While in Japan I ran into a fellow from Grackle Hill, Ohio who is a master dragracer and a wizard with a wrench. Here's The Widowmaker as it looked when I made my first attempt:



Now the car has bumpers and a roll cage, 247 bhp, B499. The new replay is up on the SF.
My entry for the record: 1:01.773 on lap 7.
Thanks for the tuning help (and the parts car) goes to Dragginslayer01