Dearborn Flashback.com is the premier website dedicated to preserving FoMoCo's racing and performance car legacy. The drag racers and muscle cars of the Total Performance era are the primary focus here. Total Performance was much more than an advertising slogan, it was a relentess mission to win. Mission accomplished.

NEW BOOK BY CHARLIE MORRIS: SOON TO BE RELEASED "FORD DRAG TEAM" IS A COMPILATION OF ONE ON ONE INTERVIEWS, FACTORY DOCUMENTS, RACE REPORTS, PHOTOS AND STATISTICS COVERING THE MEMBERS OF THE FORD DRAG COUNCIL / DRAG TEAM FROM 1962 TO 1972. THIS WAS PERHAPS THE MOST IMPORTANT DECADE IN FORD PERFORMANCE HISTORY. HERE IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR THE TRUE STORY, DIRECTLY FROM THOSE WHO MADE THE HISTORY BOTH BEHIND THE WHEEL AND BEHIND THE SCENES. CANDID INTERVIEWS WITH FORD DRAG RACING LEGENDS; PHIL BONNER, HUBERT PLATT, ED TERRY, RANDY PAYNE, AL JONIEC,THE LATE BILL LAWTON, DRAG TEAM CAPTAIN DICK BRANNAN AND MORE. HEAR HOW A TALENTED GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS CAME TOGETHER TO FORM ONE OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL FACTORY BACKED RACING TEAMS IN MOTOR SPORTS HISTORY. Contact: www.stanceandspeed.com

Site contributor, author, and Ford drag racer Charlie Morris has made some racing news with his '63 1/2 406 Galaxie. Read about it right here. Charlie is also working on another Ford book and welcomes any stories and photos relating to the Ford Drag Council and Drag Team. Check out Charlie's previous works here at the Reading Room, and contact him at CM0427 (AT) aol.com.

2010 ECNSS "Mr. Super Stock Eliminator" George Gudat

Rolling into Atco Raceway on November 7, 2010 for the Fall Finale third place in series points, George Gudat of Toms River, NJ faced long odds of repeating his 2008 championship. But George and the Big Red 1963 1/2 406 were up to the task as they downed all comers for the event win and the coveted title Mr.Super Stock Eliminator in the East Coast Super Stock series.

George showed his abilities on the starting line and Big Red ran flawlessly and consistently all day for the win. Elapsed times of 11.17-11.20 against a brisk head wind showed that the 406 enjoyed gulping the cold air and between round maintenance consist of nothing more but cooling the engine and topping off the fuel.

In the final runoff George faced his friend and tough competitor Steve Consentino in the Yankee Clipper 1962 Dodge station wagon. With both cars dialed in at 11.20 they would leave side by side just like it was done in the early days when Fords and Mopars faced each other on this very track and others like it across the land. Reaction times of .013 for George and .016 for Steve turned this into one of the most exciting pairings of the day if not the season as the cars were side by side the entire way. Tapping the brakes ever so slightly, George recorded a stellar 11.21 on his 11.20 dial while Steve ran out at 11.18, giving the victory and a second series championship to George.

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Sad news to report, Bob Tasca Sr. passed away on January 8th, 2010. A true legand in the Ford world, Mr. Tasca owned the world-famous Tasca Ford dealership. Back in the day, he helped bring us the Thunderbolt and the Cobra Jet Mustang. "Win on Sunday, Sell on Monday" was Tasca's slogan, and that's exactly what he did. Bob Tasca was 83. View our vintage shots of the old Tasca Ford dealership here.

Although "Racing Into The Past" is our motto here, we can't ignore Ford's current and future racing exploits. The return of the Cobra Jet Mustang, the Boss 302 Mustang, the 5.0 Mustang, and the long awaited return to NHRA Pro Stock Racing. Ford's 2010 team roster includes Larry Morgan, Jim Cunningham, Erica Enders, Chris Holbrook, Justin Humphries, and Robert Patrick with his fantastic retro Ford Drag Team paint scheme. Humphries will utilize Roush-Yates for his engines. Stay tuned for more.

The recently restored "Gate Job" 1966 Comet funny car will be up on the auction block at the 2010 Barrett Jackson collector car auction. The SOHC powered Gate Job was successfully campaigned by Pete Gates in 1967. Current owner Daryl Huffman found it in 1993 and beautifully restored it with the original chassis and body. Read more about it here. Tune in to the auction on January 23rd on Speed TV.