The Roush Racing Maverick in Florida

It's alive! sorry if it's a repost.

Looks F'n sweet!


The surprising new car came from Don Bowles and the Roush camp. The Maverick is setup for Hot Street competition and has a Roush 396 naturally aspirated combination. The car was built over January and February and has not seen track testing prior to yesterday when the Maverick ran a 8.98 while spinning. The popular fad in the Roush camp is the marine pump that constantly rotates out cold water to drastically reduce engine temperatures between runs.


Complete article here: http://www.stangtv.com/forum/nmra-bradenton-2009-friday-coverage-5203.html

Update: http://www.stangtv.com/forum/nmra-bradenton-fl-2009-saturday-coverage-5207.html


Don Bowles is used to driving ROUSH cars that you set straight and mash it, but his new car is proving to be more of a challenge. He has been fighting spinning tires all weekend on every run he has taken his Hot Street Maverick down the track. To try and correct the problem the team took one round of shock out, added 3/8 in travel to one of front shocks. The next run the car stood up on the rear tires a little too much before heading toward the wall. After coming what seemed to be inching from the wall, Don let out and abouted the run. For the next run, they will be looking to find a middle sweet spot between the wheels not touching the ground and shaking all over the track.

Bowles made it straight down the track in his Hot Street Maverick to an 8.84 @ 150.22. Robbie Blankenship needed a 8.720 to back up his 8.634 record pass from yesterday and if you guessed right, he ran a 8.720 @ 150.88 mph. A spread of .25 covers the naturally aspirated field.

Video here!
5:00 minutes into this video - last pass
http://video.stangtv.com/video_detail.php?mId=8320

 

thats sweet!
8.90's outta the box is......ok I guess
That should really get the maverick movement running fast

 

That's very cool. Same car?

 

Yep. That was Erciglo's car. A lot of the work had already been done.

 

That thing is awesome! I'm just a little disapointed.... I haven't been able to buy up a few more clean mavericks , with that thing out there the rush will be on for everyone to get one of their own...I've been gathering parts for mine and have been doing well with it,got all the factory V-8 swap parts, and just found a 77mav./ comet to get disc brakes and 5 lug 8" rear, on tues. if I can make it over to get them this week but if not next week, and I've been toying with the Idea of making one a drag/braket car instead of the 87 notchback mustang I have.. just haven't found another one clean enough for the wright price at the wright time...well I think we all have that problem... now it just got harder... it is an awesome car though,and cars like it keep me motivated. ah someday.

 

Awesome!!!!!

 

man i cant wait to get my motor in and run it at the drag strip

 

Fricking AWESOME!!

 

Dang...I can only dream!

 

that is so cool!

 

I think I looked at it online over the winter, (again the bracket car thing) I think it was blue with a liberty in it?? I bought a new truck in sept. and when I seen it , I would have liked to have gotten rid of my old truck to be able to pay for it...around 13k? I still havent sold the old truck 2001 Z-71, around 13k? well glad it went to a great team and good to see it finnshed if it is that car..?

 

that car is SWEET

brad

 

That was probably it. I have the Liberty now.

 

Nothin to say but BAD AZZ!!!

 

Awesome! Love to see some mavs beating up on these late models cars!