Dauernheim-Biglow-Davis AA Gas Lakester team (aka Team 608)
Powering the 25-foot-long, 3,100-pound Lakester is a 582-inch, 1,150-horsepower big-block engine, built by the legendary Chevrolet engine builder and drag racer, Tony Feil. Retired for more than a decade, Feil has been inducted into the East Coast Drag Times Hall of Fame and, while running Tony Feil Competition Engines, accumulated an impressive collection of national records.
The dry-sump-lubed 582-incher sports a Dart Big M cast-iron block, Brodix Big Duke aluminum heads, Callies forged crank, JE 15-to-1 pistons, Crower billet rods, Comp Cams roller, Jesel & Manley valve train, and is topped off with a pair of Holley 1,150-cfm Dominators. Redlined at 7,800 rpm, it thrives on a diet of 114-octane ERC race gas.
A ratchet-shifted Long four-speed and Quarter Master 7 1/4-inch triple-disc clutch covered with a Lakewood shield, transmit power to a Winters quick-change with a 3.08 ring & pinion (Bonneville final drive ratio is 2.19-to-1) and narrowed tubes fitted with Strange 31-spline axles.
Dauernheim fabricated 608's 194-inch-wheelbase space frame using 1 3/4-inch, .130-inch-wall mild steel tubing and fitted the 3/8-inch-wall mild steel tube front axle with 1937-'40 Ford spindles and bearings. Steering is VW and the front suspension has cantilevered, horizontally mounted Ohlins coil-over shocks.
At the rear, Dauernheim installed a four-bar suspension with 5/8-inch anti-roll bar and vertical Ohlins coil-overs. Brembo donated ventilated disc brakes that had been used on Dale Earnhardt Jr's Sprint Cup racecar. The Lakester rides on Goodyear 15-inch front, 18-inch rear Eagle LSR tires. A Stroud dual-chute system fits in canisters mounted in the tail section.
Bob has competed at Bonneville for 25 years. His driver has retired, Bob is a (sprightly) 85 and it is time for the 608 to have a new owner.
The car has raced in this configuration for the past 10-12 years. The body was built by Rob Ida.
It is a former record holder and has gone over 300 mph many times.
Because of the size of the cockpit, the driver needs to be about 6'or maybe 6'3",
and be under 200 lbs.
Bob would prefer to sell the car, and work for the new owner as crew chief.
The car is refreshed and ready to go to Bonneville THIS August.
Any additional questions please contact
[email protected]
203-241-0468
