PRESENTED BY
“You’ve got to understand that the main chassis on this car was built in ‘99.
The car has a lot of history. We know the car, so we just kept refining it. As
the class evolved, we just tried to evolve with it and keep the car as modern
as we can. The car is really a state-of-the-art car. You wouldn’t know it by
looking at it, but’s it a pretty trick piece underneath.
“We run a big-block Chevrolet-based engine. It’s a big-block Chevy
dimension. It’s a stock 9.800 deck height. It’s a stock bore space. Nothing on
it is stock, of course, but it’s stock dimensions. It’s a true big-block Chevy.
The reason we stick with that is because Jason (Carter) has done the big-
block Chevy stuff for a long time. That’s all I’ve ever raced. From the late
‘80s, that’s all I’ve known. It just clicks with both of us.” – MARK MICKE
BASIC INFO
Car Owner: Jason Carter
Driver: Mark Micke
Hometown: Kansas City/Jefferson City, MO
Car Year/Model: 1978 Chevrolet Malibu
Sanction/Class: Radial vs. the World
Best ET/Speed: 3.623/221.98
CHASSIS & BODY
Builder: Blake Housley
Location: Kansas City, MO
Wheelbase: 106 in.
Weight with Driver: 2810 lbs.
Front Suspension: Kinetic Engineering
Rearend: Mittler Brothers
Rear Shocks: Kinetic Engineering
Rear Tires: Mickey Thompson
Rear Wheels: Weld Alpha
Front Tires: Mickey Thompson
Front Wheels: Weld
Brakes: Carbon fiber Strange
Differentials: Strange & Carmack Engineering
Axles: Strange Solid 300
Wheelie Bar: no use – that’s for slow cars
Bodywork/Paint: TFK Motorsports
Wires: FireCore
ENGINE
Builder: Mark Micke (in-house)
Type/Size: 548ci 4.840 Chevy
Turbochargers: Garrett 98s
Machine Work: Pro Line Racing
Wastegates & Blow-Offs: TurboSmart
Block: Dart Billet
Heads: VED
Crank: Callies
Rods: BME
Pistons: BME
Rockers: Jesel
Lifters: Jesel
Front Cover: Jesel Belt
Push Rods: Jesel
Cam: Comp Cam
Billet Blow-downs: Cunningham Machine
Valves & Hardware: Victory 1 Performance
Oil Pan: Billet Fabrications
Oiling: Moroso
Lubricants: Extreme Racing Oils 50wt
Fuel Pump: Aeromotive
Fuel: VP Racing Fuels M1
Ignition: Wolfe Mag
Spark Plugs: NGK Spark Plugs
EFI: FuelTech
Intake: VED
Headers: Kooks Headers
Transmission: M&M Transmission
Bellhousing: Jeff Bohr titanium
Converter: M&M lock-up
Fluids: LAT Pro Plus ATF
Injectors: Billet Atomizer 700
Driveshaft: The Driveshaft Shop carbon fiber
INTERIOR
Builder: Blake Housley
Tinwork/Carbon work: Blake Housley
Wiring/Finish: Eric LaFerriere
Seat: Tim McAmis
Steering Wheel: Larry Jeffers lightweight
Shifter: M&M Shifter
Gauges: RacePak
Windows: Optic Armor
SAFETY EQUIPMENT
Seatbelts: Stroud
Window Net: Stroud
Engine Diaper: DRE
Fire System: Safecraft
Parachute: Stroud Safety
Helmet: Stand 21
Firesuit: Stand 21
SPONSORS
Garrett Turbo, Billet Atomizer, M&M Transmission,
Aeromotive, Turbosmart, Kooks Headers, Woolf
Air Craft, VP Racing Fuels, Mickey Thompson,
Weld Wheels, Carmack Engineering, Total Seal,
BME, Callies/Energy Manufacturing, Wolfe Race
Craft, Lithium Pro Batteries, VED, Blake Housley,
TFK, The Driveshaft Shop, Extreme Racing Oil,
Kinetic Engineering, ATI Super Damper, Innovators
West, Cunningham Machine, Optic Armor, Strange
Engineering, FireCore
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March 2019
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