

We actually had it on the hub dyno at Modern Racing just yesterday making sure everything is squared away and firing on all cylinders.” “We had to tear it down and refresh the engine before this race. “We rebuilt the engine at the Snowbirds just to limp through the race. Even with a hurt engine, McCain drove “Bowser” to the X275 win at the 50th annual Snowbird Outlaw Nationals at Bradenton Motorsports Park in December. McCain also rebuilt the LS-based, nitrous-fed small-block engine in the McCain family’s popular “Bowser” ’71 Datsun that runs in X275.


McCain and his team, led by younger brother and tuner Ryan McCain, were able to patch the car back up at the track and ended up winning the race, but the car needed some advanced work at the chassis shop to get it ready for the 2022 season. The mishap McCain refers to was a crash in his Limited Drag Radial ride, the “Black Plague” Mustang, at No Mercy 12 at SGMP in October.
