d0nut
08-24-2006, 05:58 PM
Didn't someone post pics of this car a while ago??
4-cylinder Barracuda sets record (August 24 2006, 11 AM)
Another record fell with the help of Mopar power at the Bonneville Salt Flats during the Bonneville Speedweeks. Hot rod builder George Poteet piloted his 1969 Blowfish Barracuda, powered by a Mopar 4-cylinder Midget engine and a Mopar Performance P5 Hemi head, to a new record in the Blown Fuel Competition Coupe/Sedan Class F with a run of 255.7 mph.
The pass bettered the previous record of 230 mph, set in 1990, by 25 mph. The record-setting run followed on the heels of the performance laid down by Team Mopar’s Jorgen Miller. Miller set his fifth career land speed record at Bonneville earlier in the week with a pass of 221 mph, establishing his production Mopar Dodge SRT4 as the fastest four-cylinder production car in the world.
The Blowfish Barracuda project was first conceived during the 2004 Autorama in Detroit by Poteet and fellow car builder Troy Trepanier. Trepanier, along with his father Jack, built the car at their shop, Rad Rides by Troy, based in Illinois. Dodge Motorsports engineer Terry Dekoninck worked on aerodynamics with the group, with Mopar Performance engineer Jim Szilagyi also helping on the build as designer of the Mopar 4-cylinder Midget engine used in the 1969 Barracuda.
The group, certain the record would fall entering the event, decided to run the car conservatively at about 950 horsepower. The team is confident another 500 horsepower can be added with slight modifications, enabling the Blowfish to run in the 280-plus mph range.
4-cylinder Barracuda sets record (August 24 2006, 11 AM)
Another record fell with the help of Mopar power at the Bonneville Salt Flats during the Bonneville Speedweeks. Hot rod builder George Poteet piloted his 1969 Blowfish Barracuda, powered by a Mopar 4-cylinder Midget engine and a Mopar Performance P5 Hemi head, to a new record in the Blown Fuel Competition Coupe/Sedan Class F with a run of 255.7 mph.
The pass bettered the previous record of 230 mph, set in 1990, by 25 mph. The record-setting run followed on the heels of the performance laid down by Team Mopar’s Jorgen Miller. Miller set his fifth career land speed record at Bonneville earlier in the week with a pass of 221 mph, establishing his production Mopar Dodge SRT4 as the fastest four-cylinder production car in the world.
The Blowfish Barracuda project was first conceived during the 2004 Autorama in Detroit by Poteet and fellow car builder Troy Trepanier. Trepanier, along with his father Jack, built the car at their shop, Rad Rides by Troy, based in Illinois. Dodge Motorsports engineer Terry Dekoninck worked on aerodynamics with the group, with Mopar Performance engineer Jim Szilagyi also helping on the build as designer of the Mopar 4-cylinder Midget engine used in the 1969 Barracuda.
The group, certain the record would fall entering the event, decided to run the car conservatively at about 950 horsepower. The team is confident another 500 horsepower can be added with slight modifications, enabling the Blowfish to run in the 280-plus mph range.