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Franklin Ratliff Arvil Porter (M) from Milton, Florida USA   (Comp Nr/Finish: ) 1973 - Category: ROCKET, Type: RN, Class: Rocket Dragster, Div: 2
"Arvil Porter" Owned by Arvil Porter from Milton, Florida USA Crew Chief: Arvil Potter
'73 Dragster by Paul DeRossett | Powered by Rocket H2O2 thrust engine by Arvil Porter
1/4 Mile ET: Unknown at Unknown         1/4 Mile MPH: Unknown at Unknown
1000 FT ET: Unknown at Unknown    1000 FT MPH: Unknown at Unknown
1/8 Mile ET: Unknown at Unknown    1/8 Mile MPH: Unknown at Unknown
Entry's 1973 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
1/4 Mile Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00    Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH
1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00 Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH
1/8 Mile Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00 Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH
1973 Records: 1/4 Mile: 4.629 ET, 368.00 MPH    1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH    1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 189.00 MPH   
1973 Average: 1/4 Mile: 5.107 ET, 295.84 MPH 1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH 1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 179.55 MPH
1973 Minimum: 1/4 Mile: 5.607 ET, 269.46 MPH 1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH 1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH
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Notes: Given the aerodynamics knowledge of the time as well as how the speeds rocket dragsters attained left little room for driver error and no room for structural failure or mechanical malfunction, relatively slower less expensive rockets might have been the type most suitable for dragstrip operation. Arvil Porter had Paul DeRossett construct just such a car and displayed it in the pits during the 1973 Gatornationals. This was a medium-sized red and gold dragster with an enclosed cockpit and a motor developing only about 1,600 pounds thrust. - Franklin Ratliff - This is one of the cars my father Paul DeRossett built. I remember this all too well because it was a last minute decision to go to the Gatornationals that weekend. Arvil didn't have a trailer to transport the rocket dragster and we had to borrow Zonie Guilbert's trailer. I believe that Mike Tackley's Auto Body in Clearwater up the road from us painted the car. He had also worked with Arvil on the go-kart prior to this. Anyway, the dragster was never run as I remember and was later sold and converted into a regular dragster for someone else. (Dad totally disliked doing this as he looked at his builds as works of art). This was actually the very last dragster he ever built for anyone and he just seemed to drop out of the drag racing scene totally after that. - Tim DeRossett
Submitted by Draglist Archives, Last updated on Monday, October 23, 2017, 03:12:23 PM by Tim DeRossett. Approved by Bill Pratt.

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