Racing the Family Car

[Dennis P Chapman]

Originally Posted by Paul Ceasrine

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,,,,,,

Some days you can't get a break Lol. Happy New Year Paul.