Our own racing program allows us to experiment and try innovative techniques with our own engines. Currently, we consider our own engine programs purely experimental. Their purpose is to allow us to continue to design new combinations and observe the results for future development.

   My car is a 1969 Camaro Z/28(X33 Z28) which I have owned for 19 years. My father and I purchased it as a rolling body with no interior, no drivetrain, and no paint. We restored the car and participated in car shows, street races, and “weekend warrior” events at the drag strips for a number of years. We raced the car in the Hot Rod Real Street class for a couple of years noncompetitively. When we felt the desire to truly compete, the need for a state of the art chassis was evident and started us on our racing journey.

  In 2000, we sent the car to Next Generation Racecars in Streator, Illinois, where the car was completely re-built with a new state of the art chrome-moly chassis from front to rear. Also, an all new suspension and drivetrain were added.

  2001 followed and we debuted the car and experienced some success with our brand new car in NMCA Real Street (a normally aspirated heads up 10.5" class).  

  For 2002 and continuing through 2003, we began racing with PRO (now NMCA) in the Pro Stock class. We clinched the championship 2 years in a row in 2002 and 2003, winning nearly every race we attended.

  When 2004 rolled around, we took a year off to regroup and recoupe, to plan a new engine combination, and to concentrate on customer engines. We felt that our combination would no longer be competitive during the next racing season so we decided to take a huge risk and change from a SB Chevrolet to a SB Ford in my 1969 Camaro. At the time, the Ford engines had a better cylinder head allowance for the same weight. This was also an opportunity to prove that we could build competitive Ford engines, along with Chevrolet engines.


   In 2005, we debuted a new combination that proved we could be a threat to our competition. We only attended 1 race at the end of the season, and went all the way to the final round at Memphis 2005.

 


  During 2006, we raced a moderate amount with qualifications always near the top including 3 final round appearances in 4 races.

  2007 saw us take some time off from racing once again to concentrate on URE and our customers.

   Our plans for 2008 are to race a limited schedule in the NMCA Pro Stock class. Currently we plan to race at Bowling Green, KY; Chicago, IL, at the Super Bowl; Milan, MI; and Memphis, TN at the finals.   We have a new combination in the car, front to back. New rear end, new electrical system, new engine, new body panels, new paint, new suspension.... we are going to have our work cut out for us but we look forward to the challenge. We will have the horsepower to win, but it will come down to our decision making and tuning abilities.

See you at the races!!!
Chris Uratchko