Last Year of Modified? Question

[BlueOval Ralph]

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Super Stock Maverick

Originally Posted by SPS

Robert/ Rich:

I think that most of us involved at the time would argue about the cost or sophistication of the Modified cars of the time. {yes, this was 30 years ago, not today} . These were well-built cars , as good as the parts available.
Examples would be Arlen Fadley's Maverick,{one of my toughest competitors}, arguably one of the first body-in-white cars ever built. Or my own Camaro, built in the mid 70's with a 4-link under the stock floor and stock frame rails {within the rules of the time}.

Remember, we raced at least 3 times a week and made probably 4 times as many runs a year as today.

I don't agree that it took buckets of money to race or be competitive as I sure didn't have a lot.. Instead , hard work and determination was the key to success. No crying when you got beat. Instead you went home and went to work. {sometimes I'm amazed we did that much work}

One of the best parts in my memory of Modified was the recognition by your competition when you ran well. No hard feelings here, just excellent competition by a close-knit group of racers with the same competitive spirit.

FJ

[BLIND MULE]

Wouldn't it be neat have a class like the old modified but have an index to keep the big money out and make all cars run sticks that you had to use the clutch to shift along with the 100 pound flywheels and the most important part the 8 or 9 dryhopps!

[Tod Lane]

Originally Posted by Frito

The same Jim Head? YEP it is. He ran a C/Dragster and I still remember his hometown listed as Sunbury, Ohio.

I remember Jim about biting his tongue off one night in that car, I think it was at Muncie IN where the drainage culvert always sank a bit and bounced your behind in the air if you didn't get clear over by the grass at the finish line... Semi finals as I recall, bit it bad enough the wanted to drag him to the hospital but he wouldn't leave...

[Ed Wright]

Originally Posted by BlueOval Ralph

1976 C/SM there were 39 car fro the first round of class, back then you Had to win cass to run in Elminator

Yes, and not so many classes to hide in from the fast guys. Don't remember many, if any, singles for class. More like real racing then, not et brackets. I still have a problem putting the words bracket and racing in the same sentence.

[Lyn Smith]

Recently came across a picture of A.Fadelys Maverick that is being restored by a guy in Oh.Looks real nice.I think it was on the H.A.M.B. site.

[BRIAN SEATE]

Modified Corvettes 57-67 are my favorites. Stick shift with a small block and lots of R.P.M. A big block example would be Bob Thompson with a 67 427- 1973 Indy winner. That was a cool story,have an old magazine with him in it. My 2 cents.

[Mike Keener]

I have been reading this thread with great interest and about all I can add is a word about breakage. Yes it's true these cars would break some parts but if the class were run today you wouldn't see nearly as much because of product improvement in three major areas.

1. First and foremost the clutch. Clutches are so much less violent than the Long Style/Borg and Beck stuff we used to run it's pathetic. Knowing what we know now..man what a difference.

2. Transmissions are far superior today. In the beginning we used to run Borg Warner Super T10 transmissions! Can you imagine how much difference there is between them and todays Jerico & G Force transmissions used today. Hell even the 9310 Nickel alloy geared Chrysler 4 speed, and the 5 speed Nash stuff that we ran in later years of Modified could never stand up to todays transmissions. However, Much of the transmission breakage experienced by most racers in that era was a direct bi-product of "too much clutch" syndrome.

3. Valve train components. Sometimes it is hard for me to imagine what we expected of these engines when I look back at the crude stuff we had to work with in this area. We had a Jomar stud girdle, and some roller rockers, and very breakable valve springs that we expected to twist nearly 10,000 RPM. Oh sure they did it all right, but you get my drift. Jessel Rocker Shaft systems, better springs...man I wish we had that stuff back then.

MK

[mloboda]

The closest thing to modified production you will see today is a UMTR race.
This video from the UMTR Milan 7/18/09 race is good viewing.
Be patient with the download. The clip is 50 minutes long.

http://tinyurl.com/md5dxx

[randy wilson]

go youtube 11000 rpm 289 if you want to see old style mod racing, no breakout stuff that went on as late as last year.

[Powerlock]

Originally Posted by Lyn Smith

Recently came across a picture of A.Fadelys Maverick that is being restored by a guy in Oh.Looks real nice.I think it was on the H.A.M.B. site.

Here you go.... http://www.competitionplus.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11549&Itemid=6



Or this one.... http://www.boss302.com/smf/index.php?topic=25741.0