Kit Car Builder September 2007 page three

Kit Car Builder, September 2007

		Veteran Porsche sports car racer, designer, and replicar business owner Tom McBurnie, chief designer and owner of Thunder Ranch in El Cajon, CA, seemingly goes straight through the slalom course with swift dispatch in one of his 356 Speedsters.

		In his maroon big-block Chevy-powered Midstates Classic Cobra 427 SC, Owner Dean Hornbacker went most rapidly 'round the skidpad. He was all in focus, while all else was a blur.

		Not only is Reg Dodd the owner of Backdraft Racing, a Cobra replica manufacturer in Boynton Beach, FL, and South Africa, he's also an accomplished racecar driver. He made it to 60 mph in less time than it takes to read this sentence.

		Stuggart Spyders of Long Beach, CA, owned by Andy Shouse, is a new manufacturer of Porsche 550 Spyder replicas. The '56 550 kit locked up the rear tires in the 60-0 braking test, but hopefully not enought to flat spot 'em. Now you know why we ran the braking test last.

		The '66 Cobray-C3 entry from Cobras 'N' Vettes performed welll in the acceleration test. A Chevy small-block V-8 powers the cr, which has a C3 Corvette ('68-82) chassis.

		This being the first time ever that James Pierce Sr. had done any timed performance driving, he had his hands full with the skidpad course. You can read how well his Shell Valley Cobra 427 SC performed in all four categories in this issue.

Click on the gear logo below to view the second article in the August 2007 issue entitled "Taking a Glance at Thunder Ranch"

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