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Topic: Bill Glidden and Todd Tutterow
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Joe Grippo
Gearhead Posts: 149
From: Philadelphia, Pa
Registered: Dec 2004
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posted 02-02-2005 03:42 PM
   
I just saw this on DragRacingonline.com (Agent 1320)Just in case you missed it Small Block Ford racers Todd Tutterow and Billy Glidden made some serious noise at a race in Bradenton Florida over last weekend. Todd Tutterow pushed his blown small block Ford to a 6.39/219.67 lap competing in the Outlaw Street class. Even though the small block ��Ford�� reputedly is a clone of the Alan Johnson alcohol wedge motor and it does have a screw Kompressor, that speed and ET are still really impressive for any kind of small block and if Tutterow calls it a Ford that��s good enough for the agent. Perhaps more impressive though was Billy Glidden��s unbelievable 7.086 lap. Glidden��s small block Ford is a true Ford. It features a single four-barrel mounted we believe on a cast manifold with nitrous added. His lap made his car the quickest small block Ford (non-supercharged/turbocharged) in drag racing history. A tip of the Agent's fedora to both racers. [2-1-2005] ------------------
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SteveLaRiviere
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From: Saco, Maine
Registered: May 99
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posted 02-02-2005 03:48 PM
Incredible! I remember when Top Fuelers were doing that and everyone was impressed.------------------
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kid vishus
Gearhead Posts: 6405
From: middle of NC
Registered: Oct 2000
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posted 02-02-2005 03:54 PM
Tutterow is a local boy. Last fall he ran a 3.97 at Farmington in that car. Although, I think calling it a Ford is a stretch. Not much on that motor looks 'Ford' to me.
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Moneymaker
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From: Lyons, IL, USA
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posted 02-02-2005 04:09 PM
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TomP
Gearhead Posts: 6007
From: Delta BC Canada
Registered: Dec 99
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posted 02-02-2005 10:32 PM
Tutterows engine is a CHEVY, that's right a C-H-E-V-Y , NOT a Ford. There is no way we'd allow it into our Ford event at Mission this summer. Any "generic" race engine based on a Chevy thus becomes a Chevy.
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TomP
Gearhead Posts: 6007
From: Delta BC Canada
Registered: Dec 99
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posted 02-02-2005 10:35 PM
Damn good runs though for Glidden's Mustang and Tutterow's umm... automobile. (how am i supposed to know?)
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Joe Grippo
Gearhead Posts: 149
From: Philadelphia, Pa
Registered: Dec 2004
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posted 02-03-2005 01:40 AM
I was more impressed by what Billy did......------------------
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Ryan Wilke
Gearhead Posts: 2289
From: Stanton, Michigan 49707
Registered: Oct 2000
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posted 02-03-2005 10:06 AM
WHAT ARE YA SAYING, ALEX?????? YOU AREN'T REALLY GOING TO START LOOKING INTO A GOOD FISHING ROD & REEL NOW, ARE YA????? 
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Moneymaker
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From: Lyons, IL, USA
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posted 02-03-2005 03:02 PM
Maybe..... Or at least some NSCA and NMRA this year. ------------------
Alex Denysenko
Co-Administrator and Moderator NHRA/IHRA/SRA member and licensed Superstock driver
NHRA and IHRA SS/LA & SS/MA National Record Holder '00,'01,'02,'03,'04 &'05
First SS/MA in the TENS!
IHRA division 5 Superstock Champion
Fleet of FoMoCo products including 88 ASC McLaren Mustang #28 The Barry of BarrysGrrl Quote #1: "I never met a magazine mechanic I liked."
Quote #2: "Make sure brain is in gear before engaging mouth!"
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SkinnyMan
Gearhead Posts: 392
From: Tupelo, MS - USA
Registered: Jan 2005
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posted 02-07-2005 11:00 PM
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Originally posted by Joe Grippo:
I just saw this on DragRacingonline.com (Agent 1320)Just in case you missed it Small Block Ford racers Todd Tutterow and Billy Glidden made some serious noise at a race in Bradenton Florida over last weekend. Todd Tutterow pushed his blown small block Ford to a 6.39/219.67 lap competing in the Outlaw Street class. Even though the small block ��Ford�� reputedly is a clone of the Alan Johnson alcohol wedge motor and it does have a screw Kompressor, that speed and ET are still really impressive for any kind of small block and if Tutterow calls it a Ford that��s good enough for the agent.
[2-1-2005]
Not saying that isn't a good time, but if you really wanted to see small blocks run you had to see Doug Nash and the "Bonco Buster" at Lion's drag strip in Wilmington, CA. He ran a small block an took on some of the big block funny cars of the day. SkinnyMan
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Fstln69
Gearhead Posts: 560
From: Westmont,il
Registered: Jan 2003
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posted 02-08-2005 10:53 AM
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Originally posted by Joe Grippo:
I was more impressed by what Billy did......
Yeah but at weight did he do it? Hes always crying for weight breaks because he runs a small blk.That car will out perform any other ford or chevy but he always wants a 2-300 lbs break.Billy is a big cry baby in my opinion,i have read many posts by him about this subject on heads up boards and im not impressed with him at all.
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Joe Grippo
Gearhead Posts: 149
From: Philadelphia, Pa
Registered: Dec 2004
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posted 02-08-2005 11:48 AM
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Originally posted by Fstln69:
Billy is a big cry baby in my opinion,i have read many posts by him about this subject on heads up boards and im not impressed with him at all.
Whatever. I still think thats plenty stout for a single four barrel.
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n2oMike
Gearhead Posts: 2694
From: Spencer, WV
Registered: Jan 2001
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posted 02-08-2005 12:02 PM
Billy Glidden is just THAT MUCH BETTER THAN the rest of those guys.He grew up racing pro-stock with his dad all those years. He has LIVED championship level Pro-Stock drag racing his whole life. He went in with a bunch of guys who had never messed with a clutch, and were just getting their hands wet in the 'heads up' world. He blew them away with combos that 'on paper' should have lost. The management kept making penalties for ANYTHING he did different from the rest of the pack. He was the best, and they kept changing the rules until he quit winning every time.... It was either that, or watch the rest of the competition eventually bow-out and quit... or find another class. ------------------
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JCQuinn@work
Gearhead Posts: 899
From: Lakewood, CO, USA
Registered: Jun 2001
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posted 02-08-2005 12:45 PM
I'm not a fan of anybody but I don't understand the crying about Billy's weight breaks. I see guys all the time moaning about the fact that his car is lighter but I never see them complaing because their engines are 250 or more inches bigger than his.Billy grew up working on a pro stock car and inherited his dad's work ethic. If you don't think that's important try to duplicate how hard he works. I read what he and others say and I don't think he has any advantage. He just refuses to run where the rules make his car uncompetitive. All the guys who want to beat him without all the hard work seem to be bitter because he won't play their rigged game. John
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Joe Grippo
Gearhead Posts: 149
From: Philadelphia, Pa
Registered: Dec 2004
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posted 02-08-2005 01:54 PM
Yup. Don't hate the player, hate the game.
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72convertible
Gearhead Posts: 122
From: Ft. Myers , Florida
Registered: May 2004
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posted 02-09-2005 04:27 PM
I spoke to him for a few seconds between rounds in Bradenton. After his 7.13 pass. I asked his short time. 1.10. He just kills em with not only horsepower but chassis setup. And no one mentioned he was running in 10.5. 7.0 sec on a 10.5 slick is insane. This guy is running a small block probably in the 420ci range against enormous chevys over 700 ci with big chiefs and whatever else and people are commentiing on a weight break? Billy is the man in my opinion. A true innovator who builds and runs his own stuff.
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rustang@home
Gearhead Posts: 134
From: Clarion, PA
Registered: Jan 2004
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posted 02-09-2005 09:33 PM
I have alot of respect for the guy. I saw him at an NMCA event at Maple Grove one year. The weekend prior he had totaled that red Super Street car he had, so he showed up with a black car at the grove. He'd never made a pass on it, had driven from Indy to Kook's in Long Island, then to the track with no sleep, was literally putting the car together in the pits. He qualified dead last, and basically coasted down the track. Next day for eliminations he won the event. 
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cracing
Gearhead Posts: 430
From: Saltillo Miss. USA
Registered: Jan 2002
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posted 02-09-2005 10:28 PM
That black car he showed up in came from Haleyville Ala.where he worked for a short stint. He drove there, picked up the car & went back to where he wrecked the other one. The black car had a lot of hidden equipment in it such as a roll bar system hidden behind the moldings & upholstery to stiffen up the chassis & many other tricks. It was formerly Jon Bennett's car. Dont know circumstances of Billy working there a short while then leaving, but he came back & got the car.
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SG236
Gearhead Posts: 416
From: Jasper, TN, USA
Registered: Dec 2000
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posted 02-10-2005 05:06 PM
I had heard Tutterow's pass was with a Chrysler Hemi. Now I hear small blocks ford and chevy. What gives?Billy is hated by ALL GM people. It is a crying shame that FORD Motor Company will not support him, acutually it is sickening!
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Dave_C
Gearhead Posts: 1049
From: Gadsden, Al
Registered: Aug 99
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posted 03-11-2005 11:09 PM
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Originally posted by 72convertible:
He just kills em with not only horsepower but chassis setup.
Sorry to bring this thread up again so late, but I just saw the folloing video today. It's a highlight video of last weekend's FFW at Orlando. It's a pretty good video. Lot's of cars. It also shows a couple of Glidden's passes.
Notice how well the chassis is set up. The other cars are doing wheelstands, the hokey-pokey, the herky-jerky and everything in between. Glidden's car leaves like it's shot out of a cannon. It's the black 87 Mustang GT. Warning: dial up users beware. It's a large video. Over 6 minutes, best suited to dsl or cable. Good video though. FFW Highlight video David Cole
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