American Muscle to Sponsor ECTA Land Speed Record Attempt

Posted by Craig Wilson on Saturday, March 1, 2008 · 1 Comment

One of our champion long-term site sponsors, American Muscle is helping to sponsor an attempt at the ECTA Land Speed Record for a Production Supercharged vehicle with a Stock Bottom End which is currently at 186.853MPH from a standing mile.

Attempting this feat will be the car’s 73 year old owner Robert Self.

The attempt will be made April 5th & 6th, 2008 at the East Coast Timing Association (ECTA) in Maxton, North Carolina. On the ECTA’s 1mile x 30ft abandoned runway track, Robert is looking to hit a cool 200 – 210MPH and have room to stop.

A fully custom roll cage, Halon fire extinguishing system, and drag chute have been installed by S & W Racecars. All performance enhancements and custom SCT dynamometer tuning have been performed by Eric Swarr & his team at Swarr Auto Performance Center in Collegeville, Pennsylvania.

In addition to the $15,000 Whipple Industries Supercharger upgrade, Robert has an additional $30,000 over the car’s $170,000 base price invested in performance and safety upgrades. AmericanMuscle.com will be setting Robert up with the proper tire setup for running speeds in excess of 200MPH in a 1000+ horsepower car, and also helping to promote the event.

Exclusive and exciting American Muscle Images and Video Footage are available of this future record breaking vehicle. Images in zip file are 1024×768, if you require original 300dpi images for print; please contact nick@americanmuscle.com with the name of the image(s) you require.

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