WEBER'S SLOW BUT LETHAL BUICK
Sun, 2009-07-12 12:28
When Lane Weber from Dacono, Colo. pulls into the burnout box with his V/Stock Automatic 1978 Buick Skylark
most people in the stands giggle. The competition in the other lane knows better.
Weber is a good drag racer, capable of winning astride a bicycle.
Weber began his drag racing career in 1985 driving a car he received as a high school graduation present from a very close family friend, Sandi Carr. His car uses the original 231 cubic-inch engine while he competes in one of the slowest indexed classifications within Stock eliminator. When Lane Weber from Dacono, Colo. pulls into the burnout box with his V/Stock Automatic 1978 Buick Skylark
most people in the stands giggle. The competition in the other lane knows better.
Weber is a good drag racer, capable of winning astride a bicycle.
Weber began his drag racing career in 1985 driving a car he received as a high school graduation present from a very close family friend, Sandi Carr. His car uses the original 231 cubic-inch engine while he competes in one of the slowest indexed classifications within Stock eliminator.
The upside for Weber is that the Buick is extremely consistent and runs 16.80s regularly.
Currently qualified last in the 42 car Stock Eliminator field at the NHRA Mopar Mile High Nationals, the man affectionately known as “The Hawk” actually enjoys staring down the quicker competition who are faced with the daunting task of often giving up as much as a five-second head start.
“Most people do not enjoy being the guy being chased,” said Weber, a five-time track champion at Bandimere Speedway in Morrison, Co. “But the way I look at it, they have to pass me down there. And my car is very consistent.”
Weber has also performed well at local Super Pro bracket competition over the years. The lessons he has learned driving his Skylark helped Weber capture the 2002 NHRA Super Pro World Championship at the World Finals, in Pomona, Calif.
“I drove Bill Reeves Super Pro car for many years and it was not the quickest car out there,” Weber admitted. “When you are the guy constantly being chased down, eventually you get good at it.”
Weber is good at it. Whether it’s in a dragster or his 16-second Skylark, you have to catch him for the win.
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Weber is a good drag racer, capable of winning astride a bicycle.
Weber began his drag racing career in 1985 driving a car he received as a high school graduation present from a very close family friend, Sandi Carr. His car uses the original 231 cubic-inch engine while he competes in one of the slowest indexed classifications within Stock eliminator. When Lane Weber from Dacono, Colo. pulls into the burnout box with his V/Stock Automatic 1978 Buick Skylark
Dale Carlson Photo
Weber is a good drag racer, capable of winning astride a bicycle.
Weber began his drag racing career in 1985 driving a car he received as a high school graduation present from a very close family friend, Sandi Carr. His car uses the original 231 cubic-inch engine while he competes in one of the slowest indexed classifications within Stock eliminator.
The upside for Weber is that the Buick is extremely consistent and runs 16.80s regularly.
Currently qualified last in the 42 car Stock Eliminator field at the NHRA Mopar Mile High Nationals, the man affectionately known as “The Hawk” actually enjoys staring down the quicker competition who are faced with the daunting task of often giving up as much as a five-second head start.
“Most people do not enjoy being the guy being chased,” said Weber, a five-time track champion at Bandimere Speedway in Morrison, Co. “But the way I look at it, they have to pass me down there. And my car is very consistent.”
Weber has also performed well at local Super Pro bracket competition over the years. The lessons he has learned driving his Skylark helped Weber capture the 2002 NHRA Super Pro World Championship at the World Finals, in Pomona, Calif.
“I drove Bill Reeves Super Pro car for many years and it was not the quickest car out there,” Weber admitted. “When you are the guy constantly being chased down, eventually you get good at it.”
Weber is good at it. Whether it’s in a dragster or his 16-second Skylark, you have to catch him for the win.
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