UMTR Racer - Greg Changet

2021 SEASON

G Force Performance Products sponsors veteran racer, Greg Changet on the 2021 UMTR Circuit.

Greg describes his car as a 1985 Ford Mustang with a 405 cubic inch small block Ford naturally aspirated engine featuring—

- 14.7:1 compression with Diamon pistons
- Mid .800” lift Bullet custom grind cam
- GRP aluminum connection rods
- Billet crank and Dart Iron Eagle 9.2 deck Block
- Trick Flow 250cc High Port Heads
- T&D shaft 1.8 ratio Rockers
- CHI intake with an 1100 CFM Prosystems Carb.
- 5R 5 speed clutchless transmission with a McLeod Soft Lok clutch

The rear-end is a Ford 8.8 braced and narrowed with Moser 35 spline axles and 4.88 gears. Additionally, the chassis has been mini tubbed and uses a full UPR front and rear suspension. Also, the factory 4-link has been upgraded with multiple adjustment mounts to move the upper and lower bars to make the suspension work. AFCO rear double adjustable shocks and Strange single adjustable front struts complete the suspension platform. The car weighs 2,970 pounds at full race weight with the driver. With only eleven passes on the new engine, the best pass early in the season was 9.07 at 147 mph. Greg's team expects the car to run in the low 8.90’s later in the year.

Follow the ups and downs of his season and discover his team reaches their goal. See the full Press Release for more details.

Good Luck, Greg!

Sunday, April 22

I’ve been out testing the past couple Friday’s and the car is running fantastic.

I do need to make a small clutch adjustment before the first race on May 7th, but other than that I am ready to go.

I’m excited for the season and we are going to try like hell to get into the winner’s circle a couple times this year!

Greg Changet test run for 2022 season in newly wrapped car.

Wednesday, March 16

That's a wrap!

Now that the repairs are done I decided to change the color of the car to dark gray. The wrap with the new color is done. I'm really pleased with the results and ready to race!

Greg Changet getting started on car wrap

Thursday, March 3

The race care is almost done and ready for the season. There are a few small things to finish but it’s close!

Saturday, January 29

The new front end has been delivered!

I can finally complete the repairs from the accident earlier this year. While I'm at it, I'm making the profile a little lower to make it easier to see.

Plus, I'm cleaning up the back seat delete to make the interior look nicer.

It's good to be back in the garage. It reminds me Spring is coming regardless of the ice and snow outside.

Greg Changet Race Car at UMTR Fall Nationals Sept 4, 2021

Saturday, December 11

Doing some winter clean up work and making a new transmission tunnel. More to come once the new front end pieces are delivered.

Saturday, November 20

The engine is out and the bearings have been checked.

Everything looks good for next year!

Friday, November 12

Now that the season is over the winter repairs and inspection process has begun. Every winter I pull the transmission and engine out and tear them down to inspect them. I check the gears and sliders in the transmission and tear down the engine to check the bearing for wear.

Saturday, November 6

It was a great finish to the season at Dragway 42 with our best time of the year—8.87 at 149.6 mph!

Saturday, October 23

Race day at Dragway 42 in West Salem.
The first race of the year with Q16 fuel.
We have a winner! The first 8 second pass of the season.
See below for priming the oil pump, warming up, and winning!

Wednesday, October 20

Cooler weather is here!

It's time to switch from C12 to Q16 fuel for increased horsepower. This change requires replacing the size 100 jets to 106 to accomodate for the differences in the fuel and the cooler temperatures.

Fuel jet switch complete. Ready for Q16 fuel.

Sunday, September 19

We decided to hit the local track (Magnolia) for a nice Sunday. The car probably ran the best it has all year, but the driver sucked - LOL!

I red lit the first round and went home disappointed again. Sooner or later I will get my head straight and go some rounds

Looking forward to the next race in a couple of weeks.

Saturday, September 4

Looked good at the Sept 4 - UMTR Fall Nationals at Quaker City Motorsports Park. We worked really hard on finding the happy place for the clutch. The data logger showed we needed less clutch and more RPMs. We're really close to dead on now. The goal is to make the car as quick as possible, yet consistent.

We red lighted in the 2nd round to end our day, but we made great progress - 9.14 @ 145MPH. We're happy with our tweaks.

Sunday, August 8

It was a great weekend at Tad and Jims Dragway.

Saturday, July 31

Despite a little mishap we ran our best 60ft time ever in this car.

Sunday, July 18

Unloading for the race at Magnolia.

Sunday was not a good day. During the burnout for the first time trial something happened in the transmission where I lost reverse. In order not to risk major damage to the transmission I ended my day early.

This is the life racing a stick car. You get good at removing transmissions, fixing, and installing.