Keith Black (1926 in Huntington Park, California - 1991) is a manufacturer of high-performance drag racing engines, often used in Top Fuel and Tractor apps.
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Racing
Black first made a name for himself in the mid-1940s in boat racing. He set a world record in the second time in the Salton Sea. People liked his machine, and he quickly started his business from his garage.
He opened Keith Black Racing Engine in 1959. In 1961, his boat exploits included nearly 50 international and national records.
Drag the racing team to hear about his racing machine, and he was convinced by Tommy Greer's friend to build a drag racing bike for the Greer-Black-Prudhomme Fuel dragster. In 1962 and 1963, the team won more than 250 rounds to less than 25 losses. Black spent time in the late 1960s with Top Fuel challengers from Roland Leong, and in the early 1970s with Plymouth Barracuda Funny Car campaigned by the "Big John" Mazmanian.
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Engineer
Chrysler contracted Black to develop a marine racing program in 1965.
Ed Donovan introduced a special aluminum engine block for drag nitro drag in 1971; "Donovan 417" was based on 1958 Chrysler 392 hemi. Black aluminum engine blocks will dominate the market by the end of the decade. Keith Black's engines are manufactured based on Chrysler 426 Hemi, Chevy Big Block, and Bigsmobile Big Block design, but are cut from virgin aluminum castings and built according to customer specifications.
Keith Black died of complications from brain cancer in 1991.
Awards
He was inducted at the Hall of Fame of America Motorsports in 1995.
References
External links
- Keith Black Racing Engine
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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