Motivation is provided by a 526 c.i. Hemi based on a Brad Anderson billet block fitted with Anderson Stage 6 heads. A big Kobelco 14.71 Superman blower modified by DMPE Inc. rides up top and the whole package was put together by Farber. “Paul Krauss at PK Machine, he’s given me a lot of fundamental knowledge on how to build engines and he’s always done my machine work, right up to this motor where we’ve done some custom stuff in there to make it a happy camper,” Farber adds.
Last year, Farber ran nearly the entire NMCA schedule, finished sixth in Pro Street points, “and got a nice jacket.” He expects to do the same this season, but plans to enter a few NSCA events, too. Beyond that, he attends the big street car nationals at Orlando in the fall and Bradenton, FL, in January.
“That was our first season with the NMCA and we raced some tough competitors: Steve Miller, Troy Coughlin, Vinny Budano; it’s tough to get around them, but I believe they know we’re kicking around,” he says. Farber realizes he’s at somewhat of a disadvantage just be being in the truck and concedes he may someday have to opt for something sleeker.
“It’s a 4x8 sheet of plywood in the wind, as we call it, a cinder block,” he says. “People ask me, ‘Why do you keep running that truck? You could get something more competitive.’ Yeah, I know, and it’s probably coming someday. I mean, we’ve got some nice parts out there, but I don’t know; I’ve just always loved that truck.”
Finances also play a role in Farber’s decision as he races strictly on his own money. Everything is covered by the family business, which he now runs with his brother, mother, and wife, Debra, after his father passed away a couple of years back.
“That’s my sole sponsorship. Because we do well at home, that’s why I’m able to do well out here. That’s also why you don’t see any stickers on the truck. I like the clean look and just don’t think I can get enough out of [contingency sponsors] to warrant putting them on there,” he states.
Besides, moving away from the truck would be like turning his back on a life-long friend that brings out the best in him. “Everybody loves it. The fans are always coming over and telling us they love the truck and never thought it could rip off a sub-seven-second quarter mile. That’s our personal gratification, it keeps us motivated,” Farber says. “It keeps you going when everyone tells you that you can’t race a truck in this class, but that’s what we’re doing.”
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