The Oddest Car You Raced Against - Page 2

Jim Young · 10-12-2011, 08:14 AM

I got chased in my 14 sec. Monte Carlo at E-Town by a 78 Ford Mason dump with a supercharged BB Ford dialed 13.78. The Truck was called the "Brickslayer" and it was fully functional. Must have weighed 9000 lbs!

Dan Bennett · 10-12-2011, 12:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Ed Fernandez

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

Your memory is better than mine. I remembered the letters but didn't remember where the eliminator/class slash should have been. Thanks for the clarification.

How an embarrassingly bone stock Nash Metro got put in an experimental class is another question. Yes, it was ugly; yes, it was ridiculous; yes, it looked like something 15 clowns would come rolling out of - but my parents allowed me to buy since they figured I couldn't hurt myself too bad and besides it would even bark the 600-13s in second gear.

My early attempts at speed shifting took out a spider gear which turned out to be a huge ordeal to get repaired in rural Missouri.

Larry Hill · 10-09-2011, 09:33 AM

First race I ever won, I drove a '73 VW bus with an auto in the Slow ET class.

Paul Ceasrine · 10-09-2011, 01:18 PM

I didn't race against it,,,,,,but I saw it with my own eyes,,,,,,in 1971.
A 1959 Fiat 600 versus a 1963 Willy's Jeep Station wagon.

Quite possibly, the slowest combined E.T's in drag racing history.
I think the track (Dover Drag Strip) made up the Z/Stock class for them.

Mark Yacavone · 10-09-2011, 04:15 PM

Back in the late 80's, there was a guy that raced an 86 Cadillac Cimmaron with a 4 speed in it. It was dark green, beige leather, sunroof, all the buttons.. That thing ran almost in the 13's and set several records and was no.1 qualifier more than once.
Oh wait... memory 's starting to go..That was me...

Paul Ceasrine · 10-09-2011, 04:21 PM

Mark,

Weren't they considered 'Junior Pimp Mobiles',,,,

By the way, that's Betty Crocker in the passenger seat...

Alan Roehrich · 10-09-2011, 06:03 PM

Again, it was not a Stock or Super Stock car, but back in the day, at Music City, AKA "the Hill", there was a red Datsun pick up truck with a big block Chevy and a 'Glide. In the bed. J. R. Sosh owned it, and called it "Ratsun".

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GarysZ24 · 11-22-2011, 10:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Paul Ceasrine

Mark,

Weren't they considered 'Junior Pimp Mobiles',,,,

By the way, that's Betty Crocker in the passenger seat...

Sorry Paul, that's not a Cadillac Cimarron, that looks more like a Coupe DeVille. Much smaller than the car in the photo...Cimarrons back then were actually Cadillac Cavaliers...same assembly line/platform.

Paul Ceasrine · 11-23-2011, 11:26 AM

Gary,

I stand corrected,,,,,,,,,,,that was the wrong Cadillac I posted..

The 86' Cimarron, smaller than a 'shoe-box'.

10-12-2011, 08:14 AM	#1
Jim Young Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Parsippany, NJ Posts: 37 Likes: 0 Liked 4 Times in 1 Post	Re: The Oddest Car You Raced Against I got chased in my 14 sec. Monte Carlo at E-Town by a 78 Ford Mason dump with a supercharged BB Ford dialed 13.78. The Truck was called the "Brickslayer" and it was fully functional. Must have weighed 9000 lbs! __________________ James Young Jr. NJ Footbrake Division

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Larry Hill Live Reporter Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Hickory, Ky Posts: 10,672 Likes: 1,988 Liked 10,926 Times in 2,257 Posts	Re: The Oddest Car You Raced Against First race I ever won, I drove a '73 VW bus with an auto in the Slow ET class. __________________ IHM Used Parts https://ihmusedparts.com 888-821-1817

10-09-2011, 01:18 PM	#4
Paul Ceasrine VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 2,546 Likes: 0 Liked 10 Times in 10 Posts	Re: The Oddest Car You Raced Against I didn't race against it,,,,,,but I saw it with my own eyes,,,,,,in 1971. A 1959 Fiat 600 versus a 1963 Willy's Jeep Station wagon. Quite possibly, the slowest combined E.T's in drag racing history. I think the track (Dover Drag Strip) made up the Z/Stock class for them. Last edited by Paul Ceasrine; 10-09-2011 at 01:34 PM.

10-09-2011, 04:15 PM	#5
Mark Yacavone Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Miles From Nowhere Posts: 7,836 Likes: 2,930 Liked 5,148 Times in 1,965 Posts	Re: The Oddest Car You Raced Against Back in the late 80's, there was a guy that raced an 86 Cadillac Cimmaron with a 4 speed in it. It was dark green, beige leather, sunroof, all the buttons.. That thing ran almost in the 13's and set several records and was no.1 qualifier more than once. Oh wait... memory 's starting to go..That was me... __________________ "We are lucky we don't get as much Government as we pay for." Will Rogers

10-09-2011, 04:21 PM	#6
Paul Ceasrine VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 2,546 Likes: 0 Liked 10 Times in 10 Posts	Re: The Oddest Car You Raced Against Mark, Weren't they considered 'Junior Pimp Mobiles',,,, By the way, that's Betty Crocker in the passenger seat...

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Alan Roehrich Veteran Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Murfreesboro TN Posts: 5,133 Likes: 1,605 Liked 1,915 Times in 430 Posts	Re: The Oddest Car You Raced Against Again, it was not a Stock or Super Stock car, but back in the day, at Music City, AKA "the Hill", there was a red Datsun pick up truck with a big block Chevy and a 'Glide. In the bed. J. R. Sosh owned it, and called it "Ratsun". __________________ Alan Roehrich 212A G/S

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11-23-2011, 11:26 AM	#10
Paul Ceasrine VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 2,546 Likes: 0 Liked 10 Times in 10 Posts	Re: The Oddest Car You Raced Against Gary, I stand corrected,,,,,,,,,,,that was the wrong Cadillac I posted.. The 86' Cimarron, smaller than a 'shoe-box'.