HOME FORUM RULES CONTACT
     
   
   

Go Back   CLASS RACER FORUM > Class Racer Forums > Nostalgia Stock and Super Stock

 
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Prev Previous Post   Next Post Next
Old 02-06-2016, 10:41 PM   #1
DeuceCoupe
Member
 
Join Date: Feb 2016
Posts: 274
Likes: 98
Liked 48 Times in 44 Posts
Default Weight of A/FX vs B/FX Pontiac Super Duty 421s

I am trying to make sense lately of the 1960s NHRA classes.
Have a math question about the 1963 FX class.
Rule book says:
A/FX = Cars lighter than 9.00 lb/CID
B/FX = Cars heavier than 9.00 lb/CID

Looking at the 1963 Pontiacs, all with 421 Super Duty's.
Weights are given as:
PM = Pete McCarthy, Pontiac Muscle Car Performance
DRFS = Larry Davis, Drag Racing the Family Sedan
3300 lb Swiss Cheese Catalina PM pg 153
3300 lb Swiss Cheese Cat DRFS pg65

Now, 3300 / 421 = 7.84 (way less than 9.00) so how did the Swiss Cheese Cats run in B/FX and not A/FX?

A weight of 3790 / 421 = 9.00 seems like the minimum to get into B/FX.

There is a note saying (PM pg156) the Howard Maseles / Packer Pontiac Swiss Cheese Cat ran 117mph in A/FX at the US Nationals in 1963. But, usually, all the Swiss Cheese Cats are said to have run in B/FX.
How could they be this light (7.84 lb/CID) and still be allowed in B/FX ????

DRFS pg66 says the 421 Tempests came in at

3200 / 421 = 7.60 Tempest 421 coupe, ran in A/FX
3450 / 421 = 8.19 Tempest 421 wagon, ran in A/FX
These line up with the NHRA Rule Book cutoff; they are under 9.00 lb/CID so run in A/FX.

The Swiss Cheese Cat does not line up.
Did they ballast the big Cat back up to 3790lb (so 3790/421=9.00) to run in B/FX ? If so then wasn't the Swiss Cheese a waste of time?
What am I missing?
(I was a little young to remember back then)
DeuceCoupe is offline   Reply With Quote
 

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 12:44 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2025, vBulletin Solutions Inc.
Copyright Class Racer.com. All Rights Reserved. Designated trademarks and brands are the property of their respective owners.