The Oddest Car You Raced Against

James Perrone · 10-09-2011, 09:27 AM

Bill Howells caravan

Tom Goldman · 10-09-2011, 09:30 AM

Not a S/SS car, but I raced against a El Camino at Maple Grove that had a GMC 4V71 diesel in it!
had a hard time chaseing him thru the smoke.

Todd Boyer · 10-09-2011, 09:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Tom Goldman

Not a S/SS car, but I raced against a El Camino at Maple Grove that had a GMC 4V71 diesel in it!
had a hard time chaseing him thru the smoke.

It wasn't loud was it Tom ???

Sam Murray · 10-09-2011, 10:56 PM

Back in the 70"s a guy from Mass bracket raced a 50"s Chevy Panel Van with a 427, it was a 11 second sleeper.

greg fulk · 10-09-2011, 11:48 PM

In the early 90's I ran a "rail buggy" (bracket race) I gave him a .90 spot. He laeft then broke an axle & came into my lane....I got stopped but a very odd race.

Bob Don · 10-10-2011, 01:21 AM

1980 Summernationals, Stock Elim, rd. 2, I was running a U/SA 6-banger '71 Nova and I get paired against Bob Bender in his Y/SA Vega wagon. I'm used to leaving first on everyone and here I have to spot Bobby almost 3 seconds! Needless to say, I redlit big time.

Tom Goldman · 10-10-2011, 09:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Todd Boyer

It wasn't loud was it Tom ???

It wasnt too bad ,he had a 4" exhaust out the back,but I could still hear it over my car!
If I remember correctly ,it ran in the hi 12's ..Had a small Allison 4 speed behind it.
The owner was a diesel mechanic ,and I guess he didnt see enough of them at work.

Dan Bennett · 10-10-2011, 01:14 PM

I'd nominate anyone who had to race me in my first car - a 59 Nash Metropolitan.

It was able to talk my parents into letting me buy it for $150 when I was 14 and learned to drive a stick in the field next to our house.

AHRA classified the car as X/FG but I'm not entirely sure the tech guy didn't just pull a class at random since he was pretty well stumped.

I won my class at Pacific Dragstrip in Pacific, Missouri the day they gave out free jackets to class winners. In the first round of Eliminator, I came up against a Pontiac Tempest Sprint (OHC 6 cylinder with a Quadrajet) that cleaned my clock in epic proportions.

Jack McCarthy · 10-11-2011, 12:30 PM

ok im still laughing... but i think the diesel tractor guy wins the blue ribbon...

in the old days they had co-pilot nights Mj & i put a bunch of seatbelts in and went 3 rounds with 7-8 passengers > too much fun for us but i wonder if there are 2-3 people somewhere with us on a list

jacl

Ed Fernandez · 10-11-2011, 08:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Dan Bennett

I'd nominate anyone who had to race me in my first car - a 59 Nash Metropolitan.

It was able to talk my parents into letting me buy it for $150 when I was 14 and learned to drive a stick in the field next to our house.

AHRA classified the car as X/FG but I'm not entirely sure the tech guy didn't just pull a class at random since he was pretty well stumped.

I won my class at Pacific Dragstrip in Pacific, Missouri the day they gave out free jackets to class winners. In the first round of Eliminator, I came up against a Pontiac Tempest Sprint (OHC 6 cylinder with a Quadrajet) that cleaned my clock in epic proportions.

I ran my 1969 VW beetle at New York National in 1969.I was in class XF/F Experimental
Foreign F.

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James Perrone VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: LONG ISLAND N.Y. Posts: 1,694 Likes: 3,426 Liked 1,852 Times in 432 Posts	Re: The Oddest Car You Raced Against Bill Howells caravan __________________ james perrone 1290 STK

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Tom Goldman VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Allentown,PA Posts: 2,478 Likes: 894 Liked 886 Times in 238 Posts	Re: The Oddest Car You Raced Against Not a S/SS car, but I raced against a El Camino at Maple Grove that had a GMC 4V71 diesel in it! had a hard time chaseing him thru the smoke. __________________ Tom Goldman 1500 SG , 1506 STK

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Sam Murray Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Cummaquid, Mass Posts: 445 Likes: 417 Liked 60 Times in 29 Posts	Re: The Oddest Car You Raced Against Back in the 70"s a guy from Mass bracket raced a 50"s Chevy Panel Van with a 427, it was a 11 second sleeper. __________________ Sam Murray 1616 STK

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greg fulk VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: jackson Posts: 1,165 Likes: 0 Liked 5 Times in 3 Posts	Re: The Oddest Car You Raced Against In the early 90's I ran a "rail buggy" (bracket race) I gave him a .90 spot. He laeft then broke an axle & came into my lane....I got stopped but a very odd race. __________________ Greg Fulk 308 308X P/SA "ALL AMERICAN"

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Bob Don VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Greater Boston Posts: 1,497 Likes: 1,142 Liked 905 Times in 193 Posts	Re: The Oddest Car You Raced Against 1980 Summernationals, Stock Elim, rd. 2, I was running a U/SA 6-banger '71 Nova and I get paired against Bob Bender in his Y/SA Vega wagon. I'm used to leaving first on everyone and here I have to spot Bobby almost 3 seconds! Needless to say, I redlit big time. __________________ Bob Don 128 SS

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Dan Bennett Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 443 Likes: 861 Liked 602 Times in 138 Posts	Re: The Oddest Car You Raced Against I'd nominate anyone who had to race me in my first car - a 59 Nash Metropolitan. It was able to talk my parents into letting me buy it for $150 when I was 14 and learned to drive a stick in the field next to our house. AHRA classified the car as X/FG but I'm not entirely sure the tech guy didn't just pull a class at random since he was pretty well stumped. I won my class at Pacific Dragstrip in Pacific, Missouri the day they gave out free jackets to class winners. In the first round of Eliminator, I came up against a Pontiac Tempest Sprint (OHC 6 cylinder with a Quadrajet) that cleaned my clock in epic proportions.

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Jack McCarthy VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: lyndon ky. ... louisville area Posts: 1,326 Likes: 30 Liked 498 Times in 119 Posts	Re: The Oddest Car You Raced Against ok im still laughing... but i think the diesel tractor guy wins the blue ribbon... in the old days they had co-pilot nights Mj & i put a bunch of seatbelts in and went 3 rounds with 7-8 passengers > too much fun for us but i wonder if there are 2-3 people somewhere with us on a list jacl __________________ Jack McCarthy 3609 STK "the Captain"