July 21, 2020
44-min
Episode 71
A lot of guys in the racing word know about Holbrook Racing Engines; the name is synonymous with big power. Following in the tracks of his legendary father Carl – the original Captain Cobra Jet – Chris Holbrook has perpetuated the family pedigree with a slew of awards and a reputation as being the guy you don’t want to line up against on the drag strip!
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Kevin and Willie sit down for a frank and wide-ranging chat with Dan Sandberg, President and CEO of Brembo North America, Inc. Topics discussed include heat and high horsepower; amped up trucks and aluminum brakes; the elusive zero drag caliper and “unobtainium”; and the completely electric brake of the future.
6. Keeping Up with “Fast Jack” Beckman
The guys catch up with two-time NHRA Champion Jack Beckman post-Pomona. Noting how “good preparation leads to good performance,” Beckman speaks candidly about the trials and tribulations of racing nitro funny cars in the dark, and how the right mindset can make the difference between life and death on the track.
5. Torture Test at Drag Week
1320 feet. 250 mph. 5.99 seconds. This is Hot Rod Drag Week, where racers carry every part and consumable with them from track to track in a grueling 1000-mile torture test of man and machine. Willie and Kevin get all the details from a trio of drag racing legends: Tom Bailey, Craig “Grubby” Groebner & Joe Barry.