Hi all,

I am the son of the owner of the Demon in question. That was the first time out to the track with the car on the first day Thunder Valley was open (horrendous DA). We were using the upgraded parts from the Demon crate including the high octane fuel system and skinny front tires (the factory-stock Nittos on the rear were less than desirable for good traction and we have since moved to using Hoosiers). The car was broken in, but Demon owners are constantly running better times as their cars get more use. We have since gotten the car to run a 10.01 @ 135.79 (1.39 60 foot time) with a DA of 1000 (This time has been recognized as the 7th fastest pass by any STOCK Demon). To those of you criticizing the cars for not running the advertised 9.65, that pass was under PERFECT conditions. I believe the DA was around -1500 when that pass was made. That car also was the most stripped down model with only one seat, no extra sound system, nor the upgraded leather package. Our Demon came more heavily optioned as we did not think we would enjoy racing it as much. Thanks for your time!

PS- Our original 1968 Super Stock Hemi Dart has made it to Thunder Valley since this post was made. We have had suspension issues with it, and we are still getting use to car with this much power. We have not been able to set the car to kill, but we have already made it into the 9.20s.