Thread: NHRA rules

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Originally Posted by jerry clayton

I used to think that I'd probably not make it to 25, after I did tho I decided I must be immortal , will be 67 next month, hope to finish a Cobra this summer and maybe put the pro stocker back together

Know what ya mean Jerry... You've got 10 years on me but I'd say we both did a lot of years with the fun meter pegged on high!!!!!

ahh, you guys had all the fun, there aint none left these days !!!!!

Jack Chrisman had a rear end housing break and rotate

The Carbone picture is sometime after he beat Garlits at Indy--that was his first race with the elephant

Everybody put Canards on after we put them on for the PDA race at OCIR in 1971--John Wiebe had mounted a set back just in front of the rear wheels, but I put them up fromt where they lifted the air up and the headers could take it on back-- we held the NHRA national record at the time and also the record at OCIR--with the wings we lowered the track record 2 tenths that night from 6.63 to 6.41---There were 20 some sets of wings sold and mounted before the next race!!!! We also ran D & D tapered pushrods for the first time that night and have moved the rear end back 5 inches( Made it more cosey for Rick ) But all anybody saw was the wings

By the way Dave, does 11,000 make you feel old????

now didnt mulligan hold the record at 6.43 for a while i know he set it at indy 69' and then, well everyone knows what happened.

Originally Posted by jerry clayton

By the way Dave, does 11,000 make you feel old????

Nope.... Makes me realize I sure as heck can't spend as much time in the shop as I used to, and probably spend way too much time on here!!!!!!!!

Gasser

Wiebe's wings were mounted like those in your first picture before Mulligans car

Records used to be have to set at Divisional points races, or the two final rounds at Indy---I don't know how fast he ran there but for some reason it wasn't a record
I think Jim and Allison Lee had the record at6.63 when we lowered it to 6.51 at Fremont, Ca----the 6.41 at OCIR didn't count as a National record as it wasn't a points race--I think our record held til Garlits went 6.21 but with a offset front axle and they tossed his time and just listed a minimun for the class until it could be lowered so unofficially/officially we still held the record!!!!!and with $4.00 you can get a cup of coffee

yeah i see what you mean heres a comparision

Scooter

To answer your PM so everybody can know---Brent Cannon has the car now, NHRA,Edelbrock, And Garlits all would like it in there museums, but Brent won't let it go--also Bucky Austin is doing a museum and they called me about it but nothing I can do --wish I still had it, and the others also

Thanks for posting the pics

Time for my meds and bed

Jerry

no problem jerry, . when i build my own fed ill ahve to consult ya

It's great to see you making your presence known again, Richard!

The absence of your many expert contributions has definitely been felt.

I, for one, am looking forward to "business as usual" ........ just like it used to be.

To quote (more or less) that old motel commercial, "we've kept the light on for you".


Jim

Thanks Jim, I appreciate it very much.