"HELL FIRE" AA/GS '55 CHEVY

"THE FASTEST ALL STEEL '55 CHEVY IN THE EAST"

OWNER/DRIVER

Name: Bob "TINY" Eglit
Addicted Racing Team

Location: Poughkeepsie, NY

Driver Career Highlights / Experiences:
1964 Raced a '32 coupe at Dover Drag Strip, Wingdale, NY
1966 Went to F/G '55 Chevy at Dover Drag Strip, Wingdale, NY
1968 Ran in NHRA Spring Nationals at Englishtown, NJ with a B/G '55 Chevy called "Undecided"
1969 Winter Nationals, ran A/FD, had problems with the car but had fun anyway
1970 Got married, had family, worked towards future
1979 Had a B/A bantam in South Florida. Loved to visit and help pit with Jerry Gwynn and BB/FC "Baby Huey"
1981-84 Moved back to NY, Ran '70 Nova in Super Pro
1985-88 Ran S/C Dragster at Lebanon Valley Raceway, NY
1994 to Current Run '64 Dodge 330, 60's style S/S'er [Still have...Now and then enjoy a leisurely ride down the 1/4 mile]
1997 Ran "Hell Fire" '55 in S/G, over the winter moved up to Blown Alky
1998 Ran blown Alky '55 Chevy at Lebanon Valley Raceway, NY
and Raceway Park [Englishtown], NJ 1999 Ran in Doorslammer Shootout at Island Dragway NJ, taking runner-up money first time out for the year. Won 5 runner-ups for the year, making runs at Lebanon Valley Dragway NY, Raceway Park [Englishtown] NJ, Island Dragway NJ, ATCO Raceway NJ, and New England Dragway NH

President of N.E.T.O.
North East Timing Organization
[a nostalgia drag racing club]


CREW
3 Generations of Family!

CO-Owner/Spouse:
Name: Gail Eglit
Takes videos of car launching and down track run
General setup
Plans the menu for the day at track "Just be quiet and eat it."
Experience:
By Tiny's side since 1969

Crew Chief #1: [because he knows how to yell at the driver]
Name: Bob "Tiny" Eglit, Jr.
Basic maintenance
Engine setup between rounds
Lineman
Experience:
Around drag racing all his life
Hung out with the Gwynn Family as a child
Raced his own '55 Chevy at Lebanon Valley Dragway

Crew Chief #2:
Name: Eugene "Skip" Harris
Basic maintenance
Engine setup between rounds
Lineman
Experience:
Ran dirt modifieds with his Dad in the north east
Worked for Winston Cup Team

Name: Dawn-Marie Eglit/Harris
T-shirt sales for "Hell Fire" and N.E.T.O.
General setup
Picture taking
Saleswoman for Pace Trailers [need a quote?]
Experience:
Has a '68 Camaro she races in brackets
Been around drag racing her entire life
Hung out with the Gwynn Family as a child

Name: Erin Marie McKee/Eglit
T-shirt sales for "Hell Fire" and N.E.T.O.
General setup
Picture taking
Experience:
With Eglit family since 1992

Name: Cheri-Lyn Harris
DOB: 05/25/90
Helps in packing the chutes
General setup
Draws good luck pictures to keep in "Hell Fire"
Experience:
Around racing all her life
Works on and drives her Jr. Dragster, "Heck Fire"

Name: Mina Kiersten Eglit
DOB: 01/10/99
Entertainment
Future drag racer

Name: Kyle Robert Harris
DOB: 01/29/99
Entertainment
Future drag racer

"HELL FIRE" CAR

Performance:
Car runs in the 7's @ 170's plus, w/ 1.17 60' time

Body:
1955 Chevy 150
All Steel Body [Even the Hood]

Weight:
3,300 lbs.

Color:
White with Red, Orange, & Yellow Flames

Class of Car:
AA/GS [Nostalgia Blown Alky]

Car Number:
227 AA/GS

Chassis Builder:
Morrison
Current work by:
Bob "Tiny" Eglit and
Valley Chassis Works, Poughkeepsie, NY [Bob LaRegina] Zoomie Headers done by Valley Chassis Works, Poughkeepsie, NY

Engine:
509" Merlin Block filled
Dart solid heads
C&A 11.1 pistons & rods
Callies crank
Clay Smith cam
BDS 14-71 Hi-Helix w/port nozzels
Enderle bird catcher
Summers Bros. front mag drive & gear drive
MSD pro-mag

Engine Builder:
Atlantic Motorsports, New Milford,CT [Steve Dolph]
Induction System by Oddy Automotive, Elmont, NY [Jim Oddy]

Transmission:
Mike's Transmission, Lancaster,CA [Mike Stewart]
Mike's "Monster Glide"

Rear:
Strange center & axles
M/W 40 spline spool

Wheels:
Front: American Torque Thrust
Rear: Centerline

Tires:
Hoosiers Front: 24x15 Rear: 34x17

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