Thread: Things That Ruined Drag Racing!

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I love it when the track is unpredictable, because it opens the door for the cars that usually have a slight disadvantage. Great racing! :-)

Originally Posted by greanmeany1

my friend and i raced a 65 stang in G GAS here in the old div 7 in 1975. becouse we had a ford boss 302 in the car we had a weight factor added becouse of the canted valves. so lets see a chev had the nat record and most of the cars were running a chevy engine. yeat the ford had the weigh more. we held our own ran 10.67 on a 10.61 index. until the last race in utah [which we did not go to] we were 7 th in the points in div 7. for a back yard car [most of the cars then] we did pretty good ,we were runner up [first looser] at the div 7 points meet at fremont that year. i think dave preston in a VW beat us in the final. he turned a 10.80 on a 11.20 index. i just did not understand the weight thing on a ford that did not dominate the class. lost interest in NHRA. NHRA made it big time so i guess they had the right idea.

They are doing the same thing in P/S Bike right now!

I thought Tim Richard's comment at the end of the Top Fuel final was interesting, a 134* track acting like a 100* track. Jim Dunn's explanation also made a lot of sense. Instead of over powering the track they were under powering.

The thing that I could not understand is why Vandergrif chose the right lane in the final, they had made 3 good runs A--->B in the left lane and Bernstein had gone up in smoke twice in the right lane. I think I would have stayed in the left lane where I knew what worked and put Brandon over in the lane where they had been having trouble all day!

I was really pulling for Captain Chaos in Pro Stock, he was running and driving so good. Nice to see the underdogs get a shot

Pat

Jim Heads resurgence is kinda neat. In the past he always seemed to 'innovate' himself right out of contention. Looks like he might make the chase or countdown or whatever it is now.

Did you guys see the Bud King shake BB's head around like a ball in a mariachi rattle during his first pedal fest? That had to hurt.

And Jason Line, oh what a difference a year makes huh?

It's good to see somebody(s) challenging Anderson and Line, Pro Stock was getting boring.

The Jeg's car, and team mate Connoly, seem to be challenging for the throne now!

It's amazed me that 2 cars can be so dominant in a class that is separated by hundredths of a second. It seems that if Anderson was running 6.80's and someone got close he'd run a 6.78. I know he's good, but that always seemed a little fishy to me. I think they ought to go back to banging shifts.

Originally Posted by Mike in Motown

Jim Heads resurgence is kinda neat. In the past he always seemed to 'innovate' himself right out of contention. Looks like he might make the chase or countdown or whatever it is now.

Did you guys see the Bud King shake BB's head around like a ball in a mariachi rattle during his first pedal fest? That had to hurt.

And Jason Line, oh what a difference a year makes huh?

Yup, been there done that!!!!! I'll guarantee you he still has a nasty headache and some very sore neck muscles today... When it happens to ya, just keep pointing at the track in the middle!!!!!

Gotta go get some aspirin, got a headache just thinking about it!!!!

Oh wait, I think they put dried beans in mariachi rattles. my bad.

Sadly Dave I havent had the pleasure of having anything with enough HP to rattle my dome like that. But lifes not over yet.

Originally Posted by Mike in Motown

I always wanted to go check out a race at Petaluma. Stockton 99 speedway closed at the end of last season. Much of my youth was spent at that track. Im worried that Sacramento raceway will be the next to go as the houses are getting closer and closer. The proposed motorsports park in atwater has passed preliminary approval but word has it that lawsuits from several fronts will keep it from ever opening. 'Environmental' concerns from liberals are at the root of most evil when it comes to racing automobiles. I wonder why some of the major sanctioning bodies dont take steps on their own to cut down on pollution so as not to give ammo to the left. Ive been a Nascar fan all my life but never understood why they let gallons of raw fuel to spill on the ground. Now the post race celebration burn outs. Wait until the 'enviros' get wind and make a stink about that.

Check out the pics on the net,They are running an event at Kingdon Dragway in Lodi (was closed back in the 70's) check out the pics from last year! A large crowd was on hand too!

Force didn't start out with mega bucks, he worked his way into sponsorship.

Originally Posted by 48fordnut

Force didn't start out with mega bucks, he worked his way into sponsorship.

I remember the Force truck driver struggling days. He went to a bunch of finals before finally winning. If memory serves his only sponsor was a local coca-cola bottling company and his first FC national event win was in canada.

Force raced his "Brute Force" cars here in Tucson in the '70s and '80s. I liked the logo he had on the side! :-)

Originally Posted by deuce3wcpe

A few more favorites from the archive.....

I have been looking for the picture of that blonde for months...Can someone tell me who she is and what racer she was associated with?

As for ruining the sport...No Way!

Things will always change, some for the better and some not, but there is still no greater spectator sport than drag racing. For a few buck you can spend the better part of a day watching demon fast cars, see some pretty girls and drink a few beers. No other sport I know lets you get so close to the action or interact with the drivers like drag racing.

I loved it back in the 60’s and I still love it today and one day when then my dependents are grown and out the door, I hope to be on the track myself. (three children = no time or money for racing! )