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Gerald Smith 1923 T ALTERED ‘SUDDEN IMPACT’ A resident of Feilding, Gerald has been into racing cars since he was a young fellow.
“The gearbox is a dedenbear 2 stage powerglide and a new 9’’ diff with 3.7/1 gear ratio.
He got back into drag racing about 30 years ago, including winning the modified class in the NZDRA championship in 2012.
“The car has run a best of 7.19 sec and a best top speed of 191mph since we have raced it here in New Zealand.”
“That was in the previous Altered I raced called ‘Flowerpower’ - a 1927 T running over 150mph. “We also won the 2016 Supercharged Outlaw class with my current car, the 1923 T Altered ‘Sudden Impact’ - named after the movie in the Dirty Harry series starring Clint Eastwood. “This car I bought in from the USA in 2012. The car was raced as a
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nitro altered in the early 1970s very successfully with a hemi power package. “The car now runs a 509cu in dart Chev big block with afr heads and high helix supercharger, making approximately 1850HP and 1284 ft/ib of torque at 7000RPM.
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The highlight for Gerald now “is to compete with and against other like-minded drivers and crew, especially in the Outlaw 71 series, and to continue having fun. “Our goal with this car is to try and achieve a 200mph top speed before I retire. “I am one of the more senior drivers in New Zealand at 72 years of age.”
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