Dragonsnakes now??

[Ed Hedrick]

This is the true history of CSX 2093 as I recall it when I campaigned it in 1966 and 1967 in the NHRA NE Division 1. The car ran in Stock Sports which competed in Street Eliminator. Based on Stock HP/Weight it could compete in three Stock Sport classes with the three engine combinations that Shelby filed with NHRA. All three used the stock Ford 289ci 271hp short block. In B/SP it had the Webers and the big heads rated at 325hp. In C/SP it had two Carter AFB's and the big heads rated at 300hp. In D/SP it had the stock 289ci 271hp. In 1966 I ran it in B/SP the entire season. Won class at all the Nationals I attended. Was able to cure the rear end breakage by having the ring and pinion and posi spider gears annealed from the stock hardness of Rc60 to Rc50 at a heat treater in Phil thanks to Jere Stahl and Bill Jenkins. The Cobra already had the B/SP Nat Record(Costilow & Larson) and I cannot remember if I reset it or not. Believe it was 11.23 or 11.21 @ 119 or 121mph. Cannot find my records on it. In 1967 won class at all the National Events. Was Street Eliminator Champ in NHRA Div 1. Was NHRA World Points Champion(most points in NHRA competition). Ran the Cobra in all three classes. It already had the record in B/SP, set the record in C/SP 11.51 @ 115mph. Never did get the 2 AFB setup working properly. Just missed getting the record in D/SP as the Cobra was running in the 11.60's and with the record at 11.91 or 11.93 I was trying to bump it a couple of hundreth's and missed by .02 putting on the brakes. So, decided to take it to the Nationals at Indy in D/SP much to the sorrow of all the Corvettes. They were running in the high 11.80's and 11.90's the Cobra in the 11.60's. Cobra won D/SP. Sold the Cobra(much to my sorrow!) Jan or Feb '68 as NHRA had changed the rules for Stock Sports. The Cobra could now only compete in two classes and they legalized any camshaft in Stock Sports. Jere Stahl had told me they would change the rules if I ran the Cobra in all three classes. I have pictures of the Cobra and would send if anyone wants them.