Team Name | Mad Bomber Racing |
Home town | Helsinki |
Driver | Jari Halinen |
Date of Birth | 1961 |
Occupation | Transportation Entrepreneur |
First started drag racing in | 1984 |
First raced Top Methanol in | 2002 |
Crew Chief | Simo Patoharju |
Crew | Henri Turunen, Risto Luukka, Marko Huttunen, Kimmo Norring, Riku Nieminen, Eric Shallenberger, Hanna Konttori |
Car Length | 271" |
Chassis built by | Meyer Engineering |
Chassis updated by | Geof Hauser |
Engine make | JP-1 |
Engine capacity | 470 ci |
Fuel System by | JBC |
Cylinder heads | Brad Anderson -5 |
Supercharger | Whipple |
Clutch | Crower 3-Disc |
Gearbox | Lenco |
Magneto(s) | MSD |
Car weight | 2090 lbs |
Data logger | Cygnus |
Sponsors | Calro, Kendall, Sikkens/Akzo-Nobel, Stirwell, Maston, |
T&H Palvelut, Specialty Engineering | |
Henkan Kuljetus, Jarmo's Custom Auto, Kuljetus Palm | |
Events & Championships won | |
Best Elapsed Time | 5.754 |
Best Top Speed | 248.6 mph |
Comments | Jari started to drive for Mat Bomber Racing in 2001. The team was the first one outside North America to exceed 250 mph terminal speed with a Top Mehanol Dragster, in September 2000. |