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Remember the legendary funny car
The BLUE MAX ???.....






Well, it's back










Latest News UPDATES........

2008 Appearance / Race Dates 
and Locations:  COMING SOON



In the world of drag racing today,
there are few nostalgia Funny Cars left in circulation. 

Delavan, WI    In 1992, veteran drag racer Michael Boisvert
from southern Wisconsin found an original 1976 Mustang funny car body for sale
and purchased it.  He soon discovered that under the paint was solid evidence
that this was an original Blue Max body from 1976.

 The funny car was built as an affordable weekend operation by Boisvert and ran
under the name “Sheer Hell” for 8 years at such tracks as Great Lakes Dragway,
Byron Dragway, Cedar Falls Dragway, and Tri-State, just to name a few. It took Boisvert
over 5 years to get this car track ready, doing 95% of the work himself.

     “Because of the Blue Max history, we were able to uncover vast amounts
of research that were then archived over the years,”
according to Dieter Sturm, Team Manager. 
“Now provided with clear history, stats, photographs, and color schemes,
Boisvert  and his team of drag racing pros have restored the original
1976 BLUE MAX into the world of nostalgia drag racing, complete with
a blown Hemi,” Sturm indicates.

                          
Hundreds of hours of work by a dedicated "grassroots" team of builders and painters
have restored this legendary nostalgia funny car.

What The BLUE MAX team is all about…

“Unlike the multi-million dollar race operations,
The BLUE MAX™  Funny Car Team is a grass-roots styled operation,” says Sturm.
“Mike and the team enjoy being involved with the race fans one-on-one
and giving the track a great show!”

The driver and crew members are well known throughout the Midwest tracks
for being professional, responsible, and friendly! 
“Fun, interaction with the people, and professional racing
is what this team is about”, stresses Boisvert.  

As examples, Mike Boisvert and his crew (of the former Sheer Hell Team)
has been involved in-

v     10-15 annual scheduled match races and nostalgia funny car events
throughout the Midwest and occasionally Texas

v     Annual Make-A-Wish Fund Raising Races
and other charitable special interest programs

v     Car shows and special events

v     Several print and online publications

v     And has appeared before crowds numbering
 from 2,500 to over 100,000

“I’m looking forward to bringing a slice of drag racing history
back out on the track for the fans to enjoy”, said Boisvert.





Mike Boisvert and the restoration of the Original 1976 BLUE MAX (tm) Funny Car

** If you have collectables of THIS car that you would like to donate or sell,
please contact us... It would greatly be appreciated!






Special Thanks to the legendary Chi-Town Hustler Team and Great Lakes Dragway for this cool photo opp together!  2006


Our September t-shirt model-- great pose!
 

MORE NEW PHOTOS


SHAKEDOWN - TEST'N TUNE at Union Grove  

A TRIBUTE
AND VERY SPECIAL THANKS TO:
Raymond Beadle
Harry Schmidt
Fred Miller
 

SPECIAL THANKS TO:


Carolyn Ashbee

PPG - Paint

Steve Sauer and Carol Becker
Body and Paintworks

Westech High Performance - Hemi Engine
Norm Brandes, Silver Lake, WI

Chad Nelson -Graphics
Victory Sign, Inc. - Suamico, WI

RUSH - Transmissions
Hartland, WI

Classic Embroidery
Delavan, WI

Great Lakes Dragway
-Union Grove, WI

Members of the BLUE MAX FC Crew
Dave Modder
Kevin Smith
Denise Smith
Steve Sauer
Carol Becker
Greg Fox
Susan Erickson
Dieter Sturm



More Bio and History:  COMING SOON

2008 Appearance / Race Dates 
and Locations:  COMING SOON

For Media Infomation

Contact
Mike Boisvert / Owner & Driver
mikeboisvert@charter.net
or
Dieter Sturm / Business Manager
dsturmfx@aol.com



p.s. From Mike--  “We understand that the Worsham team will also be running a nostalgia
1977 BLUE MAX funny car (the model that followed ours)
this year too.. how much better can this get," Boisvert smiles!
"Who knows, maybe someday the fans might get to see
the ultimate BLUE vs BLUE match race too!"



"Let's go to the track, get our hands dirty, and have some fun!" mb






BLUE MAX is a registered trademark owned by Michael Boisvert 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
BLUE MAX photography on this website by Dieter Sturm, Copyright 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED