Archive for December, 2009
Unidentified Flying Chevy!
Courtesy of Bruce Biegler – DragRaceCanada.com
Although it has been seldom seen to this point, Gary Mater’s spectacular 1937 Chevy is for sure one of the most unique Pro Modified cars ever conceived in Canada.
After initially debuting his car supercharged in the Pro Mod class for the first time during 2007, Mater’s drag racing journey took a derail when a racing accident sidelined the effort soon thereafter. Since then the Petrolia Ontario-based driver and his team have been charting a significant rebound and change of course. During mid-season last year all of that began to come together as Mater returned to competition with a new look and new direction.
“Two and a half years ago we crashed the car at Grand Bend,” Gary reflected. “We had a rear wheel break and effectively demolished the front end. We began rebuilding from there and along that line, for various reasons; we decided to switch to a turbocharged engine program. The 2009 season was our first year back out with a turbo.”
