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This
is the home of Brent Hackl's Drag Racing Team, sponsored by
Mac's Convenience Stores and Universal Cycle.
We race a purpose-built 1927 Ford/Brogie Roadster, powered by a 502 cubic inch
big-block Chevy. Please send
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say "Hi".
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#6X33 IHRA / #6333 NHRA
Mac's Motorsports
1927 Ford/Brogie Roadster
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September 28 - On Display
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We were on display at The River
City Classic's 12th annual Show & Shine in High River, on the streets
of downtown. It is one of the largest car shows in Alberta.
Check out this YouTube entry about
the
2013 Show & Shine, you'll find around the 35-40 second mark.
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September 25 - On Display
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We were on display at the
32nd annual Mac's Charity Golf Tournament. For those of you who
were at the tournament, it was great to see you!
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September 20 & 21 - Last races of
the season
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We were at
Castrol Raceway in
Edmonton, AB all weekend for a 2-day drag racing event,
our last races this season.
You can go to
@Race_IT, and you
don't need a Twitter account.
You can also follow live racing on web cam at
castrolraceway.com. The run order is No Box, Juniors, Bikes,
Box, Top Eliminator, Test-n-Tune.
Sat. September 20:
First pass 8.762
at 150.57 mph. Both are personal bests!
Second practice
was better yet! 8.747 at 151.95 mph.
Third practice was
8.752 at 150.40 mph.
Running without
fenders today. Picked up a tenth of a second.
Weaves Industries,
our newest sponsor. Call them for your welding needs.
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Round 1:
Lost. We were too far off our dial-in. Ran an 8.773 on and
8.72 dial. Try again tomorrow. |
Sun. September 21:
Practices: 8.762 (again!) at 149.70 mph, 8.816 at 153.29 mph with a
big side wind. Then a 2h delay due to problems with the 1/4 mile
timers. Switching to 1/8 mile racing!
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Round 1: Lost, 1/8 mile.
Picked a time that was too quick, couldn't do it.
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Thanks to
@dougtaylor16, pit crew and
data analyst, and to
@MyMacs,
@PepsiCanada, Universal Cycle, Praxair, and Weaves Industries for their
ongoing support.
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Doritos
Doug |
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We were at the
MHDRA Dragstrip (in
Medicine Hat, AB) for a 2-day drag racing event.
Sat. September 13:
Practice times:
8.875, 8.867, and 8.890
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Round 1:
Got lucky. Slow 8.997 on an 8.88 dial. We're jetted too rich
for afternoon air. Won because opponent broke out (quicker than
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Round 2:
Lost on double break-out. Both ran too quick, he broke out less.
I crossed the finish line .0009 before him! Try again tomorrow.
Thanks, Doug! |
Sun. September
14:
Practice times: 8.840, 8.905, 8.866. Best mph 147.07.
Sunny day.
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Round 1:
Here's Doug analyzing why we lost
. Broke out. 8.867 on an 8.90 dial. Going home now.
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Thanks to
@dougtaylor16, pit crew and
data analyst, and to
@MyMacs,
@PepsiCanada, Universal Cycle, Praxair, and Weaves Industries for their
ongoing support.
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Doritos
Doug |
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We were at
Castrol Raceway in
Edmonton, AB for a drag racing event.
Follow on web cam at
here.
Suspension changes and the new wheelie bar
haven't had much impact.
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Round 1:
Lost.
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Going home. Unexplainable bad 60' time resulted in a horrible
8.968 on an 8.87 dial. That's drag racing! |
Many thanks again to Doug, pit crew and
data analyst!
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Doritos
Doug |
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We were at the
MHDRA Dragstrip (in
Medicine Hat, AB) for a 2-day drag racing event.
Sat. June 14:
Rained out - no racing today. :-(
Sun. June 15:
Today there will
be two race days crammed into one, the A-race, and the B-race, to make up
for the rain-out yesterday.
Two qualifying
passes with good 60' times, but a bit greasy after that. ETs of 8.927
and 8.972.
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A-race 1:
Won! :-)
8.944 on an 8.94 dial! Opponent shut down on the starting line.
Next round is the first of the B-race. |
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B-race 1:
Won! :-)
8.982 on an 8.94 dial. Fender race to the finish. Now onto
2nd A-race. |
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A-race 2:
Won! :-)
Opponent red-lit. We ran 8.966 on an 8.94 dial. Next is 2nd
round in the B-race. |
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B-race 2:
Lost against a low-7-second dragster.
:-(
We both broke out, less for him. He finished 0.12 second before
us. Next is round 3 in A. |
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A-race 3:
Lost with an embarrassing reaction time (I was in Hawaii). Done!
:-(
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Many thanks to Doug, pit crew and
data analyst!
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Doritos
Doug |
First Races of 2014: June 7 & 8
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We were at
Castrol Raceway in
Edmonton, AB for a 2-day drag racing event.
You can watch live racing via webcam at
castrolraceway.com,
then click on "Catch Live Drag Results" located below the changing
picture near the top. We're competing in the BOX class for IHRA races.
Sat. June 7:
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Round 1:
Won! We were up against a really fast Camaro. Ran an 8.859
on an 8.84 dial. MPH was down at 142.78 due to a quick stabl on
the brakes at the end. |
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Round 2:
Won again! Opponent out of shap at mid-track. Ran 8.889 at
146.98 MPH on an 8.83 dial. Weak-ish 60' tie of 1.29. On to
the semi-finals! |
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Round 3:
Won again! Opponent red-lit. My pass was 8.908 on an 8.87
dial. Going to the semi-finals! |
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Semi-Finals:
Got a bye. Going to the finals! |
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Finals:
Lost with a break-out (ran quicker than my dial-in), 8.857 on an 8.87
dial. A great day. :-)
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Thanks to Doug and Ardan in the
pits, and to Mac's Convenience Stores, Universal Cycle, Pepsi, Doritos and
Praxair for ongoing support!
Sun. June 8:
It's a beautiful
day for racing! Two qualifying runs were good, 8.838 and 8.860.
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Round 1:
Won! :-)
Opponent was a 10 second Vega. Caught him way before the finish
and got on the rakes to prevent a break-out. On to round 2.
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Round 2:
Lost to a '49 Fiat Topolino. Good reation .020 second, but missed
the dial (8.902 on an 8.85 dial). The Mac's Motorsports roadster
is going home :-(
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Thanks to Doug, pit crew and data
analyst!
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Doritos
Doug
Ardan |
2014 CDRA Racing Schedule
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Visit the Schedule
section.
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May 2014: Thank you!
We're proud once
again to
announce the return of the following sponsors for 2014:
We'd like to
thank the following people for their help as well. Without our
sponsors and crew, racing would be more difficult and way less fun!
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Doug Taylor Crew (at the track and long days in the garage),
data analysis |
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Chris Huntley
Crew (at the track and long days in the garage) |
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Don Fergin
Universal Cycle (& Mac's Motorsports
racer) |
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Hugh Williamson
Top Gun Coatings (racing expert) |
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Len
Occasional pit crew |
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Ardan Occasional pit crew |
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Doug
Chris
Don
Hugh
Len
Ardan |
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