Well I am finally home so I will say a few words about what i saw at the EMC.. It was definitely a Ford fest. Not one Chevy even came close to winning, and 6 points separated Geoff Mummert's 289 and Blair's kick ass FE. A lot of jaws dropped when those numbers came up and yes Kaase included.. In addition there was a 385 series from Dan Boshears , a young and upcoming Ford builder, Barry's 410, and Joe Craine's Y block that put in solid performances. That little 289 crushed all the small block Chevies. I hope Geoff Mummert gives a detailed description of that build. A LOT of work went into it to make it perform like that... And keep in mind it is still a pump gas motor with a dual plane intake... I think Blair already has a buyer for those special G heads and I am thinking there will be a run on CNCd iron FE heads... Just a guess.
A word about Kaase..... Most of you know we are pretty good friends, having teamed up for 2 years on the MEL engine..When the rules came out I decided i was not going to run this year, and Jon was trying to decide what motor to build. The MEL was regulated out which happens a lot to Jon. There have been several Kaase rules implemented over the years.. One year, after he destroyed the competition several years in a row with his Cleveland, they made a rule you could not bring the same brand engine back. So he went and built a Pontiac and won again... Anyway after looking over the Ford lineup he did not feel there was a winning choice in there.. Just based on potential he chose the big scrub. I cringed,,,A lot of guys wonder why he went to the dark side ... Well Jon is brand loyal to a point, but one thing I learned about him is he has this total commitment to winning , so when he thought the BBC had the best chance to win that is what he went with.. He will acknowledge freely it was a bad choice as the big scrub never did perform like he expected..He was very gracious to Blair and Geoff and generous with the complements and was genuinely interested in how they accomplished what they did. I sure have learned a lot watching how he does things..He is one impressive dude.
I took some pics and a few videos and will try to post them up on here.. I will let Blair Joe, Barry,and Geoff talk about their engine builds
