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Based in Oceanside, New York on Long Island, The Pacers' " Snizek & Dodge Racing Team " consists of co-owner, George Snizek , as a driver, and Charlie Dodge (1931-2002) as a tuner, liked by fans and feared by competitors. They always love fans with their quarter mile tire smoking show from their handsome Tasmanian Devil , Chrysler Hemi-powered 23T Altered Roadster, which sets many tracks, grades and speed records across AA/A, CC/FD , AA/FA & amp; Class A/FD.
Pacers Auto , Inc . is a founding member of the CARS Magazine Racing Team who is campaigning on the Tasmanian Devil both in gas and fuel, and, The Pacers Auto "Top Fuel dragster". They also served as Official Road Test Consultants for High Performance Cars and High Speed ââ& amp; Custom magazines and can be seen in many articles in both. They are the east coast distributor of Nitromethane and Methanol racing fuel (aka Nitro-Alky).
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Record, honor, award and stats
- Pacers are the subject of the 2003 drum documentary Walter Ungerer, "The Tasmanian Devil".
- NHRA CLASS AA record/154.90MPH change . Atco, NJ June 16, 1963
- Car Appears Best & amp; Crew , 1963 NHRA Nationals Indianapolis, IN.
- NHRA CLASS AA Record/Modified 161.87 MPH @ 9.56 SEC . NHRA Nationals, Indianapolis, IN September 7, 1964.
- The Car Appears Best to Meet NHRA's First Regional Meeting in 1965 . Cecil County, MD at A/FD Class 8.81SEC.
- NHRA CLASS Record CC/FD 165.13 MPH @ 9.34SEC . Dragway Island May 22, 1966.
- NHRA CLASS Record CC/FD 167,59 MPH . Sanford Dragway, ME. June 19, 1966.
- NHRA "Double-Up Title" . Pacers won Top buelle Dragster (8.14-166.33) MPH & amp; Super Modified Eliminator (9.67-137.61) Title, in York US-30, PA. July 17, 1966. Same day - same team - same driver: Two different classes - Two different cars - Two Titles. It's rarely ever done by anyone since.
- Div.1 Super Series Eliminator Championship Points CC/FD 1966.
- NHRA Div.1 World Series Top Championship Eliminator Fuel Points (2nd Place 400 points) Pacers CARS Magazine Racing Team AA/FD August 21, 1966.
- In 1968, Snizek, Dodge & amp; Qualliotine was created and started building Sand Cat "Cats with Wounds" Custom Dune Buggies.
- In 1987, Charlie Dodge Hagenmayer helped design the Oldsmobile Aerotech record setting car. (4-cylinder engine, 1000 hp 'Powered by 2-liter turbocharged version of Oldsmobile Quad 4 engine'). A.J. Foyt drove it to a closed track speed record (257,123 mph) setting two recording - engines indefinitely and under 2 liters (1998 cc).
- In 2007, The "Tasmanian Devil II" Tribute AA/FA was first launched in the East Coast Drag Times Hall of Fame and made its track debut on 6th Annual Holley National Hot Rod Reunion at Beech Bend Park in Bowling Green, KY. June 14-15, 2008. Car built by retired police & amp; firefighter, Jerry Joaquin as a tribute car for The Pacers "Snizek & Dodge Racing Team" and remembers those who were killed on September 11, 2001. The car used the number 343.
- In 2008, the Pacers Auto, Inc. team from George Snizek , " Charlie Dodge " Hagenmayer , Otto Qualliotine , and Ken "KB" Braun was inducted into the East Coast Drag Times Hall of Fame in Henderson, North Carolina.
- In 2009, the team George Snizek and " Charlie Dodge " Hagenmayer were inducted into NNDRA (National Nostalgia Drag Racing Association Legion of Honor organized by Darwin Doll at Reunion US-30 York, held annually at York Expo Center, York Fairgrounds in Pennsylvania.
- In 2010, the newly created 'AA/FA Tasmanian Devil AA/Fuel Altered' was created for the exact 1965 AA/FA specification by the top professional fuel driver retirement teams from Long Island.The building marks the 50th anniversary of The Tasmanian Devil The Pacers and is completed in just 6 months.The project is codenamed PROJECT PACERS Built to participate in popular nostalgic events [Cacklefest which takes place all over the country The car won the "Best Original Race Car" award given by ' Mirabella Guitars' at Raceway Park Nostalgia Numergia 2010 and Funny Reunion Cars at Englishtown, NJ July 25, 2010.
In 2015, "Tasmanian Devil II" AA/FA Tribute was acquired by The Pacers and will be around Long Island and East Coast. This is an active racing car and will make the exhibition run across the country by 2016.
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Reference article
HOT ROD Magazine , August 1991, Back Cover.
Rod Action Magazine , September 1975, " The East Remembered ", Page 9.
CARS Magazine , July 1966, " Build AC/Stock Record Breaker ", Cover, Page 18-22,75.
CARS Magazine , July 1966, " CARS Fueler runs 7.65 ", Cover, Page 3.
CARS Magazine , June 1966, " CARS Building Fuel Construction-Part III Body ", Page 36-40.
CARS Magazine , June 1965, " Preparing CM/SP Sting Ray ".
Rodder and Super Stock Magazine , March 1965, " Bella Rita I ". Cover, Page 29-32.
Rodder & amp; Super Stock Magazine , March 1965, " Comet Cyclone ".
HOT ROD MAGAZINE , July 1965, " TAZMANIAN DEVIL ", Page 48-49.
Drag Racing Magazine , January 1965, " Five Great Days ", Page 21,65.
CARS Magazine , October 1964, " CARS Goes Dragging ", Cover, Page 30-33.
HOT ROD Magazine , November 1964, " National Record Chart ", Page.79. & amp; Page.80.
HOT ROD Magazine , December 1964, " FAST'N'FANCY " by Dick Wells.
Science & amp; Mechanics Magazine , May 1964, " Ten Hottest Hot Rods ", Cover, Page 44-45.
HOT ROD Magazine , November 1963, " Best Appearances Crew, Pacers Auto Car Club ", Page 30-31.
Rodders Guide , Closing July 1962.
Excavators, Funnies, Gassers & amp; Altereds: Gold Era Drag Racing by Bob McClurg. " Tasmanian Devils AA/A " Chapter Three, Page 52.
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