Racing the Family Car

Paul Ceasrine · 12-27-2011, 02:04 PM

1969...

1963 Ford Fairlane
260 cubed, 164 horsepower, 2-barrel,,,

My friend took his mothers car to the track one Sunday.
On the way to the track, the muffler fell off.
He stopped, and threw it in the woods off the side of the road, figuring he'd pick it up on the way back home.

At tech inspection, he was told he had to have a muffler attached to the exhaust system to run stock,,(P/Stock)

He found a guy with a used Thrush Muffler at the track,
and bought the muffler for a pack of Marlboro cigarette's.

Rigged the muffler up with wire, and it made it through one time-trial.

Ran somewhere north of 18.00.

For class, he was an Only Car Trophy, so he ran alone...

In the Trophy Run,,,,,,
the muffler fell off just as he got near the traps, and he ran over it with the back tire, flattening it like a pancake..

He got DQ'd,,,,,,

12-27-2011, 02:04 PM	#10
Paul Ceasrine VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 2,546 Likes: 0 Liked 10 Times in 10 Posts	Re: Racing the Family Car 1969... 1963 Ford Fairlane 260 cubed, 164 horsepower, 2-barrel,,, My friend took his mothers car to the track one Sunday. On the way to the track, the muffler fell off. He stopped, and threw it in the woods off the side of the road, figuring he'd pick it up on the way back home. At tech inspection, he was told he had to have a muffler attached to the exhaust system to run stock,,(P/Stock) He found a guy with a used Thrush Muffler at the track, and bought the muffler for a pack of Marlboro cigarette's. Rigged the muffler up with wire, and it made it through one time-trial. Ran somewhere north of 18.00. For class, he was an Only Car Trophy, so he ran alone... In the Trophy Run,,,,,, the muffler fell off just as he got near the traps, and he ran over it with the back tire, flattening it like a pancake.. He got DQ'd,,,,,, Last edited by Paul Ceasrine; 12-27-2011 at 02:14 PM.