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FED 387 · 12-20-2013, 12:02 PM

This is not exactly a "stocker" story but along the same lines. But in the late 1970's we went to US 30 Drag Strip outside of Gary Indiana to do some testing one Weds nite. At the time we had a F Modified Production 67 Camaro with a 287 CI Reher Morrison engine , Nash 5 speed,tunnel ram and a pair of 660 carbs on it full interior etc..all on an open trailer pulled by a 1968 Chevy station wagon Everybody laughed at us because the wheels were not sticking out of the rear fenders , interior had not been gutted, no kitchen chair for a drivers seat no plumbing pipe roll bar cage not all hacked up. etc. In a way it looked kinda puny next to some of the other cars there. After warming it up checking tire pressure etc we pulled in line to make our first run. We proceeded to lay down a 10.29 @133 MPH for our first pass... when we got back to our pit area quite a crowd had assembled and you woulda thought we were Bill Jenkins!! They had never seen a SBC perform like that these guys were used to BBC engines 427 up to 540 inches some on nitrous and all and then they could not run that fast... Must be nitrous they were convinced and thought we were cheating. Then the betting and side bets started . We made a few more passes trying different things and either picked up or slowed down depending on what we had tried.We ended being runner up in the King of the Hill race that nite. We musta cheated!!!

Shortly after that a few of these racers started to "clean up their act" and began to show up racing at some of the area tracks, Union Grove, Byron, Oswego, Lake Geneva etc. My wife ,kids and I would all pile into the wagon and go off to the track lotsa fun many great memories too. I think we all can relate to stuff like this don't ya think?

12-20-2013, 12:02 PM	#9
FED 387 VIP Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 3,419 Likes: 528 Liked 332 Times in 180 Posts	Re: Why did we race a Stocker? A short story to share This is not exactly a "stocker" story but along the same lines. But in the late 1970's we went to US 30 Drag Strip outside of Gary Indiana to do some testing one Weds nite. At the time we had a F Modified Production 67 Camaro with a 287 CI Reher Morrison engine , Nash 5 speed,tunnel ram and a pair of 660 carbs on it full interior etc..all on an open trailer pulled by a 1968 Chevy station wagon Everybody laughed at us because the wheels were not sticking out of the rear fenders , interior had not been gutted, no kitchen chair for a drivers seat no plumbing pipe roll bar cage not all hacked up. etc. In a way it looked kinda puny next to some of the other cars there. After warming it up checking tire pressure etc we pulled in line to make our first run. We proceeded to lay down a 10.29 @133 MPH for our first pass... when we got back to our pit area quite a crowd had assembled and you woulda thought we were Bill Jenkins!! They had never seen a SBC perform like that these guys were used to BBC engines 427 up to 540 inches some on nitrous and all and then they could not run that fast... Must be nitrous they were convinced and thought we were cheating. Then the betting and side bets started . We made a few more passes trying different things and either picked up or slowed down depending on what we had tried.We ended being runner up in the King of the Hill race that nite. We musta cheated!!! Shortly after that a few of these racers started to "clean up their act" and began to show up racing at some of the area tracks, Union Grove, Byron, Oswego, Lake Geneva etc. My wife ,kids and I would all pile into the wagon and go off to the track lotsa fun many great memories too. I think we all can relate to stuff like this don't ya think?