Dan Fletcher (Dan Fletcher) na ɗaya daga cikin mutane uku kacal a tarihin tseren tsere.Ya ci nasara fiye da 100 NHRA nasara, ya sa shi a gaba da yawa Legends a cikin wasanni, da kuma fafatawa a gasa tare da John Force da Frank Manzo (Frank Manzo) ya zama kulob na musamman.Har ila yau, shi ne kawai wanda ya share West Swing sau biyu.
Daga gasar cin kofin Super Stock na farko da aka yi nasara a Columbus a cikin 1994 zuwa wanda ya zo na biyu na Super Stock a NHRA National E-sports spark plug a cikin 2020, motar da ta yi nasara da Fletcher ita ce ta 1969 Chevy Z / 28 Camaro.Ita ce mota mafi nasara a tarihin NHRA kuma Chevrolet mafi nasara a duk wasannin motsa jiki.Babu wani wasan baka da ya ci karin gasa a kowace irin gasa.lokaci.Menene na musamman game da wannan motar da ta ci nasara da yawa a irin wannan filin wasa?Namiji ne?Shin inji ne ko da gaske babu rabuwa tsakanin su biyun?
A yawancin lokuta, mabuɗin nasara shine farawa kafin kowa, kuma ana iya gano tsarin tsere na Z/28 zuwa ranar farko.An haifi Camaro a matsayin doka ta Crossram ta iska, 302-lita, V-8, mota mai sauri hudu.Irin wannan na'ura da aka kera don yin gasa, da irin motar da ake kashewa a kasuwar masu tattarawa a yau.
Fletcher ya ce: “Hakika mahaifina ya sayi sabuwar mota, ya tuka ta gida, kuma ya kwashe tsawon rayuwarsa yana tsere.”Mileage daya gani a kan titi shine nisan da ya kamata a wuce daga dila.Ana danna kowane mil a kan jiragen da aka ja a cikin ƙasar.
Mahaifin Fletcher ya tuka motar a cikin 1970s da aka gyara, sannan ya ajiye ta na ɗan lokaci.A lokacin da Fletcher ke gabatowa shekarun tuki, ya ce ya ja mahaifinsa ya koma fagen tsere a shekarun 1980 kuma ya mayar da Camaro motar daukar kaya, sannan ya yi amfani da ita a farkon shekarun 1990.An gyara don shiga gasar Super Stock.Lokacin da aka tambaye shi game da sirrin nasarar wannan motar, Fletcher ya ce haɗin gwiwa ne na "ƙwaƙwalwar aiki da jajircewa."Ya ce ya samu sana'arsa ne daga mahaifinsa.Fletcher ya ce: "Ina tsammanin ni ma'aikaci ne mai ƙwazo, amma mahaifina zai sa na ji kunya.""Shi mutum ne mai matukar aiki tukuru kuma mai cikakken bayani."Irin mutumin da ya san abin da ake bukata don cin nasara.Mutane.
Don haka, menene cikakkun bayanai ke da mahimmanci ga Fletcher da Camaro?Ya mayar da hankali kan aikin yin motoci da sauri da kuma iya tsinkaya, ba sassa ba.Wannan bulldozer ne mai lullubi da yawa akansa.Ba za mu iya taimakawa ba sai dai lura da ɓangarorin saurin da aka daidaita da kyau akan Camaro, kusan babu abin da za mu kwatanta da “m”.
Fletcher ya gaya mana: "Ni mahaliccin ɗabi'a ne, kuma ina ƙoƙarin kiyaye komai da sauƙi."Ya yarda cewa yana da abokai da yawa don siyan mafi kyawun abubuwan motocinsu, amma ba shi ne mutumin ba.Ya dade yana tuka wannan mota har ya fito da kayan aiki masu inganci, amma akwai ‘yan kadan ne masu tsada a wannan motar.“Ni ba shugaban mako bane.Ba ni da salo.I'm just cliché,” ya gaya mana.
Tsakanin waɗannan hasumiya na dakatarwa, Chevrolet ya shigar da injin ɗinsa na 302cid Crossram dual quternary gasar.Tun daga wannan lokacin, ya zama gidan manyan injuna daban-daban kanana da manya har ma da injunan SB2 NASCAR.Yanzu akwai injin COPO mai silinda 350 sanye take da LS7 aluminum block, LS3 cylinder head da Holley Hi Ram mashiga iska.Bayan daɗa gaskats guda biyu don samar da mafi kyawun hanyar kwarara, wannan mashigar iskar ba za a iya shigar da ita a bangon gaba ba.A ƙasa murfin gas.Akwai ƙarin haɗin zip da masu haɗin gindi fiye da yadda muke zato a cikin wannan motar, amma kamar yadda Fletcher ya tunatar da mu, "Abubuwana koyaushe za su fara."
Kusan kuna iya ganin busasshen jini a layin AN da Fletcher yayi don wannan motar.Ya ruwaito cewa kawai yana buƙatar canza layi don canzawa daga ƙaramin carburetor da yake buƙata zuwa injin LS.Fletcher ya kuma yi magana game da kwasa-kwasan basira da ya koya game da matsa lamba na man fetur.Mai sarrafa man bai iya sarrafa matsin mai ba har sai da ya canza motar zuwa bututun mai-8 AN da kuma -10 AN size dawo da bututu.Bisa kididdigar mu, a cikin shekaru, aƙalla hanyoyin shigarwa daban-daban guda uku na ma'aunin ma'aunin man fetur an gwada su akan rijiyar asali.
Mun cece ku matsala: odometer yana karanta mil 653 kawai.Wannan ba adadi ba ne na gaske.Fletcher ya gaya mana cewa ba a haɗa kebul na shekaru da yawa ba, kuma adadin igiyoyin ke kaiwa wannan nisan.Abubuwan dashboard, kafet da fedal sun lalace a gasa a fadin kasar.Bayan haka, wannan shine ofishin gida na Fletcher.
A farkon shekarun 2000, motar ta kasance tana aiki da nau'in silinda 396 da watsa atomatik mai sauri uku, amma banda wannan, wannan motar Hearst an yi amfani da ita a cikin motoci kusan shekaru 30.Lever na kayan lantarki na Biondo Racing kusan koyaushe yana ma'amala da canjin kayan aiki 1-2.A halin yanzu, akwai ATI Powerglide mai sauri biyu a ƙarƙashin rami, amma Fletcher ya yi imanin cewa motar tana buƙatar gudu uku don amfani da bel ɗin wutar lantarki.
Har ila yau, sarrafa motsin kayan aiki yana kama da tsohon kayan gudun hijira kuma yana cikin motar lokacin da Fletcher ya fara tseren.Fletcher ya ce lokacin da ya fado daga motar yawon shakatawa a cikin 2003 da gangan kuma "ya karya dukkan gefen dama", dole ne ya gano hanyar da zai bar layin samarwa da hannun hagu kawai.Saboda haka, ban da wannan maɓalli a ƙasa, akwai kuma maɓalli akan sitiyarin."Wani lokaci ina amfani da wannan maballin, wani lokacin ma wani ne."
Ƙarfen ɗin da ke kan motar na zamani ne, kuma mahaifin Fletcher ya fara raba motar a farkon shekarun 1980.Dan ya tuna ashe motar da ya gani akan tebirin fici ce.Gary Wisecarver na Rustburg, Virginia ne ya gyara wannan motar.A cikin shekaru 25 da suka gabata, tayoyin Mickey Thompson sun kasance babban samfur na shirin, amma Weld Wheels sabon samfuri ne a cikin 2019. Fletcher ya ce: "A koyaushe ina son su, amma ba koyaushe zan iya samun su ba."Lokacin da aka tambaye shi game da ikon gyara maƙallan V-jerin biyu zuwa 7075 aluminum lug kwayoyi, ya yarda cewa na yara ne.Tunani, amma ya zuwa yanzu, ya gamsu da shi.
An shigar da nau'ikan batura guda biyu tare da batir Optimo Yellow Top a cikin tantanin mai mai sanye da Aeromotive-Pump da kuma akwatin kifin da aka yi da kansa, yana ba Fletcher damar yin aiki tare da ballast a cikin mota.Da aka tambaye shi ko akwai kusoshi da ba a taba cirewa daga cikin motar ba, sai ya ce bola na baya da ke fadowa ba zai sa motar ta yi zafi ba-hakan ya faru ne a shekarar 2019.
33.0 / 14.5R15 M / T Pro Drag Radials an daidaita su zuwa ƙasa tare da Strange's 40-spline Ford 9-inch yana jujjuya gear 5.38, kuma an sanye su da spools na ƙarfe don haɓaka dorewa.Lokacin da Penske ya biya kuɗin tallafin gaggawa na Super Stock's NHRA, Penske ya gigice.
Idan aka kalli motar, a bayyane yake cewa wannan kwatanci ne ga direba - suna da haƙiƙa game da gazawar, kuma ana tunanin kansu da salon wasan su bayan gaskiya.Ilham tasu zata sa ki sake duba part na gaba da zaki karawa motar, ko da ba kyau sosai ba, ki goge bangaren da kika shagala kwanan nan.Misali, duba tsarin mai.Akwai bututun tanki marasa gogewa mafi ci gaba a cikin sel mai, amma ba ku sani ba.Wannan zaren da aka saƙa da hannu, wanda aka gyara shi da zik din don jawo hankalin ku.Babu hoses masu layi na Teflon ko masu haɗin haɗin O-ring clamshell.Sai dai an tantance kayan gargajiyar ja da blue AN a cikin jirgin kafin ma motar ta tafi offline.Duk da haka, babu wani abu mai mahimmanci a cikin zane, saboda an yi bututun don rage lamba da girman kayan haɗi don samar da man fetur ga injin da kuma ba da damar mai sarrafawa don sarrafa nauyin man fetur da kyau."Dukkan bututun mai da kuke gani a ƙarƙashin kaho sune sassan da na sake amfani da su a cikin ginshiki," in ji Fletcher."Don sabon bututun mai, ba ni da komai, amma idan ina da sassa a hannu kuma motar ta riga ta sami ramuka (daga sauran hada-hadar tukin mota), zan yi amfani da abin da nake da shi."
Wani jigo mai maimaitawa na Fletcher shine guje wa "Ni ba mai arziki ba ne."Sa’ad da ya ce “ba mai ɓatanci ba ne,” yana nufi da gaske.Idan zai iya amfani da abin da yake da shi don cimma burinsa, zai yi.Ko yana aiki akan tirelar sa mai shekaru 20, ko kuma yana tuƙi a cikin RV ɗinsa mai shekaru 17, ko kuma yana bin wasu sassa a cikin abin ɗaukar ton 1 wanda ya sake dawowa daga injin injinsa ranar da muka yi magana da shi.
Wannan mutum da injin sun sami nasarar koyon yadda ake cin gajiyar abin da suke da shi.Babu harsashin sihiri a nan.Ya san yadda ake samun sassan da dole ne su amsa.Ya ce: “Mutane da yawa sun yi asara sa’ad da suka fara canja abubuwa, kuma wani lokacin yana da wuya a sami hanyar dawowa.Ko da ni."Ya yi iƙirarin cewa a mafi yawan lokuta yana ƙoƙarin yin wani sabon abu, ko yin wani abu mafi kyau, zai sa shi ja da baya.Saboda haka, juyin halittar motoci yana da hankali a hankali da kuma dabara.
Zakarun sun koyi daga kurakuran su da nasarorin da suka samu, kuma Fletcher's 2019 da 2020 NHRA sune wasanninsa mafi tsayi ba tare da Wally ba.Shin dalili ne na sabon haɗin injin LS a cikin motar?Watakila, amma Fletcher bai yi saurin danganta laifin ga kowane bangare na hanyoyinsa ba.Fletcher ya ce: "Wannan dole ne ya zama busasshiyar ƙasa mafi tsayi da na taɓa samu.""A bara shi ne karo na farko da ban ci wasa ba a cikin shekaru 25."Ya matso ya tuƙi da kyau, amma kamar yadda ya ce: “Ba a bayyana ba.”
Haka kuma kakarsa ta 2020 bai taba ba shi damar shiga shiyyar sa ba.Don haka, ya kasance yana nazarin yadda motar ke amfani da ita da kuma haɗar juzu'i don gudanar da lambobin da ake buƙata.Ka tuna cewa yana mu'amala da sassan da ya yi amfani da su tun 2019, kuma yana yin wasu gyare-gyare tare da guje wa sabbin masu canji.Fletcher ya ce: "Muddin za ku ci gaba da canzawa, ba za ku taɓa yin fice sosai a ciki ba."“Daga ƙarshe, dole ne ku yi bincike mai zurfi, sannan ku sanya tsarin yayi aiki kuma ku kammala shi.A gaskiya na yi tafiya da mota daya tsawon shekaru 40.Up."
Menene ya ba shi damar mai da hankali kan na'ura ɗaya tsawon shekaru?Mahaifinsa.Wannan 69 Z/28 ba motar Super Stock ce kawai ba.'Yan uwansa ne.Wannan ita ce rayuwarsa.Wannan kuma shi ne gadonsa.Dangantakarsa da shi haraji ce ga mahaifinsa, kuma ta kasance iri ɗaya a tsawon rayuwarsa.Ya ce: “69 Camaro yana daya daga cikin manyan motoci da aka taba yi, amma ni da kaina, ni yaro tilo ne.Tun da mahaifina ya tuka mota zuwa gida, kusan duk rayuwarsa yana nan.”"La'akari har abada.Idan ba wannan motar ba, manta da ita, sannan ku manta da ita.Idan babu wannan motar, ba zan taba sanin rayuwa ba."
Mahaifin Dan Fletcher ba daga Chevy yake ba, dan Mopar ne.Kafin wannan, motarsa ​​ita ce '67 Coronet R/T mai ƙarfi 440, tana aiki a C/Stock Atomatik.Camaro na '69 Z/28 shine zabi na biyu saboda odar da ya bayar na '68 Hemi Dart bai same shi da isar da sauri hudu da yake so ba.An soke odar, kuma wani abokin dillalin Chevrolet na gida ya rataye mahaifin Dan da keken doki.Don haka, shin da gaske muna kusa da saduwa da Dan Fletcher a cikin Kalubalen Hemi?Fletcher ya ce: "Na kasance ina tunanin hakan koyaushe.""Wadannan motocin Hemi ba motoci masu jujjuyawa ba ne."Shin Fletcher zai canza haɗin injin ɗin kuma ya bi tsarin wasa iri ɗaya kamar wannan Super Stock Camaro?"Wa ya sani," in ji Fletcher."Idan mahaifina ya sayi wannan motar, tarihi na iya bambanta sosai."