Project - NHRA Stock and S/S results 61-68

[Rat Patrol]

Originally Posted by oldskool

" 69 NATIONALS Top Stock Class Winners "

"...D/SA – B Bunker – Pontiac GTO – 12.45 @ 110.97..."


Here's that D/SA class winner, driven by Bill Bunker.

The story goes that it was sponsored by Colonial Pontiac, in Florida. Has "Colonial Banshee" on the door.

The 2nd pic was taken earlier. At that time, it had "Colonial Banshee Project Car", on the door.

Had "Cam by Joe Lunati" on the rear deck spoiler. Don't know why. Maybe Joe made a super duper Stocker cam for it. Maybe he was also a partial sponsor.

So what motor, what HP was this car?

[Stan Weiss]

Don't know what HP. But his options may have been very good. I found that Bill Bunker was a salesman for Colonial Pontiac in Miami.


Stan

[Rat Patrol]

Originally Posted by Rat Patrol

So what motor, what HP was this car?

Anyone?

[oldskool]

Originally Posted by Rat Patrol

Anyone?

Since it was running C/S, I have to assume it was running the top option Tri-Power 389, which was 360hp, according to Class Racer Info. The next lower hp looks to be 335hp, with 1 AFB 4-barrel. That engine would run a lower class.

http://www.classracerinfo.com/Engine...3&MAKE=Pontiac

The Royal '66 also ran C/S. I assume that was the highest class a '66 could run, in '66. Not sure tho.

Just looked back a few posts & realized that you were asking about the '69 D/SA Judge. From everything I can find out, D was the highest class a '69 could run, that year. That would mean that the D/SA '69 Judge was running the 370hp RA4 engine. As far as I know, the NHRA min weight for a '69 has always been 3500lbs. But I have no idea what the NHRA hp factor was at any given time, back in the old days.

[DeuceCoupe]

Originally Posted by Rat Patrol

So what motor, what HP was this car?

(From PG12)
I have Bunkers car as a 69 GTO, RA4 factored to 380hp, same factoring as 1970-71.
3500/380=9.21

NOTE this has some implications for Ben Wolf's car from Spring 69.
Unless NHRA de-factored the RA4 from eg 415hp to 380hp DURING the 1969 race year (highly unlikely), this means there's no way a 69 GTO factored at 380hp could run B/SA=8.00 class.

Also, a 69 Firebird RA4 factored at 380hp does not fit B/SA=8.00.

And, a 68 Firebird RA2 only fits if factored to 395hp or higher.
Would a RA2 be factored HIGHER than a RA4?
Seems unlikely.

I'm wondering if the Ben Wolf B/SA=8.00 car was a Pontiac at all!