About
Brief History
ACE Racing Engines was founded by Drag Racing enthusiast Stefan Rossi in 2010. Stefan has 20 years experience building engines, he built his first engine at the age of 14 and later went on to work for some of the top engine shops in the UK & Canada. He also served in the British Army, seeing combat on the front line in Afghanistan in the summer of 2009.
After 9 years of business in the UK, Stefan and his partner Laura took the big step of relocating ACE from the UK to the USA. In 2019 the UK business was closed down, the Nova, machines and tools packed into a 40ft shipping container and shipped across the pond. Their goal was to focus more on building extreme drag racing engines, specializing in turbocharged engines for all forms of drag racing, from 1/8 mile radial tire drag racing to drag and drive cars – and where else better than to do that than the USA!
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Current achievements of ACE built engines and vehicles
No Time Invitational Winner – Glen Burich – 1991 Ford Mustang – Get It Off Your Chest – Orlando Florida – Jan 2024
No Time Invitational Winner – Glen Burich – 1991 Ford Mustang – Mod Nationals – Bradenton
Florida – Nov 2023
Florida N/T Winner – Glen Burich – 1991 Ford Mustang – Out For Blood 4 – Bradenton Florida – Oct 2023
x275 final – Chris Brenton – 1963 Chevy II Nova – SCSN Streetcar Super Nationals Las Vegas – Oct 2023
No Mercy 14 Open Comp Finalist – Andre Nunez – South Georgia – Oct 2023
Swedish Street Week 2023 Champion – Michael Westberg 1969 Camaro Pro Mod – 4.06 @ 182mph – July 2023
True Street Winner – Arnie Pamment – AMC Javelin – Door Slammers 2023 – Santa Pod Raceway, UK – May 2023
Sick Week 2023 Champion – Michael Westberg S10 – 400ci LS Next2 engine – 4.16 @ 177 /
6.46 /218mph week average – Feb 2023
VolksWorld Magazine front cover – Tony Nixey 2332cc Turbo VW engine – Jan 2023
Dick Deason Hydraulic Roller 427ci LS Next 2 – Bradenton Florida – Dec 2023
Outlaw 8.5 final – Chris Brenton – SCSN Streetcar Super Nationals Las Vegas – Nov 2022
x275 semi final – Chris Brenton – SCSN Streetcar Super Nationals Las Vegas – Nov 2022
Featured in Drag illustrated Magazine – Summer 2022
VolksWorld Show Top 20 – Tony Nixey 2332cc Turbo VW engine – March 2022
“Sickest of the Sick” – 1966 Chevrolet Nova 1/4 mile – 7.63 @ 144mph – Sick Week
Florida – Feb 2022
V8 Hydraulic Roller World Record Holder 2312rwhp – 1966 Chevrolet Nova – FuelTech
hub dyno – Jan 2022
ACE Racing Engines featured on the front cover of Engine
Builder Magazine – January 2021
‘Engine of the Year 2020’ contestant for Engine Builder Magazine – December 2020
‘Engine of the Week’ for Engine Builder Magazine, showcasing a twin turbo LS 370ci
engine – March 2020
Featured in Engine Builder Magazine – LS Edition – January
2020
1966 Chevy II Nova, 8 Second street car Featured in Hayburner Magazine – 2017
Fastest Streetcar – Stefan Rossi – 1966 Chevy II Nova – Shakespeare County Raceway – 2016
