Ray Allen versus Jack Werst '1970 SS/EA Showdown'

[Dennis P Chapman]

Thanks Mike and Mark I thought so.

[Robert Simpson]

Originally Posted by Bob Pagano

Claude,s car diff car, Bernie's car went to TN

I believe that Bernie's car went to Butch Williams and then it went to Brandon Wilkinson in KY? I believe that is it. I think it is the BA car not the AA car.

[Jim Wahl]

Originally Posted by Robert Simpson

I believe that Bernie's car went to Butch Williams and then it went to Brandon Wilkinson in KY? I believe that is it. I think it is the BA car not the AA car.

Yes, I know for a fact it went to Butch Williams, don't know after that. Jim

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[Paul Ceasrine]

Something isn't 'copacetic',,,,,,,,,,

Ray Allen won the SS/EA Class at the 1970 Indy Nationals,,,,,,,

If he red-lighted,,,,,,,,,,,how did he win the SS/EA Class....

I know articles have been printed,,,,,,,but,,,,,,,,,,????

pc

[BadBanana]

Ray's Chevelle was a great class car. Of course, that weight brake later got put into SS/FA and the 427 Camaro's became Chevy's entry in SS/EA,
Ray was a good friend, as well as the whole Truppi-Kling group, Ralph Truppi, who I considered a best friend, past a couple of years ago, and I didn't find out about it until the Gators in 2010.
I first met them, Ralph, Tommy Kling and Ray when they ran in F/S class against the original Bad Banana, owned by Ted Hartman (which I drove). They had a 58 Chevy 348 that ran in the class and we ran against them and Gere Stahl, in his 56 Chevy from Cordia Chev. in East Haddem, CT in 1964 when we set the class record. Ralph, Tommy and ray then built a car just like the Bad Banana and called it the terrible Tangerine.
Those were the greatest days for Stock ans Super Stock in my opinion.
Dave Colbert

[Dennis P Chapman]

Originally Posted by Geerhead55

I wonder how long Bernie ran that Corvette? I recall seeing it at the 1975 NHRA World Finals at Ontario Motor Speedway in California, so I know he ran it for a few seasons. It was an impressive piece alright.
Danny Durham

I know after he sold the vette he ran a monza in pro stock then ran it in comp for sometime. The monza was 79 or 80 if I remember after that I thing he retire may be of on the year was a long time ago. But Rich was right S/S was the best back then glad I was there to see it.

[Paul Ceasrine]

Is anyone else out there,,,,,,,,under the impression that
Chrysler Performance and the Regional Zone Performance Managers
put out misinformation on Jack Werst's 'special' Superbird,,,,,,,,,,
to try and 'psyche out' Ray Allen,,,,,,at the 1970 Indy Nationals.

1970 SS/EA National Record was 11.55 (set by Ray Allen).

Ray Allen won the SS/EA Class at the Indy Nationals (with an 11.37 in the Class Final)

It was reset at the 1970 Supernationals (November in Ontario, California)
by Ray Allen with an 11.33, in defeating Tom Crutchfield in the Super Stock Eliminator Finals.

Dick Landy later ran an 11.27 with his 1970 Charger R./T Street Hemi, to reclaim the
National Record for Mopar.

At the 1971 NHRA Winternationals,,,,,Ray Allen's car had put together several
11.10 runs,,,,,,though he was defeated in Super Stock Eliminator.

In 1970 NHRA Classes

The 1970 Chevelle Malibu SS454/450HP LS-6 convertible with a T/H Automatic
could also run in B/SA.
The 1970 Chevelle Malibu SS454/450HP LS-6 convertible with a 4-speed
could run in SS/D or A/S.

The 1970 Superbird Hemi could run in Super/Stock,,,SS/E or SS/EA
The 1970 Superbird Hemi could also run in Stock,,,,,,,C/S or C/SA
The 1970 Superbird Hemi could also run in M/P,,,,,,,,,,C/MP

[Nitro Joe Jackson]

I do know that Ray Allen beat Lambeck in the finals of Indy class cause we lost to Bob in the semi's with our Nova

[Paul Ceasrine]

Nitro Joe,,,,,,,

Did Jack Werst get eliminated early with the Superbird,,,,,,,
And John Tedder,,,,with the 69' GTX Hemi convertible,,,,,,,where was he during the class run-offs..........???

SS/EA record of 11.55 at Indy 1970,,,,,,,,,,,,,,'a bit soft'

[TOM KASCH]

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