(Photos by Doug Gregory) – You knew it would have to end sometime and that time is now. This is the last collection of Ohio Mile coverage photos that we have to share from the May meet. The good news is that there’s another race coming in a couple weeks so don’t get too heart broken. Anyway, this is likely my favorite collection of photos out of all that we have posted thus far. Why? Frankly the iron in this one stands out. From the full-race Nailhead Buick engine to the flathead shown above with a fourth exhaust port. Yes, those guys actually made a fourth exhaust port in the top of the block, hence the pipe that comes down and hooks into the header. Pretty awesome, right? To top it off, that little thing was flying all meet!
There are some streamliners in here as well. These machines are not as common on the mile but they are impressive to watch and their construction is mind boggling in its complexity. Think of how tightly everything must be packaged to work properly and maintain that tiny profile cut through the air with. Gary Silvus is the driver of the polished machine and powered by a small motorcycle engine it runs north of 160mph in the mile. seeing it sans body will leave your jaw on the floor.
We loves us some land speed racing around here and these photos are the big reason why. Boundless creativity, huge speeds. What’s better?
I’ve seen the exhaust ports ALL routed out the middle of the block on a flathead. This is the first time I’ve seen just one of them done that way.
That’s Badass! It took me a second glance but once I saw what was done,
I couldn’t believe something so simple could’ve escaped generations of rodders
for a breathing solution for the flathead!
AND a tunnel ram, too!