Steve Carlsen: 1965 Ford Falcon Sprint
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Steve's started racing his Ford Falcon Sprint in ????. He won both the IHRA and NZDRA Super Sedan titles in 2018, before stepping up the combo and moving into Top Street. He once again topped the NZDRA points series come seasons end. Steve then had Paralax Race Cars construct a new chassis under a fibreglass 1965 Falcon Sprint body, to house a 521 Brad Anderson Hemi backed by a B&J/Quickdrive transmission.
2025 started out well for Steve with a 6.276 PB at NAPA Auto Parts Dragway. A long held desire to race overseas then saw Steve start an Australian campaign. First up was a new PB of 6.261 competing at Dragway at The Bend, in South Australia, before transmission problems reared their head. It was then on to the Nitro Champs in Sydney. Steve top qualified with his first 5, a 5.999, in Pro Mod and then progressed through to the final. A transmission leak meant that he could not contest the final, but he still got to collect the runner-up's silver christmas tree. Finally, it was onto the Winternationals at Willowbank Raceway in Queensland, just the biggest drag meeting outside the USA.........
Class | Top Doorslammer |
Body | Fibreglass 1965 Falcon Sprint |
Engine | 521 cubic inch Brad Anderson |
Supercharger | PSI |
Fuel Injection | Enderle |
Ignition | MSD Pro Mag 44 |
Data Logger | RPM DL10 |
Torque Converter | Neal Chance |
Gearbox | B&J 3 speed |
Differential | 10" Ford. 4.31 gears |
Front Suspension | Strange struts |
Rear Suspension | Four link with Kinetic Engineering shocks |
Chassis | Chromoly by Paralax Racecars |
Wheels | 15 x 4 Race Star. 18 x 16 Race Star. |
Tyres | 25 x 4.5 x 15 Mickey Thompson. 34.5 x 17 x 16 Hoosier |
Brakes | Strange |
Paint | By Steve Carlsen |
Major Sponsor | Wairarapa Automotive & Engineering, Chickenhawk Motorsport, |
Best times | 5.999 secs. 237.63 mph |
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