsha imoto yaba yipayipi elingu--8 AN elingenisa ugesi kanye nepayipi elingu-10 elingu-AN elibuyiswayo.Ngokwezibalo zethu, phakathi neminyaka edlule, okungenani izindlela ezintathu zokufaka ezihlukene zokulawula ukucindezela kukaphethiloli ziye zazanywa esondweni langempela.
Sikusindisa enkingeni: i-odometer ifunda amamayela angu-653 kuphela.Leyo akuyona inombolo yangempela.UFletcher usitshele ukuthi izintambo bezingakaxhunywanga amashumi eminyaka, futhi isibalo samakhebuli besilokhu sifinyelela kulelo banga.Ideshibhodi, ukhaphethi kanye nezinto ezinyakazayo sezigugile emiqhudelwaneni ezweni lonke.Phela leli ihhovisi lasekhaya likaFletcher.
Ngasekuqaleni kwawo-2000, le moto yayihamba ne-396-cylinder kanye nama-automatic transmission amathathu, kodwa ngaphandle kwalokho, le moto ye-Hearst isineminyaka ecela ku-30 ​​isetshenziswa ezimotweni.I-lever yegiya likagesi ye-Biondo Racing cishe ihlale isebenza namashifu amagiya angu-1-2.Njengamanje, kune-ATI Powerglide enamagiya amabili ngaphansi komhubhe, kodwa uFletcher ukholelwa ukuthi le moto idinga amajubane amathathu ukuze isebenzise ibhande lamandla enjini.
I-gear shift control nayo ibukeka njengeyakudala futhi ibikhona emotweni ngesikhathi uFletcher eqala umjaho.UFletcher uthe ngesikhathi ewa ngephutha emotweni yokuvakasha ngo-2003 futhi "waphuka lonke uhlangothi lwami lwesokudla", kwadingeka athole indlela yokushiya umugqa wokukhiqiza ngesandla sakhe sobunxele kuphela.Ngakho-ke, ngaphezu kwale nkinobho ephansi, kukhona nenkinobho esondweni lokuqondisa.“Kwesinye isikhathi ngisebenzisa leyo nkinobho, kwesinye isikhathi iba ngenye.”
Insimbi yeshidi emotweni ingeyakudala, futhi ubaba kaFletcher waqala ukuhhafula imoto ngohhafu ekuqaleni kwawo-1980.UDan wakhumbula ukuthi imoto ayibona etafuleni lepikiniki yayiyi-fixture.Le moto yenziwe kabusha nguGary Wisecarver waseRustburg, eVirginia.Eminyakeni engu-25 edlule, amathayi e-Mickey Thompson abe ngumkhiqizo oyinhloko wohlelo, kodwa i-Weld Wheels iwumkhiqizo omusha ngo-2019. UFletcher uthe: “Ngihlale ngiwafuna, kodwa angikwazi njalo ukuwathenga.”Ngesikhathi ebuzwa ngekhono lokulungisa ama-V-series double locks abe yi-7075 aluminium lug nuts, uvumile ukuthi abezingane.Umbono, kodwa kuze kube manje, unelisekile ngawo.
Ipheya lamabhethri afakwe amabhethri e-Optimo Yellow Top afakwe ku-fuel cell efakwe i-Aeromotive-Pump kanye nebhokisi le-counterweight elizenzelayo, okuvumela uFletcher ukuthi asebenze ne-ballast emotweni.Ebuzwa ukuthi akhona yini amabhawudi angakaze akhishwe emotweni, uthe ukuwa kwamabhampa angemuva kuzokwenza imoto ibe buhlungu-lokhu kwenzeka ngo-2019.
I-33.0 / 14.5R15 M / T Pro Drag Radials igxilwe phansi ngeFord 9-inch ye-Strange engu-40-spline eshintshanisa amagiya angu-5.38, futhi ifakwe ama-spools ensimbi ukuthuthukisa ukuqina.Lapho uPenske ekhokha imali yoxhaso oluphuthumayo lwe-NHRA yakwaSuper Stock, uPenske washaqeka.
Uma ubheka imoto, kusobala ukuthi lesi yisingathekiso somshayeli-basuke beneqiniso ngokwehluleka, futhi isitayela sabo somuntu siqu nesokwenza kucatshangwa ngemuva kweqiniso.Ugqozi lwabo luzokwenza ukuthi ucabange kabusha ingxenye elandelayo oyengeza emotweni, ngisho noma ingeyinhle kakhulu, susa ingxenye osanda kuyiphazamisa.Isibonelo, hlola uhlelo lukaphethiloli.Kukhona amaphampu ethangi angenalutho athuthuke kakhulu kumaseli kaphethiloli, kodwa ngeke wazi.Lena intambo elukiwe ngesandla, ehlanganiswe noziphu ukuze uhehe ukunaka kwakho.Awekho amapayipi ane-Teflon-lined noma izixhumi ze-clamshell ze-O-ring.Ukuthi nje izesekeli ze-AN ezibomvu neziluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka ziqinisekisiwe endizeni ngaphambi kokuthi imoto ingaxhumeki ku-inthanethi.Kodwa-ke, akukho lutho lwakudala ekwakhiweni, ngoba ipayipi lenziwa ukunciphisa inani nosayizi wezesekeli ukuze unikeze uphethiloli enjinini futhi uvumele umlawuli ukuthi alawule kahle ukucindezela kukaphethiloli.“Wonke amapayipi kaphethiloli owabona ngaphansi kwe-hood ayizingxenye engiphinde ngazisebenzisa ekamelweni elingaphansi,” kusho uFletcher.“Epayipini elisha likaphethiloli elimnyama anginalutho, kodwa uma nginezingxenye esandleni futhi imoto isivele inezimbobo (kwezinye inhlanganisela yokushayela izimoto), ngizosebenzisa enginakho.”
Enye ingqikithi ephindaphindayo kaFletcher ukugwema kwakhe ukuthi “Angisona isicebi.”Lapho ethi kwakungeyena “umuntu ochithayo,” wayeqinisile ngempela.Uma ekwazi ukusebenzisa lokho anakho kakade ukuze afinyelele imigomo yakhe, uyokwenza.Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi isebenza nge-trailer yakhe eneminyaka engu-20 ubudala, noma ukushayela i-RV yakhe eneminyaka engu-17 ubudala, noma ijaha izingxenye zeveni eyithani elingu-1 azishayela emuva esuka kumkhiqizi wenjini yakhe ngosuku esakhuluma ngalo naye.
Lo muntu kanye nomshini bafunde ngempumelelo ukuthi bangazuza kanjani ngalokho abanakho.Ayikho inhlamvu yomlingo lapha.Uyakwazi ukuthola izingxenye okufanele ziphendule.Uthe: “Abantu abaningi bayaduka uma beqala ukushintsha izinto, kwesinye isikhathi kuba nzima ukuthola indlela yokubuyela emuva.Ngisho nami.”Uthi ezikhathini eziningi ezama ukwenza into entsha, noma ukwenza okungcono, Kuzogcina kumenze ahlehle.Ngakho-ke, ukuvela kwezimoto kuhamba kancane ngamabomu futhi kuyindlela.
Ompetha bafunde emaphutheni nasemiphumeleni yabo, kanti amasizini kaFletcher ka-2019 no-2020 NHRA bekuyimidlalo yakhe ende ngaphandle kukaWally.Ingabe yisizathu senhlanganisela yenjini entsha ye-LS emotweni?Mhlawumbe, kodwa uFletcher akazange asheshe aveze icala kunoma iyiphi ingxenye yezinqubo zakhe.UFletcher uthe: “Lona kumele kube wumhlaba omude kunayo yonke engake ngaba nayo.”“Ngonyaka odlule bekungokokuqala ngingawini umdlalo eminyakeni engu-25.”Wasondela washayela kahle, kodwa njengoba ethi: “Akuzange kubonakale.”
Isizini yakhe ka-2020 nayo ayizange imvumele ukuthi angene endaweni yakhe.Ngakho-ke, ubefunda inhlanganisela yemoto yokuthatha kanye ne-torque ukuze aqhube izinombolo ezidingekayo.Khumbula ukuthi usebenzelana nezingxenye azisebenzisile kusukela ngo-2019, futhi wenza ngcono futhi ugwema okuguquguqukayo okusha.UFletcher uthe: “Inqobo nje uma uqhubeka nokushintsha, awusoze wakwenza kahle ngempela.“Ekugcineni, kufanele ucwaninge ujule, bese wenza uhlelo lusebenze futhi luphelele.Empeleni sengineminyaka engu-40 ngihamba ngemoto efanayo.Phezulu.”
Yini eyamvumela ukuba agxile emshinini ofanayo phakathi neminyaka edlule?Ubaba wakhe.Le 69 Z/28 akuyona nje imoto ye-Super Stock.Ingabe abafowabo nodadewabo.Yilokhu aziphilisa ngakho.Lokhu futhi kuyifa lakhe.Ubuhlobo bakhe naye buwukuhlonipha uyise, futhi abushintshile ukuphila kwakhe konke.Uthe: “I-69 Camaro ingenye yezimoto ezigqama kakhulu kwezake zaba khona, kodwa kimina ngokwami ​​ngiwukuphela kwengane.Selokhu ubaba ashayela ekhaya, sekuyiminyaka ekhona cishe ukuphila kwakhe konke.”“Ukucabangela kuze kube phakade.Ngaphandle kwaleyo moto, khohlwa, bese ukhohlwa.Ngaphandle kwale moto, bengingeke ngikwazi ukuphila.”
Ubaba kaDan Fletcher akayena owakwaChevy, ungowaseMopar.Ngaphambi kwalokhu, imoto yakhe bekuyi-'67 Coronet R/T enamandla angu-440, egijima ku-C/Stock Automatic.I-'69 Z/28 Camaro bekuyisinqumo sakhe sesibili ngoba i-oda lakhe le-'68 Hemi Dart alizange limtholele ugesi onamagiya amane abewufuna.I-oda lakhanselwa, futhi umngane womthengisi wasendaweni wakwaChevrolet waphanyeka ubaba kaDan ngenqola yamahhashi.Ngakho-ke, ingabe sesisondele ngempela ukuhlangana no-Dan Fletcher ku-Hemi Challenge?“Bengilokhu ngicabanga ngakho ngaso sonke isikhathi,” kusho uFletcher."Lezo zimoto ze-Hemi azizona izimoto ezijika ngokuphelele."Ingabe uFletcher uzoshintsha inhlanganisela yenjini futhi alandele uhlelo lomdlalo ofanayo nale Super Stock Camaro?“Ubani owaziyo,” kusho uFletcher.Uma ubaba ethenge leyo moto, umlando ungase uhluke kakhulu.