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Ed is right; eventually, they did run handicapped-start, "eliminators" using handicaps based on head-start distances, but that didn't come along until a little later, and I THINK it was an AHRA thing; I never saw that type of handicapping at an NHRA strip, and I was at the NHRA Nationals in '57, '58, '61 and '62 (all, pre-Christmas Tree.) The strip I wokked as a Tech at (Des Moines Dragway) was using the "distance/head start" handicap system when I started working there, in 1965, but switched to an elapsed-time handicap, the next year. It was an AHRA strip until 1966.
The time frame I made reference to when there were no "Stock Eliminators" (at least, that I knew about) were 1955-1959... just Class winners. When they started combining classes for a cash prize was when things started to get complicated, and there's been no letup, since... During that time-frame, they did have three "eliminators" for modified cars; Top, Middle, and Little Eliminators, but again, there were no handicaps; an A car ran a C car, heads-up... They opined that if you wanted to win the Eliminator money ($75, $50, and $25), you should build an "A" car... LOL! How's that for simplicity... duh........
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You would be ashamed to admit to someone that you didnt build your own car & engine too.
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Amen... Thanks for bringing back this long forgotten fact.
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I have underwear older than you. May be wearing some right now.
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I started racing when Ed was 11....
I sure haven't made much progress, given the time-frame... Oh well....
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I didn't say anything about "pro built" I only pointed out that when I raced at Atco in '63 or so, those of us that worked at gas stations couldn't be competitive due to the money. I raced in stock and SS at that time and watched guy after guy have to sell their car because some guy that had more money build a killer car and knock the record out of the park! JimR
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There was no "Army Racing Team," when I was there, in '62. Lots of fun, though, and not an NHRA decal in sight...
Wonder if that's still going on at "The Railhead"?????????
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