When competing in both bracket and index racing, the funny car caged cockpit is strictly business with a Racepak data dash and an air-shifted Cheetah shifter system.
Weld Racing V Series wheels are on 28-inch Hoosier tires in the front, and Bogart 15×14 double beadlock wheels are on 32 x 14.5W
Hoosier Racing Tire slicks on the rear. Stopping power is provided by
Aerospace Components disc front and rear brakes.
In the interior, Byron utilizes a
Holley Performance/Racepak IQ3 display dash combined with an Autometer tach and analog gauges, K&R wiring system with switch panel, and a Cheetah SCS shifter that is operated by an RPM-activated CO2 air shifter system.
Byron tells us that the local NMRA event in St. Louis last year was a good time for the family. He intends to compete in the Ford Muscle 6.00 index class at more of their events in 2019.
Body lightening efforts include
Harwood Industries fiberglass hood and doors along with
Optic Armor Performance polycarbonate windows throughout the Mustang. “Tinker’s Toy Shop in Canton, Illinois, painted the Mustang for me,” Byron describes. ‘It’s a simple paint scheme; just silver with black racing stripes.”
Byron and his family travel to events all over the greater Midwest. “It really depends on what is going on,” Byron explains. “We like to bracket race, but also enjoy the NMRA and other Ford-only events hosted by various dragstrips.”