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NGK Spark Plugs
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Smith Brothers Pushrods
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Alternate Construction Concepts
We are happy to announce that Alternate Construction Concepts is back as our primary sponsor. Owner, Ivar Galilea, has expressed his desire to be part of our team again in 2010.
We will be updating our crew's starting line shirts with Ivar's support to increase visibility for ACC and our other sponsors. If you are looking for a construction company that has the resources to turn the impossible into something routine.
Alternate Construction Concepts is a full service engineering and management company that can meet your deadlines. Give Ivar a call at (610) 727-4166.
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We are welcoming back some returning companies and friends and would like to introduce some new ones, as of February 3rd, 2010.
We would like to welcome back our friends at Jesel Valvetrain. Bob Macdonald and the Jesel family are back on board again for a second year of support and have stepped up not only with our personal program but we are also now an authorized dealer for their full line of products. Give us a call or send us an email for pricing on parts for your ride.
Josh and Vince from BMS Racing Engines / Budz Motorsports are back again offering their knowledge and support to help us keep our 421" small block healthy and strong. If you are in the South Eastern Pennsylvania area these guys are conveniently located right off the Pa Turnpike in the Plymouth Meeting area.
M&M Competition Engines is back again to offer their knowledge and technical expertise with our SB2.2 heads and custom cast intake manifold developed in house. Scott and Tim will be preparing a brand new set of GM SB2.2 cylinder head castings to get the fuel and air into engine.
We would like to welcome Joe Rivera and ProTorque torque converters to the team. Joe will be using his magic to give us a killer competitive torque multiplier to get the power from the bullet back to the tires. Joe has been around the heads up door slammer scene for years providing converters to numerous champions and class winners.
Brodix Cylinder Heads will be offering their support and confidence in our program by offering us special pricing on one of their 8B 1000 aluminum blocks. Brodix has been in the aftermarket manufacturing business for almost 40 years and their aluminum blocks have been the foundation on which winning engine combinations have been built since the mid-90s. They have become the standard to which other blocks are measured.
We welcome and thank PWD Lubricants in Warminster, Pa for coming aboard to provide us with their full line up of products including Brad Penn Racing Oil. Philadelphia Warehouse Distributors has been selling lubricants for over 70 years in the Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware area. They are full line distributors for several companies providing lubricants for your automotive and industrial needs as well as many other automotive chemical accessories.
Check back often to see what winning companies will be helping us to the winner's circles in 2010.
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Marschan Motorsports Announces 2010 Racing Schedule:
 After many successful events in 2009, Marschan Motorsports is primed and ready for the upcoming 2010 season with many new racing series announced and growing in the northeast, we feel we will be a major player in all arena's of what the series and tracks are offering for not only us but you as spectators and fans of Drag Racing.
Between Cecil County, NMCA, Ultimate Outlaws, Atco Raceway, Super Chevy and Shakedown At E Town, we will be fixated on taking home a championship.
Take a look at our new schedule, come see us at the track and watch the internet for our name to ring prominent again in 2010.
Also, Thanks To Many Interested Parties The Toterhome Has Been Sold !!
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SCHANKWEILER WINS "TRUE STREET RACE WRAPS"
Written by Ron Ward / Behind the Lens: The FSC Staff
Clothing For Fast People.com NMCA Milan
Blue is the Color of the Day
"I miscalculated his potential during testing." Marc Schankweiler
Detroit is the undisputed home of American automotive muscle and it is just a short drive from beautiful Milan Dragway. A great bunch of racers gathered for NMCA's fastest growing class, Tremec True Street, to flex some of those American muscles and vie for the title of King of Michigan.
The scenic area around Milan, Michigan was the backdrop for the mandatory True Street cruise and it offered up a host of challenges for the competitors. Said Marc Schankweiler, "We had a really good time. It was actually a 32-mile cruise with a lot to deal with. There were construction zones with flagmen, rutted roads, loose gravel, train tracks and a stretch of highway where I was doing 60 miles per hour at 3200 rpm and I was hoping the valve train would hold up."
 Mt. Pleasant, Michigan's Mark Willis drove his '92 Mustang on the cruise and added, "It (the cruise) could have been better, but it wasn't the NMCA's fault; there was road construction. My car stayed at about 200 degrees, but got up to 210 once." After beating themselves half to death on the toughest cruise of the season, 26 drivers made their way to the staging lanes to cool off a bit before making three back-to-back passes. Schankweiler was having issues with his immaculate 1966 Chevy II and held his fingers crossed as he cranked the SB2-headed small block. "I was having problems with the car starting.
During testing, it acted just like the battery was dead and we found out later it was the starter. When we got back from the cruise, I shut off the car to let it cool down and I was worried it wouldn't restart. Thankfully, it started up, but I didn't shut it off between rounds. It just ran for 17 minutes," said Schankweiler.
Those 17 minutes proved to be worth letting the car run that long. As the tire smoke started rolling out of the burnout box for round one, it was apparent there were some real players in the house. Schankweiler's Deuce flashed an 8.809 up on the scoreboard, Willis' Fox-body knocked down a 9.100, Steve Critchlow mustered up a 9.478 with his familiar Mustang and Ben Nau had his 1972 AMC Gremlin set on kill as he hiked the front tires way up in the air and blasted to a 9.383.
Read The Full Event Wrap Up In The Newest Fastest Street Car Magazine
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2009 IS A WRAP For Mar-Schan Motorsports Chevy II
Shakedown At E Town, Our Biggest Qualifying Of The Year
 The Mar-Schan Motorsports team finished the year at the Shakedown At E-town in Englishtown, NJ in somewhat of a strong fashion. We qualified out Nova in the #3 position, with an 8.521 out of 63 cars vying for the 32 available spots with our first qualifier on Saturday morning in the 8.50 index class. The weather threw everyone for a loop it seemed as only 9 cars ran between the magic index 8.50 and 9.00. After a long wait for the second qualifier we had another shot to dial the car in and try to take home the low qualifier award but it was getting colder by the minute and so was the track. The launch was ok but about 300 feet out the Nova moved around a little and I decided to keep the car between the lines knowing we were comfortably in the show on Sunday.
Sunday we woke to perfect weather conditions and a great day for racing. We were the second pair of cars down the track and Jason Penna left the starting line together and I could see him down track in my mirror so I lifted approximately 8 seconds into the run and took the win with an 8.55 @149mph. As I was coasting to a stop looking forward to turning the car around for the next round I heard a dreadful noise coming from under the car somewhere in the driveline. The way the car was bumping and banging around as we were towing it back we assumed it was the gears in the rear differential, so we got back to the pits and Harry Gerb from H&J Motorsports already had a spare set of gears and gear oil ready for us. We pulled the wheels, brakes, drive shaft, and axles prior to pulling out the center section and gears only to discover that it was in pristine shape.
 The call for the next round was looming but we decided to pull out the only other thing it could be and that was our transmission. That proved to be the culprit and the search was on for someone with a spare that we could borrow. Finally one was located, but as we were switching parts between the two the call to the lanes for the second round was heard over the loudspeaker and our weekend and season was over. It was a tough way to go out when we had a pretty good combination for the weekend. The good news is that we will have a fresh transmission from G&C Pro Trans and the torque converter was sent home with Joe Rivera from ProTorque so he could do what he does best.
I want to thank again all my sponsors and my family as well as the guys who help me out during the season for the occasional hamburger, unless of course Seth Cohen from www.gonedragracing.com is cooking nearby and then we all eat like royalty.
I am busy right now preparing my sponsorship proposals and marketing for the Performance Racing Industry show in Orlando, Florida that I will be attending December 10-12. Check back for more updates and changes as well as our schedule for 2010.
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Marschan Motorsports Nearing The End Of The Season Review
Ultimate Outlaw Shootout Series And Cecil County
Wrapping Up Our Expectations, Heading To The Shakedown At E Town
Photos Courtesy Of www.gonedragracing.com
 Well another month has FLOWN by and the season is almost wrapped up. At the beginning of September we missed the Cecil County Street Car Shootout because of the repairs to our engine after the valve to valve seal interference issue but the Josh from BMS Racing Engines and myself made quick work of that and we were back on the track for the Cecil County Real Street Car Shootout on September 19th running the 275 drag radial class. There were only 5 cars in attendance because many were recovering from a race the week earlier down south and were saving their cars for the following weeks Ultimate Outlaw Shootout presented by Coast Chassis, Holeshot Wheels, Pritchett Brother's Racing, and BMS Racing Engines. We did manage to qualify in the number 3 position and won a close race in the first round. We then lost a close one in the second round ending our day.
Here is a look at the ladder.
The following week we were at the Ultimate Outlaw Shootout at Cecil County Dragway dodging the raindrops again running in the 275 drag radial class. This week there were 11 cars in the class and we qualified in the number 7 position fighting some issues and taking a guess at the tune up.
We increased our potential power output with the addition of more nitrous and fuel but we hadn't had the time to really examine the tune up by reading the spark plugs at the end of a run due to the lack of a proper tow back vehicle, which was damaged in Milan, Michigan a month or so earlier. We ended up losing in the first round by .012 to 275 standout racer Bobby Flippen.
We did garner some more exposure for our team and sponsors though when the show Inside Drag Racing aired on Fox Sports Net nationally on October 18th.
Here is a clip of an interview with Nate Pritchett prior to the first round of eliminations and that run.
A copy of the complete show divided into 2 parts hosted on You tube can be seen here:
 In the middle of September I purchased a used Renegade toterhome to better serve the team and my family's needs. It is a sweet unit that sleeps 6 and has full shower and bathroom facilities. We can't wait to use it more.
We also were victims of the current economic situation when I was laid off from my job of 10 years on September 30th. I lost many of the extra benefits I had grown accustomed to, a company truck, gas card, cell phone, guaranteed 40 hours etc. This is compounded by the fact that I just extended myself, isn't that what most racers do, to purchase the toterhome only one week earlier. I did find work only a few days later, but the basic things most people pay for on their own that I didn't have to do is taking its toll.
We sat out a couple of weeks in October but planned on racing at the Shakedown at E-town at Raceway Park in New Jersey, but it has been postponed due to rain until November 6th and 7th. We look forward to running in the 8.50 index class at this prestigious event. The team and family may travel to the final Ultimate Outlaw Shootout race the following weekend in Virginia if finances permit.
Thanks again to all of my sponsors and I look forward to seeing many of you again at the Performance Racing Industry show in December.
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August Starts Well And Ends Better!:
Holeshot Wheels Ultimate Outlaws, Speed Freak Clothing Winners Circle:
Photos Courtesy Of www.gonedragracing.com and Dr. Rudy Rouweyha:
 We got our first taste of competition since the Wayne Keegan, Competitive Wiring updates at the Cecil County Street Car Shootout on August 1st. We jumped into the 8.50 index class without much of a tune up and not holding any extra power in the bag. The weather was typical August summer weather with temps in the upper 90s. We qualified in the middle of the 17 car all-run field and ran an 8.55 in the first round, an 8.57 in the second round and an 8.59 losing effort in the semi-finals. The weather was getting better and I think the car was leaning out because the numbers fell off but we didn't have much time between rounds to address the tune up. It was good to be back at the track having fun again. Thanks Wayne!
We were back at Cecil County for the Real Street Car Shootout on August 15th running in the 275 Drag Radial category. There were 11 cars in the class and we qualified #6 with a 5.49 in the 1/8-mile at 129mph. It was hot again and the track temps were around 150* but our Mickey Thompson shod Nova was up to the task. We had both nitrous stages in within a tenth of a second after the initial launch. Again we are still in the beginning stages of working on our tune up after wasting the first 4 months of the season. Unfortunately we lost in the 1st round on a red light after I rolled through the lights.
 The following weekend we headed north to Lebanon Valley Dragway, just outside Albany, New York, for the Holeshot Wheels Ultimate Outlaw Series race. We entered the 8.50 index race and after getting rained on all day Saturday and most of the day Sunday the track was finally dried late Sunday afternoon to begin the battle for the custom trophies designed by Holeshot Wheels.
 We got through two quick qualifying rounds to once again land in the middle of the pack qualifying #6 out of 10 cars.
Shortly after the second qualifier the skies opened up again and the decision was made to call the race due to time constraints and another front coming in behind that one.
 On Thursday August 27th we headed to Milan, Michigan for the NMCA JE Pistons Muscle Car Nationals and the Inaugural Speed Freak Clothing Quick-16 race. We got rained out on our testing day on Friday but were up early to catch a test run on Saturday prior to the True Street Cruise. We had a little extra nitrous in the first stage that we didn't have earlier in the month and wanted to see what would happen. The weather was good and the track was even better!
The car launched well carrying the front wheels past the 60' mark but at the same time the back tires started to shake while the front end was still in the air, because of the aggressive nature of the launch and lack of tire pressure for the extra weight we were carrying in the rear of the car to meet the needs of a True Street race. My crewman Cecil Walton and I went back to the pits and decided to detune the first stage to what we had been running throughout the month of August because it looked like it would be enough to cover the field. I also took a bunch of timing out of the car on the launch to help tame things down and make sure we could go A to B and get down the track.
We met up for the True Street cruise around midday and drove 32 miles through Milan, Saline and Ann Arbor before returning to Milan. We had about an hour cool down time prior to our 3 hot laps down the ¼ mile. The decision was made to not shut the car off during the race due to a starter issue we were having earlier in the weekend, which was the same problem we had at Super Chevy in July that I attributed to a bad battery.
We ran 3 passes in 17 minutes without shutting the car off. We went an 8.80, 9.02 and an 8.85 for an 8.89 average and the quickest average of the 26 cars in the class and the win. The second pass was a little off because of a bad purge of the nitrous prior to the run. I was just purging the lines of the evaporated gas instead of the actual liquid nitrous. I didn't wait long enough for the good stuff to get from the bottles in the back of the car to the front before I made the run. I got it right the last pass though. Keep in mind our times in general were down because of pulling the power out of the car to get us down the track with a quick enough ET to win the race, not set any records.
 On Sunday the quickest 16 cars in the class went head to head on a sportsman ladder in the Speed Freak Clothing Quick 16. This time we put a little more power back in the engine and went an 8.54, 8.51, 8.52 and an 8.56 in the finals for the win and a double up on the weekend.
I want to thank the guys that help me out, Keith Allen, Jim Dolbin, Cecil Walton, and John Kokinda as well as my wife Jennifer.
I also want to thank Alternate Construction Concepts, Mickey Thompson, Inaugural Speed Freak Clothing, Quick Fuel, M&M Competition Engines, Buds Motorsports, VP Racing Fuels, Aeromotive Fuel Systems, Boccella's Performance and many other sponsors for helping me get through the rough times and to the winner's circle.
Now for the bad news.
It's Monday September 7th and we are in the midst of pulling the motor out because of what appears to be at least one valve seal that has been destroyed by possibly the failed inner spring on a triple valve spring. There are pieces of the seal and its tensioning spring as well as other metal shavings in the oil and filter. We will have it out and back to BMS for a good look and cleaning, but will have to sit this weekend out. Keep an eye on the schedule for where we will be next.
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It's Hard Work. There Are No Shortcuts, Unless You're Rich:
Tommy Johnson Jr. Funny Car drag racer when asked if he could describe the drive within him?:
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 I was coaxed into writing an update for the web site by Mark, from goDragRacing.org / WTF Web and Graphic Designs, because it's been a month or two since we posted. The quote from Tommy Johnson Jr. above couldn't be truer at this point in the 2009 season. We have been working and testing, trying to spend our budget wisely to diagnose the problems that have plagued us since the start of the season. Things went well last season but we wanted to step up the program and try to coax some more power out of our Alternate Construction Concepts / Buds Motorsports / M&M Competition Engines SB2.2 small block. Somewhere along the line, that plan was thwarted by some cantankerous electrons that didn't want to do what they were supposed to do. It has been a long and draining, both emotionally and financially, season so far, but we hope that this weekend at the Cecil County Dragway Street Car Shootout 8.50 index race will be the turning point.
We have been to several events and test sessions since the last update but nothing was more frustrating than the showing we had at the Super Chevy event at Maple Grove. We seemed to be getting a handle on the electrical problems and isolating where there were coming from. The problem was that our nitrous system was losing power going down the track intermittently. We were racing in the True Street class, which we won last year at this event. After the approximately 15-mile cruise and the first of three back-to-back passes we were the quickest car in the class. That's where our latest problem reared its ugly head. The car was dead when it was time for a restart for the second pass! To say I was disappointed would be an understatement. The class win would go to someone else this year.
We did make a couple of laps after that with another battery and we lost in the first round of Super Pro with a breakout pass which was fine with me, at least the car got down the track. The crew came back on Sunday and we entered "The Last Chance Race" or "The Easiest Way To Get $35 From A Loser Race" as I call it. All I wanted to do was back up Saturday nights pass to see if we could get down the track without incident two times in a row. You already know where this is going, right? It didn't. We lost fuel pressure due to another electrical gremlin that no one can figure out. That was it!
 Monday I called Wayne Keegan at Competitive Wiring in Freehold, New Jersey and he had an opening. I dropped the car off Monday night and told him to work his magic. I picked the car up on the next Saturday all finished up with a schematic drawing of what he did. It looks great and should function without issues like the many other cars he has wired like Craig Buscio's Nova, Jack Boerer's Monte Carlo and the late Leo Barnaby's Corvette.
 Our future plans and schedule will now also include a couple of stops on the Pritchett Brothers Ultimate Outlaw Racing Series circuit. Nate and Adam Pritchett have joined with ORSCA and Fox Sports Network to provide a series here in the Northeast that will have unprecedented coverage of outlaw drag racing. We will be participating in their 8.50 index category and plan on being a contender in this growing and competitive class. We look forward to the challenges and the opportunities this series will afford us as well as our sponsors.
We know there are no shortcuts to success, and we will never be rich, so all that's left according to Tommy Johnson Jr., is hard work and we are ready. Bring it on!
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