First Divisional or National event stories

ALMACK · 04-08-2020, 10:12 AM

My first event in NHRA Stock was a National Open in May 2013.

I bought my '86 T-Bird Turbo Coupe in Dec. 2012 from Marty Buth ( turnkey)

I agreed to pay him his asking price in exchange he would help me thru tech teardown when I attempted to set the National Record in Q/SA the following May at the 2013 Sportsnationals. He kept his word and showed up at Bowling Green the day before.

The pics below are of the very first pass I ever made in the T-Bird class racing it. ( 2 photographers)
This was after 30 years of waiting to race with NHRA.

The T-Bird ran it's quickest pass ever at that weight.( 3290 lbs) 12.36 on a 13.80 index.
So I went 1.438 under and was the # 2 qualifier for the event on my first pass.

The backup run was 12.5x so it set the record and the car passed tech just like Marty said it would.

For me it was a great experience after waiting 30 years.

Within a 30 month span from May 2013-Oct. 2015, the T-Bird set 8 national records for both e.t. and mph and in May 2014 became the first 4 cylinder Stocker to run in the 11.80's

The car

04-08-2020, 10:12 AM	#1
ALMACK VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Bardstown, KY Posts: 1,937 Likes: 131 Liked 369 Times in 127 Posts	Re: First Divisional or National event stories My first event in NHRA Stock was a National Open in May 2013. I bought my '86 T-Bird Turbo Coupe in Dec. 2012 from Marty Buth ( turnkey) I agreed to pay him his asking price in exchange he would help me thru tech teardown when I attempted to set the National Record in Q/SA the following May at the 2013 Sportsnationals. He kept his word and showed up at Bowling Green the day before. The pics below are of the very first pass I ever made in the T-Bird class racing it. ( 2 photographers) This was after 30 years of waiting to race with NHRA. The T-Bird ran it's quickest pass ever at that weight.( 3290 lbs) 12.36 on a 13.80 index. So I went 1.438 under and was the # 2 qualifier for the event on my first pass. The backup run was 12.5x so it set the record and the car passed tech just like Marty said it would. For me it was a great experience after waiting 30 years. Within a 30 month span from May 2013-Oct. 2015, the T-Bird set 8 national records for both e.t. and mph and in May 2014 became the first 4 cylinder Stocker to run in the 11.80's The car __________________ Alan Mackin Stock 3777/ SS 3377 P/SA & SS/PA Fox Thunderbird I/PS '95 Mustang GT Last edited by ALMACK; 04-08-2020 at 02:18 PM.