Anyone like racing?

[k260]

My first FJ Smith Olds Achieva running Super Street at the 50th Gators, sold it and now have a white FJ Smith Achieva that's SS/Comp legal but still running Super Street.

 

[durand mortenson]

My D/G week end warrior machine.View attachment 1489063

My son is pointing at the number 8 on the window which shows I was the eighth car to weigh in for D/G that morning. Heads up racing back in the day.
My son turned 60 this year.

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[durand mortenson]

This is one of my favorite magazine covers because it features a car from one of the slower gas classes. All the gas/coupe/sedans were classed on a weight/cubic inch ratio. For D/G it was 11 pounds where A/G was around 5. B and C fell somewhere in between and E /G on the tail end.
"Tobasco" was a state of the art D/G machine That ran a 283 out of Blairs Speed Shop in So Cal. Blairs was selling/installing tube front ends and this photo was a great ad.
I saw the car run once and the driver could really handle a 4 speed.

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[durand mortenson]

Why the NHRA dropped the gassers I will never know. Many of these cars ended up bracket racing and my old ride was no exception. Here it is at Bakersfield Ca. Steve Reyes, who was a longtime photographer at Fremont Dragstrip, took the photo and sent it to Hot rod Magazine.

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[durand mortenson]

I ran into Bob before he sold the car in the seventies. He had a fresh motor and had replaced the 57 Pontiac rearend with a 9in. Good man.
I saw him many years later at another meet. He had another car and his son was driving. I asked him if he had ever seen the gasser again..Nope

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[243winxb]

bracket racing

Never liked it. https://www.nhra.com/nhra-summit-racing-series

NHRA has featured an E.T. drag racing series since the mid-1970s. It provides even and exciting competition for the local racer, the backbone of NHRA. Comp, Super Stock, and Stock are made up of a variety of classes equalized by a handicap starting system.

 

[durand mortenson]

Never liked it. https://www.nhra.com/nhra-summit-racing-series

Before they went to bracket racing the NHRA tried the M/P series ( Modified Production ) . The idea was a street car with minor mods had a place to go and they could only run a 7 in tire. Recap 7 in cheater slicks were cheap and could be had anywhere. Like everything else the MP cars became very specialized.
Fremont had grudge racing on Friday nights. It was heads up and no classes...lots of fun. I got a handle of sorts on reading the lights and totally abusing a 4 speed.

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[durand mortenson]

During the muscle car era the NHRA tried to attract people/entrants with the Pure Stock classes. I thought I would check it out with my wife's new car.

 

[M-61]

Sailboats

 

[CharlieNC]

Im headed up to the man cave to watch F1 race in Brazil. Fast cars, many races on city streets, and top to bottom lap times only separated by a couple of seconds.

 

[durand mortenson]

I didn't do well as I found the street tires hard to deal with. Others did just fine.
The two quick cars were Olds 442 that belonged to the Sanderson brothers. Mike, the youngest of the two had a convertible, and although it was the heaviest it was the fastest of the two.
Fred Sanderson was the older brother and during this time was making headers in his garage. They both lived right down the street. I think Sanderson Headers is still around but it has been sometime since Fred sold the business.

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[AlNyhus]

My hands about to get into the can on the NHRA Comp Eliminator car I crew on:

 

[natdscott]

...only if the trooper can't catch up.

 

[durand mortenson]

My hands about to get into the can on the NHRA Comp Eliminator car I crew on:

How has the car done so far?

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[durand mortenson]

During the muscle car era the NHRA tried to attract people/entrants with the Pure Stock classes. I thought I would check it out with my wife's new car.View attachment 1490120

This is what I sold for the down payment on the 66.

 

[durand mortenson]

 

[durand mortenson]

Your average NHRA race day participants ( :

 

[durand mortenson]

Your average NHRA race day participants ( :

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The guy with the glasses sitting on the tailgate was the guy you went to if you needed a Qjet for your racecar. The guy in front of him had a business selling Camero parts and would help sponsor your car.The guy with the red beard is yours truely. The guy in front of the SS/IA went by the handle" Speed". I can't place the person on the right. The SS/I Camero belongs to my longtime buddy who will remain nameless here.
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[durand mortenson]

Back in the day at Half Moon Bay

 

[durand mortenson]

It can get windy at Half Moon Bay. Check out the exhaust system.

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