April 25, 2010- What we thought would be a simple 30 minute job to adjust the seat belts, turned into an all-day ordeal. Some of the mounting bolts became galled, and thus we had to cut the bolts off and replace them. The next task is to build a shifter relocation bracket, to move the shifter to a more ergonomic position. Other issues that require attention, though not as dire, are to extend the steering column by about two inches, completely replace the entire throttle pedal and cable system, and to convert the OEM-style brakes to a Wilwood system.
April 24, 2010- We made the long venture from Mansfield, Texas to Baytown, Texas today to pick up our new race car- a 1968 Chevy Camaro. It has been sitting in a barn for a year without being ran, and we capitalized on the opportunity. Once we got the car home and had a few neighbors take interest, we started the process of cataloging the car. We recieved little information about it, as we are the 3rd owners, so every pbit of information we can find on it are helpful. So far, we know it is a #361959 block, with Dart Pro-1 345 heads and an Edelbrock Victor 454-R Manifold. We were told the Nitrous kits are a 175 plate and 250 fogger, we have not decided if we will remove the nitrous or not.
McDermott Family Racing
| 1927 Ford Roadster |
McDermott Family Racing started within the depths of Los Angeles, California in 1991, with the acquisition of a 1927 Ford Roadster from Ed DeStaute, to compete in the NHRA Division 7 Super Gas points championship. We competed at tracks such as Pomona, Pheonix, Sonoma, Las Vegas, among others, from 1991 until 1995. During 1995 and 1996, a work related move had the entire family and racing operation relocate to a desolate region of Texas. Due to the migration and work load, the Roadster and trailer were sold in 1998, after having been ran only a limited number of times at North Star Dragway (1/8 mile) and the Texas Motorplex (1/4 mile), 30 and 120 miles away respectively. |
| A general scatter plot of some of the roadster pictures is here. | |
| 1968 Chevy Camaro |
After moving to the heartland of DFW Racing, Mansfield, Texas, in 2009, McDermott Family Racing was resurrected in 2010, with the purchase of a 1968 Camaro from across the state, in Baytown, Texas (a Houston Suburb). In Mansfield, LenMar Motorsports and Texas Raceway are just around the corner, while Reher-Morrison Racing Engines are just up the road in Arlington, and Texas Motorplex is 30 miles away. This provided the optimal situation for MFR to be brought back together. Unlike in California, our goal is simply to run for the fun of the sport, to Bracket race and occasionally take part in specialty races, and not to run for divisional points. |
| The albums for the Camaro are here | |