FIRST LOOK: SCHUMACHER'S DSR TF1
Thu, 2009-07-16 18:01
Competitionplus.com received these construction photos of the first in-house constructed Don Schumacher Racing Top Fuel chassis 
designated as the DSR TF-1. The chassis hasn't been
assigned to a team as of yet and is expected to hit the track after the
NHRA Western Swing.
Veteran chassis builder Brad Hadman was instrumental in the creation of the DSR TF-1 according to DSR Team Manager Lee Beard.
designated as the DSR TF-1. The chassis hasn't been assigned to a team as of yet and is expected to hit the track after the NHRA Western Swing.
Veteran chassis builder Brad Hadman was instrumental in the creation of the DSR TF-1 according to DSR Team Manager Lee Beard.
"Basically, what we did was make an agreement with Brad (Hadman), from whom we have been buying our race cars, to duplicate his race car," Beard said. "And, what we're building is all of the tubing in-house. So, we built jigs and fixtures to basically copy Brad Hadman's tubing and then we're buying all the basic components from him, all the pedals, levers, nose, wings."
Hadman will have a few perks as well.
"In return to him, that gives him the ability to come to Indianapolis and use our DSR facility to put front halfs and back halfs on the rest of his customers who are in the Indianapolis area: the Al-Anabi team, Bernstein's team, Morgan Lucas' team, Antron Brown's team - they all have Hadman cars. They currently have to ship those cars to Seattle to get a front half or a back half on them. Since we now have a jig that duplicates Brad's car he can come to our facility, use the facility, and put a front half and a back half on those cars and save those teams a lot of money."
Last July DSR debuted their first in-house Funny Car chassis at the NHRA Mopar Mile High Nationals with Jack Beckman.
designated as the DSR TF-1. The chassis hasn't been
assigned to a team as of yet and is expected to hit the track after the
NHRA Western Swing.Veteran chassis builder Brad Hadman was instrumental in the creation of the DSR TF-1 according to DSR Team Manager Lee Beard.
Competitionplus.com received these construction photos of the first in -house constructed Don Schumacher Racing Top Fuel chassis
The DSR TF-1 is scheduled to see action this season, likely after the Western Swing is completed. The DSR TF-1 is based on the Brad Hadman design.
Veteran chassis builder Brad Hadman was instrumental in the creation of the DSR TF-1 according to DSR Team Manager Lee Beard.
"Basically, what we did was make an agreement with Brad (Hadman), from whom we have been buying our race cars, to duplicate his race car," Beard said. "And, what we're building is all of the tubing in-house. So, we built jigs and fixtures to basically copy Brad Hadman's tubing and then we're buying all the basic components from him, all the pedals, levers, nose, wings."
Hadman will have a few perks as well.
"In return to him, that gives him the ability to come to Indianapolis and use our DSR facility to put front halfs and back halfs on the rest of his customers who are in the Indianapolis area: the Al-Anabi team, Bernstein's team, Morgan Lucas' team, Antron Brown's team - they all have Hadman cars. They currently have to ship those cars to Seattle to get a front half or a back half on them. Since we now have a jig that duplicates Brad's car he can come to our facility, use the facility, and put a front half and a back half on those cars and save those teams a lot of money."
Last July DSR debuted their first in-house Funny Car chassis at the NHRA Mopar Mile High Nationals with Jack Beckman.
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