Indy Tear Down

[Jeff Teuton]

It was not what you would call an exciting day. We tore down one V10 (BB/SA) and one 6.1 Hemi (A/S). All OK. Nothing worth a discussion (that means we left some). But in my observation when I took a break from checking head gaskets for NHRA (just trying to be helpful) there were a couple of things that made no sense. There was a 440-6 Challenger B/SA, Div 5 car, qualified middle of the pack in the always popular B/SA, lost first round. It had the old steel heads (some new Edlebrocks were allowed recently). Why in the world was that car there? And your astute reporter noticed some other stuff that one must wonder just what are the qualifications for teardown; go fast (not in that instance), win class (not in that instance), got some new parts (no 1970 ain't new parts). And there were several other cars that I don't really know what was to be learned from taking them apart. Then in Super Stock in SS/DA which we have a car in, Allen Wade (might be Alan) 69 Camaro 396 (I guess), Div 3, beautiful car, qualified No 5 in a 5 car field. Lost first round of class. What's the point? I mean a 69 Camaro. How many 69 Camaros have been looked at; how many that did not run to the front. And not very fast on that day. (Sorry Alan). Everyone was very courtious (and so was I), and that's a job with all that iron apart in the hot weather. Seems there would be some sort of logical order to this stuff. I just don't understand the purpose to take down the low qualifiers or folks that didn't even runner up in class. Of course like Forrest says, ' I'm not a smart man'. But I do know what smart is. Someone help me in my time of mental distress. I guess next year all 5 will come down. And I must report that everyone's head gasket was ok.