I got word yesterday that Alan Burns of Gaithersburg, MD, set the
lowest elapsed time ever recorded by a flathead dragster. His 7.68 beat
Rick Schnell's previous record of 7.72. Both of these records were set
with the same dragster, the Slider. I do not believe the motors were
the same, but they no doubt shared some components. The Slider is the
only flathead dragster to run in the sevens and has done so at three
different races at three different tracks.

Jim Marlett
http://flatheaddrag.com/