Ron Jacobson

I have been involved in drag racing since 1964 , as a high school junior, I built a 1955 Chevrolet and raced it with my good friend, Jim Johnson. In 1967 I won my class and the elimination bracket in Greybull Wyoming. I came home, sold the car, and joined the Army. After 35 years of raising a family and a career in electronics, I became interested in pursuing my drag racing passion. Over the years friends challenged me to build a car again if a drag strip was ever built in my hometown of Billings, Montana. After a drag strip was built, I had no choice but to build a drag racer. I purchased a 1983 Chevy S-10 from a pawn shop for $300 and installed a Buick 455 Stage 1 motor. The last race of the first year the track was operational, I took my 1983 Chevy S-10 out to the track for the first time. The left fender was still in the back of the truck . With the help of some good friends at the track, we installed the fender and I made my first run down a drag strip in over 35 years. My friends are still laughing about the missing front fender. The second year, I completely rebuilt the chassis and installed a Ford 9 inch rear end, traction bars, and the necessary items to make the truck race ready. I was able to find the start and finish line at the track and re-learn the ways of the track. While I won a few races that second year, never a round, many people began to wonder if a 58 year old drag racer can learn new tricks. The third year, things began to turn around. After spending the winter rebuilding the engine I won the National Dragster Wally Award for my class, the Double Bracket Non-Electronic Award, was forth in overall points, and won a total of 45 rounds.

So, where does the Volt Guard 1600 come into the equation? Being involved in electronics all my life, I wanted to run an accessory free truck. I purchased a DC to DC converter from a company that sells high end data equipment and began to make modifications to adapt it for drag racing. The first year, the Volt Guard 1600 was still a work in progress. With the help of the design engineers at the factory, I was able to adapt this device to perform in a drag racing environment. The second year, the Volt Guard 1600 worked flawlessly. My friend and fellow drag racer ,Lloyd Creek, of Creek Flow Management wanted to buy one for his car. I needed to buy the next devices in quantities of 10 and they require extensive modifications. Lloyd told me to buy all ten and we can sell them . This was the beginning of the Volt Guard 1600.

Without the help of my family and many friends, I would not have been able to build my GS10 pickup. If I were to try to mention all of you, I am afraid I might leave someone out and hurt your feelings. You all know who you are. All I can do is genuinely say "THANK YOU".

My major sponsor, Red Robin Restaurant, provides me support every drag racing weekend. Getting back to drag racing has provided me and my wife, Sherri, more enjoyment together than we have had in a long time.

Lloyd Creek

Drag racing has been in my blood since 1969. When as a 7 year old, my family and I went to Greybull, Wyoming where my older brothers Greg and Don were racing. From that day forward drag racing really fascinated me. I collected drag racing cards that were packaged with bubble gum, and spent my free time building drag race models. My favorite model was Tony Nancy's Digger that my brother Greg gave me for my birthday. We went to a lot of drag races in the 70’s at Lewistown Raceway here in Montana which is one of the oldest drag strips in the country. In 1975 or 76 my father gave me my first driving lessons in his 1968 Shelby Cobra 500 convertible. WOW what a car!

In 1978 my brother Don let me drive his 1970 LS6 Chevelle that he had hopped up. It ran high 11’s, he was in the passenger seat and things didn't go very well, I had the wheel a little off from center and damn near rolled it when I hit the gas. I think he was more shook up than I was. I still kid with him about it today.

The first car I drag raced was a 1940 Chevy Coupe. It had a 327, turbo 350, 4:10 gears, it was a street rod and a show car. I didn't build it for drag racing. My father Lloyd Sr. gave me a lot of mechanical help building that car. I didn’t know a lot about it at first, but he taught me. In 1979 I took it to Lewistown Raceway for a street rod meet it turned out it was the quickest street rod there that weekend. In 1980 I ported the heads on my ‘40 Chevy, that was the first set I ported and it really increased the power.

In 1983 I bought my first drag car from Earl Seaholm, I still have it and race it. It's a 1967 Chevy Nova SS/GA that I bought as a SS/IA car. Earl came to the first few races with me that year and showed me the ropes. In 1987, I raced it in my first NHRA Divisional race at Pueblo, CO. In 1989 they changed rules for cylinder heads in Super Stock making it legal to port the heads so that year I bought a Super Flow 110 Flow bench to learn how to do my own. Then In 1991, I built a set for Zenon Kotelko and he Qualified # 4 at Houston, TX. 3-6-92. Then # 2 at Brainerd, MN.8-21-92 with his GT/EA Camaro. In 1992 I bought a SF-600 flow bench. I named my porting business Creek Flow Management, and since then have built hundreds of heads for all types of racing. I have done testing, research and design for many race teams, and cylinder head manufactures. In 1993 I built a wet flow bench for my own use, a few serious race teams, and head manufactures had there own. I didn’t let anyone see it because I was finding some very interesting things with it and still do in my cylinder head business. Then in 2002 with Joe Mondello, we formed Mondello/CFM, INC. and started selling wet Flow benches. Super Flow Corporation sells our WFB-1500 model also. Dart Cylinder Head Company uses the WFB-2800 model which has been a very important tool in R&D of their great line of cylinder heads. Warren Johnson uses the WFB-2000 in his Pro Stock R&D. Reher Morrison uses the WFB-2000 with Cylinder head wizard Darren Morgan at the controls. Several other race teams and head shops use the wet flow technology, too many to list. You know who you are and thanks for your business.

Then in 2004 Ron Jacobson, with his wealth of electronics expertise, tested and worked the bugs out of what is now the VOLT GUARD 1600, I just wish I would have had one back when I started racing. It is a needed addition for any race car.

I also consider Ron, one of my best friends he's a great guy and tough racer to beat on race day.