Anyone run a stick in 10.90?

Eric Merryfield · 11-18-2009, 11:38 AM

I know its an outrageous thought. Several very competitive .90 racers don't use a throttle stop a few even footbrake, so it would be the hardest of the hard!

Have a 4 speed challenger that I think would be a lot of fun, just have to add weight, and etc.

Eric Merryfield
Stk 1883

X-TECH MAN · 11-18-2009, 12:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Eric Merryfield

I know its an outrageous thought. Several very competitive .90 racers don't use a throttle stop a few even footbrake, so it would be the hardest of the hard!

Have a 4 speed challenger that I think would be a lot of fun, just have to add weight, and etc.

Eric Merryfield
Stk 1883

I dont remember the guys name but there was a yellow Mustang 2 that ran in IHRA's 10.90 class. I know he won one National event and maybe two events (Presidents Cup at MIR for sure) when I was still working with IHRA. I thought is was cool that he did it with a manual trans. He might still be racing?

buzzinhalfdozen · 11-18-2009, 02:59 PM

Bill Nuzzo, ran HR for a long time I think he runs SR now , very nice guy and a very tough racer. Joe

Michael Pliska · 11-22-2009, 11:45 PM

I can't remember his name, but there was a guy from the Phoenix area who ran a Mustang with a Lenco back in the early 90's in S/G. Also a friend of mine (John Campoy) ran a Vega with a Lenco. I don't think either one ever won a national, but both were competitive.

I've gone some rounds in S/G while footbraking, but that was with the old true 0.400 tree and incandescent bulbs (versus the 0.370 tree and LED), and I seemed to have an ability to see the start of the incandescent glow better than others.

Keith 944 · 11-23-2009, 12:49 AM

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Originally Posted by buzzinhalfdozen

Bill Nuzzo, ran HR for a long time I think he runs SR now , very nice guy and a very tough racer. Joe

i belive he won div 1 in s/r last year!

Michael Beard · 11-23-2009, 08:48 AM

I saw a blue stick shift Maverick taking names at the VMP NHRA Div'l race in the late '90s.

Robbie Welch · 11-25-2009, 05:04 PM

The blue Maverick is Ray Gottry, he's still racing it in D-2,and he can row throw the gears with that thing. I always loved to watch him leave the line on the mat.

Stephen & Horace Johnson · 11-25-2009, 05:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Robbie Welch

The blue Maverick is Ray Gottry, he's still racing it in D-2,and he can row throw the gears with that thing. I always loved to watch him leave the line on the mat.

Yea i have a video of him running at bristol TN in the late 90s. It was very unique to see him running a stick in that class

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S/C 302A · 11-26-2009, 11:43 AM

A few years back i had a Mustang with a 4 speed Lenco i ran in S/C. What a fun time. Sold it and went the dragster route. Live & learn. should've never made that move. Had WAY more run racing that than the dragster. I even finished 6th in point w/ Midwest Super Comp Series that year.

Rory McNeil · 11-26-2009, 04:11 PM

[QUOTE=Michael Pliska;152709]I can't remember his name, but there was a guy from the Phoenix area who ran a Mustang with a Lenco back in the early 90's in S/G. Also a friend of mine (John Campoy) ran a Vega with a Lenco. I don't think either one ever won a national, but both were competitive.

Mike, was that Vega burgandy, & sponsored by Miller Beer? I remember such a Lenco equipped S/G Vega in Div.6 in the early 1990`s. Dean Peterson, from BC currently runs a 460/glide 67 Mustang in S/G, but his old "Boss Hoss" S/G Mustang had a 351Cleveland/Nash 5 speed.
Also, Div.6 S/ST racer Bob Landery (sp) used to run a 4 speed in his Road Runner, although it had an automatic last time I saw it..

11-18-2009, 11:38 AM	#1
Eric Merryfield Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 872 Likes: 1 Liked 502 Times in 130 Posts	Anyone run a stick in 10.90? I know its an outrageous thought. Several very competitive .90 racers don't use a throttle stop a few even footbrake, so it would be the hardest of the hard! Have a 4 speed challenger that I think would be a lot of fun, just have to add weight, and etc. Eric Merryfield Stk 1883 __________________ Eric Merryfield 1883 STK

11-18-2009, 02:59 PM	#3
buzzinhalfdozen Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bellevue Ohio Posts: 984 Likes: 0 Liked 11 Times in 8 Posts	Re: Anyone run a stick in 10.90? Bill Nuzzo, ran HR for a long time I think he runs SR now , very nice guy and a very tough racer. Joe __________________ Joe Buchanan SS/BX 3117

11-22-2009, 11:45 PM	#4
Michael Pliska Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Happy Valley, OR Posts: 260 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Anyone run a stick in 10.90? I can't remember his name, but there was a guy from the Phoenix area who ran a Mustang with a Lenco back in the early 90's in S/G. Also a friend of mine (John Campoy) ran a Vega with a Lenco. I don't think either one ever won a national, but both were competitive. I've gone some rounds in S/G while footbraking, but that was with the old true 0.400 tree and incandescent bulbs (versus the 0.370 tree and LED), and I seemed to have an ability to see the start of the incandescent glow better than others. __________________ Michael Pliska 643 S/G

11-23-2009, 08:48 AM	#6
Michael Beard VIP Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 4,060 Likes: 0 Liked 13 Times in 9 Posts	Re: Anyone run a stick in 10.90? I saw a blue stick shift Maverick taking names at the VMP NHRA Div'l race in the late '90s. __________________ Michael Beard - NHRA/IHRA 3216 S/SS

11-25-2009, 05:04 PM	#7
Robbie Welch Live Reporter Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Golden Beach Maryland Posts: 1,234 Likes: 55 Liked 262 Times in 124 Posts	Re: Anyone run a stick in 10.90? The blue Maverick is Ray Gottry, he's still racing it in D-2,and he can row throw the gears with that thing. I always loved to watch him leave the line on the mat.

11-26-2009, 11:43 AM	#9
S/C 302A Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Diamond, Illinois Posts: 20 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Anyone run a stick in 10.90? A few years back i had a Mustang with a 4 speed Lenco i ran in S/C. What a fun time. Sold it and went the dragster route. Live & learn. should've never made that move. Had WAY more run racing that than the dragster. I even finished 6th in point w/ Midwest Super Comp Series that year. __________________ Dave Livesey 2007 Midwest Super Comp Series Champ

11-26-2009, 04:11 PM	#10
Rory McNeil VIP Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: from Vancouver BC Canada, now in Nova Scotia Posts: 1,311 Likes: 314 Liked 1,102 Times in 301 Posts	Re: Anyone run a stick in 10.90? [QUOTE=Michael Pliska;152709]I can't remember his name, but there was a guy from the Phoenix area who ran a Mustang with a Lenco back in the early 90's in S/G. Also a friend of mine (John Campoy) ran a Vega with a Lenco. I don't think either one ever won a national, but both were competitive. Mike, was that Vega burgandy, & sponsored by Miller Beer? I remember such a Lenco equipped S/G Vega in Div.6 in the early 1990`s. Dean Peterson, from BC currently runs a 460/glide 67 Mustang in S/G, but his old "Boss Hoss" S/G Mustang had a 351Cleveland/Nash 5 speed. Also, Div.6 S/ST racer Bob Landery (sp) used to run a 4 speed in his Road Runner, although it had an automatic last time I saw it.. __________________ NHRA 6390 STK M/S 85 Mustang