Leaving It on the Table in Las Vegas, Las Vegas Nationals, April 5-7, 2013 Sometimes the best-laid plans just go up in smoke. No, the Litton dragster didn’t smoke the tires, but it didn’t hit the numbers during the Las Vegas Nationals this past weekend. Tuning one of these nitro beasts can be like throwing the dice…
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Testing, Triumph, Trials, and Tribulations
Testing, Triumph, Trials, and Tribulations Las Vegas Regionals, March 28 – 30, 2013 It started with a dream. Crew chief Anthony Dicero was in transit with the Litton Racing crew from Sacramento to Las Vegas when he awoke from his road-induced slumber with a jolt. Eureka! His mechanical mind had calculated the reason for the…
Smoothing It Out in Sacramento
March 23 – 24, 2013 They say practice makes perfect. That’s what Bill Litton and crew had in mind for the “Test and Tune” in Sacramento March 23 and 24, 2013 – one week before the Las Vegas Regionals begin.The goal was to get in some good runs for the nitro dragster without the pressure…
NHRA Season Opener: Guts and Gusto
February 14 – 17, 2013 Hearts were racing in Pomona this past weekend as thousands clustered to see NHRA’s season opener under sunny skies and summer-like temperatures. Qualifying rounds began on Thursday, February 14th, Valentine’s Day, as Team Litton spiffed up their sweetheart dragster and kept their fingers crossed for a good starting run. Some…
Revving Up in Vegas: Test and Tune
February 8-10, 2013 Winter winds and blustery conditions whipped up the track in Las Vegas as Bill Litton and team arrived for The Las Vegas Pro Test and Tune. On Friday, a day reserved for working in the pits, winds reared up to 35 miles per hour. But Crew Chief Anthony Dicero, driver Bill Litton,…
Off-Season Update: Anthony Dicero, Litton Racing Crew Chief
Off season? What off season? For Anthony Dicero, Litton Racing’s Crew Chief and ace tuner, you wouldn’t know it’s been hiatus time for the Litton Racing/ADR operation. At his home base in Brownsburg, Indiana, Chief Dicero has been braving single-digit temperatures and below-zero wind chills to keep the Litton hot rod running hotter than ever…
Dragster Photo Published in New Book
A picture of the Litton Financial dragster has been published in Mitchell Burnell Yow’s new book “Hot Rod Math.” This handy guide to the mathematical side of racing eliminates guessing by explaining mechanical concepts such as “compression ratio” and giving the formulas for calculating them. Written by a certified master mechanic, “Hot Rod Math” is…
A Tale of Two Attempts
Auto Club Finals Auto Club Raceway November 8-11, 2012 Pomona, CA A Tale of Two Attempts It was the best of the times and the worst of times. Driver Bill Litton arrived on Wednesday – primed, pumped, and ready to go for the last NHRA competition of the season in Pomona. It was the last…
Second Roll of the Dice Brings Little Payoff in Vegas
Las Vegas Regionals Nov 2 -4, 2012 Second Roll of the Dice Brings Little Payoff in Vegas For the second time in two weeks, driver Bill Litton and crew arrived fresh and ready to suit up at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Last weekend, it was the Nationals. This weekend, it was the…
New Hot Rod Brings New Hope
Big O Tires Nationals Las Vegas, October 25-28 Thursday – Bill arrived at the Big O Tries Nationals in Las Vegas a day early to test our a brand-new car and help out with adjustments as Chief Anthony Dicero and crew worked diligently to prepare it for Friday’s qualifying runs. Spencer Massey visited the pit…