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BRISK Racing Spark Plugs power the World's fastest FR500 Cobra Jet Mustang at Mojave Mile speed challenge

The Mojave Mile is a standing 1 mile Run that takes place at the Mojave Airport on one of the two mile long runways. Race day was a very cool, windy day with some light rains causing minimal delays. Cross winds and cold track made handling an issue for all. The Rains Cobra Jet immediately established itself as one of the fastest cars and the only car that ran over 180 mph with no spoiler or splitter. Very impressive first outing and the team was told it was the world's fastest FR500 Cobra Jet Mustang with John's 182.9 mph clocking. The team used a new APR Performance Hood from their good friends at Scott Drake Muscle Cars. They added a set of new Brisk spark plugs with the trick Sniper coils and some Re d Line Lubricants. The team tested the CJ at Willow Springs before the event thanks to the bulletproof Currie 9" road race rear end and the Eibach Performance Coil Springs. After all, Ford created this car for drag racing only and is based off of a v-6 chassis and brakes with a Ford GT Supercharged 5.4 engine. Kaufmann Racing called on Bruce Griggs for some components & advise. After the event the team agreed they can make it a lot faster, but it was a great first effort all put together in less than two weeks.

Congratulations to Donnie Bowles - Brisk 3V Spark Plugs Powered 05' Roush Mustang - Father's day WIN!!

New World Record set with help of BRISK Spark Plugs!!!

JPC Racing Runs 8s with '05 Mustang powered by BRISK Spark plugs!

Ford Racing, Brisk, ProCharger, Nitrous Pro Flow, JPC Racing

Posted May 20 2008 11:38 AM by Mike_Galimi
Filed under: Editorials, S197 Mustangs, Michael Galimi

Justin Burcham during MM&FF's S197 Shootout in Fall 2007

Justin Burcham drives the first S197 Mustang to run in the 8s with a Three-Valve mod motor.

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The barrier has been broken, as Justin Burcham ran an 8.89 last Friday night at Maryland International Raceway, marking the first time a Three-Valve-powered S197 Mustang has eclipsed the 8-second zone. Regular readers are most likely familiar to Burcham’s antics with Ford’s latest musclecar. He ran oh-so close to the 8s at our S197 Shootout last fall with a 9.05. A blower tube popped off on the run, preventing him from doing it at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park that day.

Perhaps one of the more amazing accomplishments with Burcham’s run is that he relied not on his Boss-based, 322ci engine (built by Rich Groh), but rather on Ford Racing’s new Aluminator short-block, as he has been working with Ford Racing on the development of that engine lately. Burcham used his Fox Lake-ported Three-Valve heads and custom grind camshafts. He also relied on a ProCharger F1R blower and a nasty shot of juice courtesy of a Nitrous Pro Flow fogger system to get the job done. Justin has also credited Brisk spark plugs as a big contribution to the record run. The engine would burn the tips of some other plugs every time he leaned on the nitrous real hard. He felt the elongated tip of the plug contributed to the burnt tips since the nitrous tune was very conservative. The Brisk plugs were resistant to the extra heat and worked flawlessly. The combination is nothing out of the ordinary, and is far less mystical than anyone would have thought for such a monumental accomplishment. I did a story on the Aluminator engine in the latest issue of MM&FF (June 2008). It is a crate engine offered by Ford Racing that carries some really nice features. The engine is based on the Terminator Cobra powerplant, but is centered around an aluminum block to save weight. Inside, there is a forged steel crankshaft, Manley rods, and forged pistons. Ford Racing sells it in three configurations—Four-Valve, Three-Valve, and Two-Valve. It is also available as a Four-Valve long-block with and without a Ford Racing supercharger.

For those who are afraid of the aluminum block for durability reasons, don’t be. It is a solid piece that has an enormous amount of webbing and support in all the right places. It is rumored to be the aluminum block from S197 Mustangs, but that is not confirmed. We do know that Ford Racing puts these engines through rigorous durability testing, thus adding testimony to its reliability. After all, Ford Racing won’t offer a part that will be suspect. It also survived Burcham’s torture test, so we know it will be good for the masses as he puts a mix of street and track miles on his mule. For those who don’t think Burcham has a legit street ride—I know firsthand that it is street worthy. There have been times when I stayed over night for a tech story and we took his ’05 Stang back to his house! The car is as legit as any serious MM&FF True Street entry, right down to the air conditioning.

I spoke with Burcham right after the legendary run, and the best part is that he is all ready thinking of a new twist for the car. He was rattling off different induction combos and swapping back and forth between his Boss 322 and Aluminator engine. He said he won’t stop until he has more information and pushes the boundaries even further. Burcham even hinted that he might be going for 200 mph in the standing mile, then head to a drag strip and run in the 8s—all with the A/C blowing cold and driving it on the street. Check out the YouTube video of his run. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mt1mXiVKvU

For the 2008 season Brisk Tabor a.s. has developed a complete range of spark plugs intended predominantly for motorcycle engines.

The new spark plugs have a new auxiliary identification in form of a type number like the car spark plugs of A-line series. The new spark plugs were developed in collaboration with leading cart, motocross and rally riders from both Czech Republic and abroad.

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Shakedown @ E-Town
World Records Reset!

Last year Tim Lynch and Steve Petty of Proline Racing set the record at Englishtown with a 6.666@215.96mph. This years 5th Annual Shakedown @ E'Town race was unbelievable to say the least.

During testing, Steve Petty tuned up the record-holding mustang powered by Brisk Silver Racing Spark Plugs and surprised the hell out of everybody with a 6.57@231mph!!! Tim went on to qualify with a 6.79@207mph to grab the #1 spot.

Tim soared through eliminations and proved a turbo can can be consistent with a string of world record-setting runs. Tim ran a 6.61 (1st round), 4.36 1/8mi 6.54 1/4mi (2nd round), 4.35 1/8mi 6.54 1/4mi (3rd round), and finished the race to make his way into the winner's circle with yet another world record pass 4.34 1/8mi 6.53@220mph 1/4mi!!! These are e.t. & mph records for both 1/8mi and 1/4!!!

BRISK Silver Racing Spark plugs Power Leslie's Durst SCION tC to a

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3 Hp gained by swithching to Brisk Silver Racing spark plugs for the 07' race season, helped Leslie Durst of Horizon motorsports set a New National Record in All Motor class! (click here for complete article)

Three-Valve Mustang Spark Plugs

Below is the 5.0 Mustang & Super Fords magazine article Mustang Spark Plugs - Brisk Three-Valve Plugs read the article, browse photos from the article, or search related articles in the Automotive.com Enthusiast Central.

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Mustang Spark Plugs - Brisk Three-Valve Plugs

Brisk Spark Plugs For Three-Valve Mustangs

By KJ Jones

Unless you've been living under a rock for the last 20 years, you must be aware of the impact that superchargers, turbochargers, and nitrous oxide-the Big Three power adders-have had on '86-to-the present Mustangs.

While some 'Stangbangers install the power-enhancing systems as a way of giving their bone-stock Ponies more zip, other enthusiasts turn to power adders for taking highly modified, hard-core Mustangs to the next level.

Forced induction (blowers, to be specific) appears to be the power builder of choice for the S197 crowd. We've seen several '05-to-present 'Stangs at shows and prowling the boulevards sporting the latest Roots-, screw-, and centrifugal-style superchargers offered by all of the leading manufacturers. Today's S197 supercharger systems are completely bolt-on. They include fuel-system components and programming updates for a 'Stang's PCM that will allow its Three-Valve engine to operate efficiently while under the influence of boost.

Despite all of the benefits of adding a blower to an '05-'09 Mustang, one of the nuances we've heard about more than a few times is that supercharged S197s occasionally experience spark issues that can affect driveability and performance in a big way. Spark plugs are the root of this problem.

Blower upgrades are made retaining the OEM plugs, and their high heat range and fixed gap are no match for the higher cylinder pressure and hotter temperature that a blower promotes. While supercharged Three-Valves can be tuned to make great power on pump fuel, a lot is left on the table because of the overall inefficiency of the spark plugs once boost gets at them. Stock plugs are hotter, and there's less contact area between their ceramic inserts and the metal inside the plugs, so heat remains trapped in the ceramic.

Just as they are with pushrod engines, adjustable-gap, colder heat-range spark plugs are the answer for blown modular bullets, including Three-Valves. Cold plugs are designed with more contact area between the metal and ceramic. The space prevents pre-ignition of fuel (gas ignites before spark actually fires), which is critical for any power-adder-assisted engine.

Phillip Lewis' '06 GT shows all the symptoms of a supercharged 'Stang in need of spark relief. The engine has a slight intermittent miss while idling, and the trey valve stumbles and falls off precisely at 4,700 rpm when Phillip tries to accelerate and the Paxton Novi 2200 starts making boost.

Although gapping tools for Three-Valve plugs are available, we decided to try Brisk USA's new racing spark plugs (PN 3VR14S) in Phillip's Mustang. The plugs were developed specifically for the Three-Valve cylinder heads on '05-'09 Mustang GTs. In addition to their long shanks, they feature conventional-style electrodes and ground straps at their tips, which allow for easy tuning (gap adjustments) for forced-induced or high-performance naturally aspirated applications.

The following photos and captions depict Saul "The Surgeon" Gutierrez's easy plug swap, and the dyno information shows the difference proper spark plugs make with this type of performance enhancer on a Three-Valve engine.

We saw a marked improvement in the Paxton-blown, stock engine's performance when we locked it down on Extreme Automotive's chassis dyno. However, while the dyno numbers with Brisk plugs better reflect what we've come to recognize as the ballpark average horsepower of blown trey-valve stockers, please don't think that the power gain in our dyno figures represent the gains that come from just adding plugs. Phillip's engine was in duress and wouldn't rev anywhere near the 6,000 rpm that is standard for our dyno evaluations. The addition of Brisk's spark plugs corrected the stumbling issues, thus enabling the engine to perform as we'd expect it would and present impressive final horsepower and torque figures for an S197 that's equipped with a bolt-on supercharger.

Click here for the Mustang spark plug dyno chart

March 31, 2007 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

ARMENDARIZ LEADS THE QUALIFIERS AT PALM BEACH NHRA SPORT COMPACT NATIONALS WITH RECORD BREAKING PERFORMANCE

JUPITER, Fla. – The NHRA Xplod Sport Compact Racing Series started it seventh season off with the fifth annual Palm Beach NHRA Sport Compact Nationals at Moroso Motorsports Park this Saturday with beautiful track conditions which set the drivers up for record performances.

Top qualifiers for the event are Leslie Armendariz (Honda Tuning Magazine All Motor), Brent Rau (Modified), Kenny Tran (Hot Rod), Ed Bergenholtz (Pro FWD) and Brad Personett (Pro RWD)

Armendariz in her Scion tC led the qualifiers in Honda Tuning Magazine All Motor by setting the national record for both time (9.45 seconds) and speed (143.06). If the record hold up through the end of the event Armendariz will get the cherished 20 extra points that go along with time record. This is her first No. 1 qualifier since 2003 when she was the top qualifier at five events. She has six career top qualifier positions.

“It’s been awhile,” said Armendariz. “It’s good to be back. I feel like we came a long way last year and now we have something to show for it. I just want to do well for Scion and all our other sponsors. There are a lot of cars in this class and it should make for an exciting year.”

Brisk RS 01 WRC: BRISK Developed Skoda Fabia Coupe With A 500Hp 2.0TFSI Engine

Apparently this isn’t a typical road-going Skoda; it is a unique rally car created by Czech spark-plug manufacture Brisk in collaboration with Prodrive. Based on a first generation Fabia, the RS 01 WRC gets a coupe body that actually doesn’t look half-bad and a supped-up 2.0TFSI engine equipped with BRISK TURBO DOR10TS spark plugs, -yes, the same engine as in the VW Golf GTI and Audi S3 models among others, producing 500Hp @ 7.800 rpm and 600Nm @ 3.700 rpm. Combine that with a weight of just 1.000kg or 2.200 pounds 4 wheel drive 6-speed sequential transmition and get 2.7 sec time for the 0 to 100km/h (62mph) !!!

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Brisk Silver Racing 3VR17YS spark plug for application on Ford 3 Valve engines.

Brisk is World leader in spark plug performance design and technology with a 72-year tradition, and over 50 mil. spark plug annual production. Brisk is the World’s 6^th largest spark plug manufacturer, but also produce glow plugs, igniters, speed sensors for crank, cam, ABS; tech. Ceramics, radioactive shielding glass for nuclear medicine and other products.

Brisk Silver Racing Spark plugs for the Ford 3 Valve engines are available in 2 different heat ranges:

Brisk Silver Racing 3VR17YS for engine applications up to 475 RWHp.

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Brisk Silver Racing Line of spark plugs is designed for: Turbo/ Supercharged/ High-Compression/ Nitrous / Alcohol or other hard to ignite type of applications.

Performance benefits of Brisk Silver Racing Spark plugs have been proven among others in 6’sec. World Record Setting 3000+Hp Twin Turbo 10.5 Outlaw Mustang of Tim Lynch and Steve Petty, and help Erica Ortiz to become The Fastest Woman in Fun Ford racing history with consistent 6 sec. 200+mph runs. Brisk Silver Racing plugs also dominate in some of the fastest Mustang Cobras by Strictly Performance, and Leslie Durst Pro Stock Toyota / Scion of Horizon Motorsports.

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The start of the 2007 NHRA Xplōd Sport Compact drag racing season also marks the return of Horizon Motorsports’ front-running All-Motor Scion tC, new sponsors, and the reports that a brand-new Sport FWD car is on the way.

“The season-opener is always exciting, because every team is in first place going into the weekend,” said Horizon Motorsports’ Leslie Armendariz. “We intend to still be in first on Sunday night, too.”

Campaigning a factory-backed Scion tC in the All Motor class, Armendariz was the first driver to break into the nine-second zone in the naturally-aspirated pro category, and hasn’t slowed down since. This year, the team is looking to cross the next big hurdle and collect a 9.49 time slip, and, with a previous best of 9.50 at 141.26, that mark could fall as soon as this weekend.

“We’ve done a lot of work over the winter, and added a couple of great new sponsors to the family with ERL Performance, Inc., EMCO Gear and BRiSK USA Racing Plugs joining Scion, AEM, Calico Coatings, CP Pistons, The Drive Shaft Shop, Goodyear Racing, Royal Purple, SCE Gaskets, Steen Chassis, TWM Induction, Vance & Hines, and Web Cam,” Armendariz continued.

Switching to Brisk Silver Racing Plugs "free-up" over 3Hp in All motor Scion tC and allowed for more racical tune in the Turbo Scion. The All motor Scion tC is powered by Brisk Silver Racing D12S spark plug and the Turbo Scion tC is powered by Brisk Silver D08S spark plug.

The 2007 campaign marks the first full season of competition for the All-Motor Scion tC, which debuted mid-year in 2006 and immediately showed race-winning potential with Armendariz behind the wheel. This year also brings another new addition to the Horizon team in the form of a Sport FWD entry piloted by Jason Lopez.

“Jason has his work cut out for him this year,” Leslie admits. “Sport FWD is an incredibly competitive class. The rules are pretty restrictive – basically, you’re talking about a turbocharged, modified street car that’s almost as quick as our purpose-built, tube-frame All-Motor car. There’s a lot of very fast cars in the class, but I think we’ve got a little something for them.”

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Ortiz to Start 2007 with New Look, New Program

January 23, 2006

Salem, AL--

Fresh off a stellar rookie season behind the wheel of a twin turbo PRO car, Erica Ortiz looks to keep the momentum rolling in 2007 with significant upgrades in her racing program. The 26 year-old made monumental progress in her first year running the Fun Ford Weekend Pro 5.0 class, finishing 2nd in the points chase with consistent 6 second, 200 mph performances.

For 2007, BRISK USA has stepped up to become a major sponsor of Horsepower & Heels racing, allowing the team to bring about some exciting improvements to the racing program. Starting with a drastic body change, the old steel roof & quarter '86 Thunderbird is nixed in favor of a sleeker 2007 Pro Mod fiberglass Mustang body by VFN Fiberglass out of Addison, IL. Parker Chassis will be handling the fabrication behind the transformation, along with the fabrication of a new turbo configuration.

The engine program will still remain at the hands of master Ford engine guru, Al Moody Sr. of Maybleton, GA. The stock block and cast crank 2006 engine combination, which shattered performance barriers as the fastest OEM 460 block configuration, will be set aside for a stronger & lighter aluminum block powerplant.

"The whole premise behind 2006 was to get my feet wet in the PRO ranks, and we did surprisingly well as a team with the parts and budget that we had available at the time. This year, thanks to the great relationship we were able to build with BRISK USA, we will be able to debut a new look, and a stronger engine program which we feel will make us a formidable competitor." Erica said of her 2007 plans.

Erica plans to campaign the car in the 5 race Fun Ford Weekend Pro 5.0 schedule, the ADRL Pro Nitrous category, as well as the NOPI Drag Racing league, where domestics have newly entered the mix of sport compacts traditionally associated with this venue. Her goal is to work up towards the NHRA Pro Modified events, where turbocharged combinations have recently been accepted into the fold.

NOTEWORTHY: Erica will campaign a 2007 VFN Mustang body with Brisk Spark Plugs as major sponsor

THANKS TO THE SUPPORTERS OF HORSEPOWER & HEELS RACING

www.briskusa.com -- BRISK SPARK PLUGS

www.parkerchassis.com -- PARKER CHASSIS & FABRICATION

www.excessiveengineering.com -- EXCESSIVE ENGINEERING

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www.exileturbos.com -- EXILE TURBO SYSTEMS

www.hernonmfg.com -- HERNON HIGH PERFORMANCE SEALANTS & ADHESIVES

www.coolfitwear.com -- COOL FIT WEAR

www.vfnfiberglass.com -- VFN FIBERGLASS

www.competitiondesigns.com -- COMPETITION DESIGNS

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web: www.horsepowerandheels.com

Hello to all the DC Readers!

Following in line with Jory's introduction article, I wanted to take a moment and introduce myself to all the wonderful people on Drag Coverage.com. I have had the pleasure of calling TJ Pruitt a wonderful friend and am honored to take a part in this site. I am extremely excited to be on-board with one of the fastest growing and most down-to-earth sites in our sport... and can't wait to see his dream to fruition.

In sharp contrast to Jory, whom began his racing journey shortly out of the womb, I did not come from a racing background. Truth of the matter is, my parents could hardly change a tire. Still, I grew up a very competitive athlete, and always had a love for cars, though I knew nothing about them. My father teased me that my "lead foot" which became apparent shortly after my 16th birthday, would lead me to big things... like SPEEDING TICKETS. He never dreamed they'd lead me to a unending passion for all-out drag racing and 200 mph strolls down the quarter mile, a transformation that for me, began the day I graduated high school in 1998. My parents wondered all the time what happened to me.... but truth is, I live, breathe, eat and dream racing.

I used to race around town in a painfully slow Toyota pickup truck in high school. After graduation, I bought my first car: a 1990 5.0L Mustang GT. That summer I spent reading countless magazines and websites trying to learn more about the car I loved so much. I made my first trip to the drag strip that summer, and never being a great spectator, drove straight up to the staging lanes with no idea what I was doing. That first 15 second pass down the quarter mile was all I ever needed.... I was hooked for life! Being the competitor at heart, I went twice a week for test and tune, working on my launches and reaction times, and spent every other spare moment trying to learn the tricks to make the car faster. I started frequenting a local performance shop, attending races and eventually working at the shop full time. I was hungry for knowledge, and that hasn't changed nearly 10 years later.

My first real racing experience came in 2000, at the World Ford Challenge in St.Louis, MO. After driving the 1000 miles from my home in Orlando to St. Louis, where the annual event was held, I decided to try my hand at bracket racing, entering the Bracket 3 category. Over 150 competitors competed in class, and I made it all the way to the semi-finals on day 1, running in the mid-13's with my newly acquired 1993 manual transmission equipped GT. On Sunday, I again made in through rounds all the way to the finals, where I finished as runner-up at my first competitive event. My first actual competition and my first taste of winnings! I framed that first check and it only intensified my desire to become a hardcore racer.

From there it went to 10 second blown street cars, to obtaining my NHRA Sportsman 9.99 license in 2001, and an eventual move to an 8 second turbo drag radial car. I won the FFW Sunshine State True Street Championship in 2002, and runnered-up for several events in 2003 before finishing 2nd for the FFW Drag

Radial 2003 championship.   I built the 331 cubic inch engine program that was in my radial car that year, and was learning the tuning ropes of digital fuel injection.   At the end of 2004, I put my beloved radial car up for sale to chase aspirations of running a PRO 5.0/ ProMod combination.   And although I always miss my first racecar, I still get to enjoy seeing it tear down the track with current owner and DC regular, Josh Mackey behind the wheel.

The Horsepower & Heels team name was formed from the experiences that I had amassed over the years as a female driver.   I often found myself trying so hard to be "one of the boys" to fit in and be accepted, that I noticed myself apologizing for being unique and different.   Fellow racers were shocked to see me away from the track... while I would get down and dirty in the shop and at the racetrack, my regular daily activities saw me in skirts and cute heels.   People would comment on how different that look was for me, how it looked "weird" to see me out of jeans and a racing t-shirt. That's when it dawned on me...Who says Horsepower & Heels don't mix?? I could be a girly girl in my daily life, and still be a tough competitor on the track. And from there, my dream was born.

2005 I spent building the Twin Turbo T-bird, which would mark its debut in February of 2006.   My rookie season in FFW Pro 5.0 was a whirlwind of excitment for me, learning to navigate the new car down the track nearly a second and a half faster than I'd ever been.   By mid-season, I was finally feeling comfortable and in July, I became the first woman in FFW history to enter the 6 second club and 200 mph clubs.   I ended up finishing 2nd in points for the year this past season, attending only 6 of the events. I posted a best of 6.69 @ 207 mph, and that energized my desire to step up to a better combination.

Fast forward to now. Its been a very busy off-season, with the help of BRISK USA, I am hard at work preparing for the debut of my new Twin Turbo 2007 Mustang, complete with an upgraded engine combination. With a new car and new engine program in place, I'm really looking forward to the coming season and making my presence known in the Fun Ford Weekend circuit as well as some local promodified events. I feel blessed to be able to chase my dreams everyday, and even more blessed to have accomplished much that I've set out after.

My heart belongs to racing... in all forms and faucets of my life. I'm excited to be given the opportunity to offer up some humble opinions and insight from a different perspective than is normally seen in this sport. I love all of my racing family, and getting the chance to bond with the Drag Coverage family is a dream come true! Sharing my background and story with you, the readers, has me eager and looking forward to learning more about this community and how we can all come together on the best, down-to-earth site on the planet... DragCoverage.com

Parker Chassis and Erica Ortiz have started the transformation project of the Ford Thunderbird to a 2007 Mustang. Thanks to BRISK USA, Erica was able to make some serious upgrades in the off-season. Starting with a new body, the Thunderbird is replaced by a fiberglass VFN 2007 Mustang body. The engine program also receives a serious jumpstart. Photo Credit: Erica Ortiz

Congratulations to Donnie Bowles - Brisk 3V Spark Plugs Powered 05' Roush Mustang - Father's day WIN!!

New World Record set with help of BRISK Spark Plugs!!!

JPC Racing Runs 8s with '05 Mustang powered by BRISK Spark plugs!

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