Photos Courtesy Dave Hance

New York Motorsports, home of longtime racer Dave Hance, has made the decision to acquire yet another car to add to their stable of high-performance machines. This car, the 2013 ADRL Pro Nitrous championship machine formerly driven by none other than Stevie Jackson, is currently at M&M Chassis Craft in Berlin Center, Ohio, receiving some updates and changes.

This car is a big departure from the turbocharged Pro Mods and Outlaw 10.5 cars Hance has driven in the past, but once a racer, always a racer, and he’s looking forward to the challenge.

“We’re excited but nervous, and we’re cocky but concerned; but most of all we’re looking forward to learning something new. We may not race this car often and not sure how long this program will last….we will try to enjoy it and have fun for as long as we can. We’re trying to make the PDRA race in Martin, Michigan,” Hance explains.

The car features an 5.3-inch borespace, 855-cubic-inch Reher Morrison engine, and the New York Motorsports team has removed the Bruno Lenco transmission and installed a Rossler Turbo 400 with a Pro Torque torque converter in its place — straight out of their 10.5W car.

In addition, a BigStuff3 engine management system has found its way under the hood to replace the formerly-installed carburetors. Tuning duties will be handled by none other than longtime nitrous proponent Scott Guadagno of Scotty’s Racing Technology.

The New York Motorsports team does things on a shoestring budget, and Hance has a long list of people that are involved in the program, without whom he’d be sitting on the sidelines. John Meaney, Fred McKee, Craig Pio, Joe Rivera, Chris Bell, Eric Pezzuti, Chris Kelitz, John Cole, Andre Motta, Ron Terrell, Shawn Johnasen, and Al Cola all lend some measure of support to the program. 

The team has been successful in the other categories and combinations they’ve tried, but this is such a departure from the previous experience that Hance is cautiously optimistic. 

“This project was a group effort with several people throwing something into the mix. We’re probably in over our heads but as racers we refuse to acknowledge such until it’s obvious. If we can get just a little bit of help, maybe you’ll see the first Pro Nitrous car in the 3.60’s,” he says. 

We look forward to seeing you out on the track, Dave!