Hi there, this is Charles Deardorff, or Boostedballs.
I have an itch for going really fast. I grew up watching Dukes of Hazzard, Night Rider, The Fall Guy, The A Team, etc. My parents should not have been so surprised when I got my first speeding ticket, and second, and third...
I tend to turbocharge everything I get my hands on. Currently, I am turbocharging a 1973 Harley Ironhead Sportster and a 1975 Chevy Monza. Drag racing and rallycross have been my thing for a long time but after Speed Week this year to watch the cars run on the salt for the first time, I have a new passion. It was nice to see a Monza going over 200mph, talk about motivation to get my project done!
I also saw a familiar face, Mike Dawson, of JD Machine in Lake Havasu. I used to work for Mike, Jim and Vicki at JD Machine a few years back and I loved it. I learned a lot from those guys.
Anyway, the Monza has a turbocharged, fuel injected 1994 LT1 coupled to a 5 speed and I am currently setting up the 9" Ford rear. I have a long grocery list of things that need to be done to the car before I can get it on the salt. I am shooting for Speed Week 09. That's a tall order: I don't have a roll cage, ANY safety gear, needs lots of wiring, fabricate a 3 link rear, tune the ecm, install entire fuel system, custom fabricate entire nose section, etc.
I really don't even know what class I will be running in. I know the turbocharger and the body work puts me into a class that I cannot actually compete in, but I'm not expecting to break any records just yet. First thing's first- and that is to break 200mph.
If you don't see me at Speed Week with my Monza, it's probably because I ran out of time. In which case, hopefully I will be there with a Hayabusa, evidence of a last minute bailout of the Monza project in favor of something less time-consuming to meet the rule book.
