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Tomblin
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Saving money involves being willing to work.
“We do our own bodies, here in the shop,” said Tomblin, standing in his two-bay, cinder block garage. “We can fix the motor, the transmission, it’s quite a savings.”
In fact, the motor in his 1999 edition is the first one he hasn’t created himself. It came from the Hershey Auto Machine company.
While the “Late Model” division sounds like something you would find in your local auto dealer’s showroom, it’s not.
“Nothing on this car is for everyday, up and down the highway driving,” Tomblin said.
The bodies and engines are made of sheet metal and aluminum, to save weight, and the machines are fueled with alcohol, which runs cooler, Tomblin said.
The weight limit is met by adding lead at strategic points on the car, where the builders hope it will interfere the least with speed and lend traction.
But having the fastest car does not mean that you will win a race.
“It is a real finesse sport. You have to use the throttle, not just slam it to the floor. You can’t use all the power you’ve got. You have to drive these cars. Going forward is better than sliding sideways.”
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