'69 Camaro hood

Wisman Racing · 05-21-2013, 06:02 PM

I was informed on the weekend that a Super Stock '69 Camaro convertible with a 255hp combo is no longer legal with the cowl hood in NHRA. can some shed light on this please?

Wisman Racing · 05-21-2013, 06:06 PM

Nevermind i found the bulletin. well my car raced that way since '71. I'm not buying a hood so i guess i will save money on NHRA membership.

442OLDS · 05-21-2013, 06:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Wisman Racing

Nevermind i found the bulletin. well my car raced that way since '71. I'm not buying a hood so i guess i will save money on NHRA membership.

Don't blame NHRA. The story I heard was that somebody formally protested a racer that does pretty good.Probably was a personal issue that now affects everyone with that combo.

Mike Savelle · 05-21-2013, 09:01 PM

check your private messages

bigsixman · 05-22-2013, 11:08 AM

The hood was not originally available from Chevrolet with the 255 hp engine combination. The lowest hp motor in an SS where the hood was an option was the 350/300 hp motor. I remember the Lingenfelter 69 Camaro ran that combo in the early 70s with the 255 hp combo, but that car was originally a 69 SS pace car which came with the hood standard. I am not a class racer, but I assumed that NHRA allowed the hood with all the 255 hp cars that have ran the hood for years. The hood was an option later in the year on all SS engines, Z/28s and standard on the COPO cars and pace cars.

Wisman Racing · 05-22-2013, 11:58 AM

So the hemi cars can cut as much of their cylinder heads they want, but nhra is making their stand on 255hp camaro hoods?

05-21-2013, 06:02 PM	#1
Wisman Racing Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Cambridge, Ontario Posts: 24 Likes: 0 Liked 4 Times in 2 Posts	'69 Camaro hood I was informed on the weekend that a Super Stock '69 Camaro convertible with a 255hp combo is no longer legal with the cowl hood in NHRA. can some shed light on this please?

05-21-2013, 06:06 PM	#2
Wisman Racing Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Cambridge, Ontario Posts: 24 Likes: 0 Liked 4 Times in 2 Posts	Re: '69 Camaro hood Nevermind i found the bulletin. well my car raced that way since '71. I'm not buying a hood so i guess i will save money on NHRA membership.

05-21-2013, 09:01 PM	#4
Mike Savelle Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Ontario Canada Posts: 369 Likes: 125 Liked 7 Times in 5 Posts	Re: '69 Camaro hood check your private messages

05-22-2013, 11:08 AM	#5
bigsixman Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Crookston, MN Posts: 157 Likes: 8 Liked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Re: '69 Camaro hood The hood was not originally available from Chevrolet with the 255 hp engine combination. The lowest hp motor in an SS where the hood was an option was the 350/300 hp motor. I remember the Lingenfelter 69 Camaro ran that combo in the early 70s with the 255 hp combo, but that car was originally a 69 SS pace car which came with the hood standard. I am not a class racer, but I assumed that NHRA allowed the hood with all the 255 hp cars that have ran the hood for years. The hood was an option later in the year on all SS engines, Z/28s and standard on the COPO cars and pace cars. __________________ 1969 camaro, pump gas 540"bbc, jerico 1967 camaro, pump gas efi 620", coan t-400 Last edited by bigsixman; 05-22-2013 at 11:11 AM. Reason: clarification on pace cars

05-22-2013, 11:58 AM	#6
Wisman Racing Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Cambridge, Ontario Posts: 24 Likes: 0 Liked 4 Times in 2 Posts	Re: '69 Camaro hood So the hemi cars can cut as much of their cylinder heads they want, but nhra is making their stand on 255hp camaro hoods?