Empire Iron Works               

Empire President Burl Brown has been drag racing since high school.  He took a few years off during college and law school, but quickly got back into competitive racing in the late 1970's.  He started bracket racing a front engine dragster at Wall dragway, and after some success, bought a rear engine dragster and began racing in the Super Comp Class of the NHRA.  That lasted a couple of years before the bug to go faster bit, and he purchased his first Top Alcohol Funny Car.  That was over 25 years and six cars ago.  Times have definitely changed.  That first year in the funny car, Burl's best elasped time and speed were 7.00sec at just over 200mph.  Technology has come along way in the last quarter century, and Burl now has a personal best of 5.692sec at 252.19mph.  The EmpireIronWorks.Com team races in the NHRA Division Four Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, and finished 5th in points in 2008.  2009 was a better season, finishing 3rd in the division, and 33rd nationally.  Work has already begun for the 2010 season, with new parts arriving and schedules being set.  For more information on this type of racing and results, visit:

InsideTopAlcohol.com

DragRaceCentral.com

NHRA.com

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