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| 2012 Pulling Season kicked off in Saluda, SC on April 27-28. 16yr old Grayson Shelton made his debut as the new driver of the teams General Tire sponsored "Cutting Edge" Ford and did an outstanding job. Video recap below. Our next stop is closer to home in two weeks in Lincolnton, NC on May 11-12. Only North Carolina stop for the Lucas Oil Pro Pulling League Series. Details at www.SuperPull.net |
| General Tire returns as sponsor of the "Cutting Edge" for 2012 |
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| GT "Cutting Edge" in front of packed house at Goshen, IN photo by Jesse Post |
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| 2011 Title Clinching run at "Lucas Oil Speedway" on Sept 10th. Photo supplied by Jesse Post with jppullingproductions.webs.com |
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| On board photo at Kilgore, TX right before getting the call to start engine from official. Warren and Grayson standing by. |
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| Class getting staged for competition |
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| I promise you nobody in this crowd left Kilgore, TX hungry. |
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| Had to go to DQ for emergency repair to tongue after spicey Texas food. Ha! |
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Shel-Shocked is Revived !!!
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| Maiden voyage of the resurrected "Shel-Shocked" in Saluda, SC on April 29, 2011. Image supplied by Tracy Waters |
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| Excited crew after first victory with "Shel-Shocked" in Saluda, SC. Photo by: Chrissy Chandler |
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1/26/2011 Winter work update.
General Tire "Cutting Edge" is freshened and ready for trip to Louisville, KY in a few weeks. Focus is now turning toward getting all Mod parts serviced so we are ready to assemble as soon as the chassis arrives.
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| Humpco billet carrier and reverser ready to go. Anybody want to suggest what ring and pinion to use ? |
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| Fresh cut on tires from Chad @ Hoosier Tire Cutting. |
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| Tearing down Mod engine for service |
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| Bare head ready for new springs and fresh grounded valves. |
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| Goodson air spring changer a must if doing your own head work. |
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| After installing valve, compress spring and retainer to install valve keeper to lock valve to spring. |
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| Valves and springs back in and ready to install on block. |
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| More child labor, Reese helped drill some new block plates after a cold morning of Duck hunting. |
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| O where, O where, could that chassis be... O where, O where, could it be...Anybody got that Engler dudes # ? Ha! Ha! |
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Winter time work in progress
Only 5 weeks until the team heads north to compete a the "National Farm Machinery Show" indoors at Freedom Hall in Louisville Kentucky. We have gotten the GT "Cutting Edge" out of the trailer and in the shop for some freshening of the engine and chassis for the 2011 season. The new chassis for "Shel-Shocked" is starting to take shape at Engler Machine in Indiana. We hope to have it in our shop to began complete assembly by mid February.
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| Nerd blower stripping the new rage !!! |
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| Cutting Edge bullet ready for re-assembly |
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| Free child labor to put the bed and cab back on. Cooper, Taylor, Reese, and Grayson helped out. |
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| Freshened Hemi headed back in the hole. |
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| Where is my hood ? It's cold in here. |
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| Up close and personal with Mr. 557 |
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| Aerial few inside shop. Hang on to the ladder Warren and don't look down. Ha!!! |
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| Photo of team soaking up some TV time after a big win in Hamburg, NY just outside of Buffalo. |
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| 2009 Knoxville, TN |
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| "Shel-Shocked" Multi-Engine Tractor to be converted to "Fully Loaded" mode for 2010. After a great experience in our first year of competing in the Pro Pulling League Champions Tour Mod class. We are currently in the process of coverting the chassis and engines to compete with "Four" supercharged hemi's on board in 2010 instead of three. Rules allow for either 3 engines with 14-71 superchargers or 4 engines with smaller 8-71 superchargers. We plan on making several exhibition passes this winter to shake down the new combination before the first points hook in Knoxville,TN in June of 2010. Some shop photos of the conversion process are below. We will continue to update as the process continues. |
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| Chassis with 4 engine gearbox |
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| 4 engine cradle added |
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| Single speed reverser to replace 3 speed transmission to save weight |
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| Change rearend ratio for 4 engine combo |
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| Increase fuel capacity for 4 engine combo with large tank on front |
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| What a mess !!! |
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| Replaced 14-71 superchargers with smaller 8-71's |
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| Mounted front two engines for mockup. |
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| Confirmed fuel tank clearance of engines |
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| Installed collector style headers between engines for easy removal of valve covers for maintance. |
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| Fresh 3 disc clutch installed on fourth engine |
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| Replaced steel clutch cans with Browell Aluminum cans for a 20lb savings per engine. |
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| Engine #3 mounted |
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| Freshened planetary from Humpco installed in rear |
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| Fuel tank hinged for access to valve covers on front two engines |
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| Drivers compartment ready |
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| Engine #4 mounted |
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| Tires remounted. Glad it was my turn to hold the camera. Ha! |
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| Late night first weigh in.. How much did it weigh ? |
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| Crew said driver has to loose weight or start drilling holes. |
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| Driver figures out its easier to remove oil filters and adapters for 7.5 lb per engine than drilling holes. |
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| Installed Stroud gearbox safety blanket |
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| 5 lb savings per cover to switch to black magnesium valve covers instead of polished aluminum style |
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| Installed SAE 4 engine safety kill switch |
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| Recent display at a nation wide General Tire distributor "Discount Tire" |
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