American Racing News Vol 1, Issue 2 Issue 7 | Page 41

406 mph Challenger II
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Additionally, we were able to run very ey’s un-backed-up 1960 run in the Chalearly in the morning compared to Satur- lenger I.
day, which meant a firmer surface. We
made plenty of traction and the Challenger 2 handled superbly well. Compared to yesterday's somewhat wild run,
today's drive was a pleasure.

So why didn't we go faster? We had an
issue with the rear engine. A screw in a
barrel valve responsible for distributing
fuel vibrated out, which flooded the engine and caused it to run very fat. Consequently, we were way down on
horsepower. But even with that problem
we were able to surpass the 400mph
mark and backup our record. I couldn't
be happier with that result!

For those of you who are historically
minded, that's 0.1mph faster than Mick-