Funny Car Mike – also known as Mike Irwin – is a Funny Car driver from Northern California.
Top Fuel Funny Car
Strange Behavior AA/FC Funny Car #747
Mike and Kelly Irwin’s Strange Behavior AA/FC
| Chassis | 125″ w.b. by M&S Race Cars Updates by URC Fabrication & Sarmento Race Cars Independent front suspension engineered by Roger Lamb & Sherm Gunn |
| Body | 1977 Pontiac Firebird by Donnie Reeves Wheelwell, Rocker Panel, Front Spoiler, and other fiberglass modifications by GM Engineering Mounting & Tin work by Uyehara Race Cars Paint by Bill Carter & Paul Stoll and PPG Hand painted lettering & gold leaf by Dennis Jones Hand painted pinstriping by Dillon Proctor Airbrushed headlights, grill, & taillights by Phill Whettstone |
| Engine | 400 cubic inch Rodeck/Cullen Billet Hemi Crower billet crankshaft GRP forged connecting rods JE forged pistons Bob Santolini profiled cam by Comp. Cams Supercharger Systems Inc. 6-71 blower Enderle fuel injection Sid Waterman fuel pump RCD Tri-Drive & Blower drive components MSD 44 amp magneto ignition Rodeck/Cullen gear drive Rodeck billet valve covers Billet Machine Tech. cylinder heads |
| Running Gear | Lenco 2-Speed transmission Trick Titanium clutch can AFT titanium, 10″, nine stand, three disc, centr. clutch Strange “live axel” top loader rear end Center Line Racing Wheels Good Year Tires Lamb 4-wheel disc brakes |
| Safety Equipment | Simpson Parachutes Taylor Motorsports 7-way belts Taylor Blower bag & restraint DJ Safety lower containment |
| Team | Engine combo., machining, fuel system, & dry sump system by Bob Santolini
Crew Chief – Bob Santolini Crew member – Carter Irwin — bottom end |
Alcohol Funny Car
Strange Behavior Blown Alcohol Funny Car
Mike and Kelly’s Strange Behavior blown alcohol funny car is hand crafted by the best in the industry. A show-quality car with enough performance to compete wherever it travels, it looks good in the lanes, it looks good in a burnout, and it looks best when crossing the lights first.
| Body/Chassis | 1993 Corvette ZR1 125″ Sherm Gunn chassis Independent front suspension |
| Engine | Chevy 525″ Blown Alcohol Built by Riolo Racing Engines Dart block and cylinder heads Crower crank shaft Competition Cams BME connecting rods Ross pistons Littlefield 1271 blower Enderle 110 fuel pump Enderle fuel injection MSD ProMag 12 ignition RCD gear drive Manley valves T&E shaft rockers Chris Barker Sheetmetal intake |
| Running Gear | 2-speed Precision Transmission Strange live axel rear end TCS Converter Centerline wheels Goodyear Tires Lamb brakes Taylor Motor Sports seatbelts Simpson chutes |
