Bubblegum Nitro Funny Car

Spec and details

Body

Replica 1969 Ford Mk1 Capri
Made of fibreglass with aluminium panel shield structure.
Lexan front screen
Genuine Mk1 capri rear lights
Custom badges

Engine

Billet Aluminium 500ci block by TFX
Estimated Horse Power: 3,000
Supercharged
Injected via 16 nozzles
20 gallon per minute fuel pump
Fuel: Nitromethane

Transmission

Leno 3 speed
Triple clutch
Titanium clutch can

Axle

Mark Williams fully floating system with 4:11 gears

Safety

Supercharger ballistic bag and restraints
Transmission ballistic cover
Engine diaper
Diver wears triple layer fireproof Nomex suit with neck restraint and Simpson helmet with fresh air supply.

Performance to-date (May 2018)

Zero to 200 MPH in 5.5 seconds. Standing qtr mile in 6.63 @ 213 MPH

Performance Target

Low 6 second pass at around 230 MPH

Background

This car is built to run in a class for Nostalgia Funny Cars - vintage appearance and based on body styles largely adopted in the 1970s. The class runs limits on CC, supercharger size and fuel pump specification. These limits aim to keep competition close and promote the use of nostalgic approaches abandoned by the modern Top Fuel classes.

This particular car is one of very few British bodied Nitro Funny Cars - perhaps one of only a couple in the world - and possibly the world’s fastest Capri (unless you can advise us otherwise!).