Nitro !!

Spending $400 on a flexplate, $550 on a 16 volt battery & charger, $200 in entry fees, $30 for a gallon of NITRO, and running your career best (with a flicker of header flames !!) in front of God and everyone...... Absolutely Priceless !! Here is the video, Thanks for watching us, BackMotor Mike :) >>

Open Outlaw on Nov 20th !!

Our car is repaired, and we are good to go !! November 20, 2010 Saturday night under the lights, BackMotor runs with the big boys of Open Outlaw @ Sunshine Dragway in Clearwater, Florida !! Hope to see some of ya'll there :)

BilletProof event coverage

Great write-up and pics from the BilletProof Drags 2010 !! >> Hot off the press Video is now posted, in the video / links section. Thanks for checking in on us !!

Flyer for the event we are running on Sunday !! >>

Oct 9th race cancelled....

The track cancelled the event we were planning to run on Oct 9th @ Sunshine Dragway.

However....


We are confirmed @ BilletProof for Oct 24th (Sunday) Where we will match-race a front engine dragster !!

Got my NHRA License !!

Friday Sept 10th at Sunshine Dragway in Clearwater, Florida. I made the remaining 4 runs, to earn my NHRA license !! The final run was a 5.81 @ 120 MPH w/ the chute out. This has been a lifelong dream (now fulfilled) it was a blast, and I'd like to Thank my crew guys for helping to make this happen, Troy and Mark sure were busy :) This is a huge step, and opens many doors, stay tuned for a sponsor announcement (coming soon)

Thanks for checking in on us, NHRA driver BackMotor Mike :)

Licensing Video !! >>

Schedule change...

The August 25th date got moved to Sept 1st, due to a scheduling conflict at work, a couple guys are on vacation. We still plan to finish licensing on Sept 10th @ Sunshine Dragway. Thanks, Mike

Upcoming Events

Team BackMotor goes licensing !! First 3 runs on Aug 25th, second 3 runs Sept 10, during Open Outlaw testing at Sunshine Dragway. We have been working very hard to secure sponsorship, and should have something exciting to announce soon !!

We will be adding events/races soon. Thanks for viewing us, BackMotor Mike

Team BackMotor moves to Tampa !!

Team BackMotor relocates to Tampa Florida !! I accepted a generous job offer in Brandon, FL and have been commuting until I can move into the new house (later this month) just east of Tampa, FL and a very short commute to work !!

Our new 'home track' is Sunshine Dragstrip, an NHRA 1/8th mile facility, in Clearwater, FL where we run w/ the boys of 'Open Outlaw'

Our new updated schedule will be posted soon, please check back :) Thanks, Mike

BackMotor the pit reporter !!

Team BackMotor is committed to running 3 events w/ the Open Outlaw gang at Sunshine Dragstrip (Sept/Oct/Nov) in Clearwater, Florida. The owner of the group (Bill Heister) asked me to tag along and do a write-up about the group. Here is the story and a couple pics >>

OpenOutlaw.com then the story continues here >> OpenOutlaw-race report This is a good way to stay involved with the group, and have a little fun, while getting our new engine together !! Thanks for reading, BackMotor Mike

P.S. Here are the pics I took that day !! >> PHOTOS

Team BackMotor gets some ink !!

Online magazine 'Gear Head Haven' has a real nice write-up on our car, here is a link to it >> Team BackMotor << Big Thanks to 'Red' and the entire staff over there !!

Oil Painting of our car

Oil Painting of our car, done in the Philippines, from a photograph. The detail is just amazing, what a nice gift, Thank You Ted Parker !!

P.S. Click on the pic to see the whole image

Troy Sutton drives the Funny Car !!

My buddy (and loyal crew-member) Troy Sutton straps into the BackMotor Rear Engine Funny Car. Lots of prep and hard work went into this night, all the pep talks, planning out every move (and possible outcome) all go out the window, when you're strapped in, staged up, and staring down the track... I only promised him one thing... the ride of a lifetime !! Promise DELIVERED !!

Results from Quick-16 on 1-23-2010

We had an absolute blast !! Ran 5.68 & 5.66 to qualify 3rd Dialed in a 5.65. First round, ran 5.66, our opponent red-lit. Second round, decent light, caught him by 3/4 track, lifted early ran 5.70. Semi-Finals, cut a .09 light and chased him down BIG-TIME, passing him after the first MPH cone, getting him by a car length, ran a 5.646, broke out by .004, was a double breakout, he was under by .003, MOV was .001 !! Thought I lifted early, but our highest MPH (124 MPH) came on that run, didn't lift quick enough All in all, it was a great night, made 5 runs in one day, most ever for us. Dialed in a 5.65, the quickest dial-in of my career. Had way too much fun, earned some money, gained some respect from the other racers Plus I was surrounded by my friends, Troy brought some of his co-workers, who got to see us run for the first time, they were duly impressed Had Ron Evans coaching me on the phone Thanks buddy !! Special Thanks to our crew, ya'll did an awesome job !!

P.S. I love the new ISP helmet pads

Video from Quick-16 on 1-23-2010 !!

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Troy getting some seat time

My buddy Troy Sutton (and faithful crew-member) getting some seat time, before we put him in the funny car, he did a good job !!

Plans for 2010 !!

We got our chassis re-certified, plus seatbelts and safety stuff updated. The next step is licensing !! A call has been placed to our local NHRA track official, we will be licensing at Sunshine Dragway in the next month or so.

In addition to racing our car, I wanted to ensure our future in Nostalgia Funny Car racing, so I am taking the bull by the horns. I have entered into an agreement to begin promoting the series that I run in !! A friend of mine who is a promoter (Nostalgia Larry) is wanting to retire, when I approached him with my plans, he said "this is perfect" we will co-promote an event, and at the end of the event, he will officially pass the 'promoters torch' to me !! Our future looks bright, history will be made, and we will be right in the middle of it all !! Thanks for reading us, BackMotor Mike