1970 NHRA National Record Holders

Paul Ceasrine · 03-21-2013, 03:56 PM

Paul Ceasrine · 03-22-2013, 06:02 AM

Dave Boertman

1969 Chevrolet Biscayne,,,,,,,350/255 HP

Dave, knew how to pick the 'right car for the right class' better than any other Junior Stocker.

The 'yellow' 69' Biscyane {#3600 lbs.} classed in N/SA in 1970.

Paul Ceasrine · 03-22-2013, 12:21 PM

1967 Ford Fairlane Sedan 'Post Car'..... 427/410 HP..... 'W-Code'.......#3350 lbs.
NHRA Class = C/S

Tom Schumacher

grncpe · 03-23-2013, 08:23 PM

O/SA Sonny Freeman......nice to see him on there.That would be the
Hydrophobia wagon. I think 1971 was when he got the Pink Panther.
Some of you East coast guys will remember that 1. I have a good bit of info on that car....

GRAPE · 03-24-2013, 08:42 AM

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Originally Posted by grncpe

O/SA Sonny Freeman......nice to see him on there.That would be the
Hydrophobia wagon. I think 1971 was when he got the Pink Panther.
Some of you East coast guys will remember that 1. I have a good bit of info on that car....

How much info on the Pink Panther?

Paul Ceasrine · 03-24-2013, 02:16 PM

'Hydrophobia'.............John Archambault

{Photo is from 1968},,,,,,,, when John was classed in J/SA and was running a {283/270 HP} 'Dual-Carb' combination.

In 1970, it was classed in O/SA (273/220 HP}

grncpe · 03-24-2013, 04:43 PM

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Originally Posted by GRAPE

How much info on the Pink Panther?

My dad was the wrench on the car.Sonny drove.When they got it from Tom,The car had a steel nose on it.When Tom was racing it he ran C/sa in the car.Sonny & my dad put it in SS/EA. They got the car into the 11 teens pretty easy on a 7" slick. They set the record @ colonial beach with the car @ 11.11.As the rules changed I believe around 72 they could run a 10" tire Petty engineering heads & also went to 4.56's the car went a 10.86 right off the trailer.I have tons of info on the car as I was in search of it about 2 years ago trying to locate it to buy it back to give to my dad.Last I heard a doctor has the car in New Jersey.Called him a few times & never got a response.I would love to have a chance to get it but it just does not seem like it is in the cards.Anyway any other info you would like message me.

Rich Biebel · 03-24-2013, 05:12 PM

Built and maintained by Joe Simon and me Rich Biebel...
Engine from T/K, Ralph Truppi and Tommy Kling
Driven for the record run and backup by Ray Allen just to reduce the chances of any driver error.
We were down to the last opportunity of the year to get the record and decided to ask Ray to drive it and he did.
The car was sold to Rich Decola and Paul Delvecchio and in this picture it was on their ramp truck in the gas station I worked at for years.......and built and maintained the car there as well....

We ran faster than the ET record and much faster than the MPH record......and the car ran more than 2 tenths faster than the existing record on it's third pass.

It was previously run as a Super Stocker.....and owned by Andy Spaziani and run with a 396/375 and ran very well in SS/E

Rich Decola held the SS/J record with it......and I watched him make some runs with it in SS trim and was amazed at how much faster it was with a cam and intake change.....11.40's and that was with a flat tappet cam I think and 9 or 10 inch tires.....

Our biggest disappointment was not qualifying at the 1970 SummerNationals at York and also missing the field at E-Town the following year.......

Today most everyone gets to race eliminations.......Thats not how it was in the old days......and it was heartbreaking to work so hard and not get a chance to race the eliminator.....We suffered that fate everytime we ran a National event with 2 different cars......and it was the main reason I quit and did not race a car for about 10 years.......

Paul Ceasrine · 03-24-2013, 08:30 PM

Hello,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

Bob Pagano · 03-25-2013, 11:40 AM

Who got the Alum. Tom had ? I barowed it in 73 for Atco and painted it red for Steins 64.

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grncpe Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Md. Posts: 106 Likes: 11 Liked 45 Times in 10 Posts	Re: 1970 NHRA National Record Holders O/SA Sonny Freeman......nice to see him on there.That would be the Hydrophobia wagon. I think 1971 was when he got the Pink Panther. Some of you East coast guys will remember that 1. I have a good bit of info on that car....

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Paul Ceasrine VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 2,546 Likes: 0 Liked 10 Times in 10 Posts	Re: 1970 NHRA National Record Holders 'Hydrophobia'.............John Archambault {Photo is from 1968},,,,,,,, when John was classed in J/SA and was running a {283/270 HP} 'Dual-Carb' combination. In 1970, it was classed in O/SA (273/220 HP} Last edited by Paul Ceasrine; 03-24-2013 at 02:26 PM.

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Rich Biebel VIP Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Northern New Jersey suburbs Posts: 2,275 Likes: 25 Liked 510 Times in 200 Posts	Re: 1970 NHRA National Record Holders Built and maintained by Joe Simon and me Rich Biebel... Engine from T/K, Ralph Truppi and Tommy Kling Driven for the record run and backup by Ray Allen just to reduce the chances of any driver error. We were down to the last opportunity of the year to get the record and decided to ask Ray to drive it and he did. The car was sold to Rich Decola and Paul Delvecchio and in this picture it was on their ramp truck in the gas station I worked at for years.......and built and maintained the car there as well.... We ran faster than the ET record and much faster than the MPH record......and the car ran more than 2 tenths faster than the existing record on it's third pass. It was previously run as a Super Stocker.....and owned by Andy Spaziani and run with a 396/375 and ran very well in SS/E Rich Decola held the SS/J record with it......and I watched him make some runs with it in SS trim and was amazed at how much faster it was with a cam and intake change.....11.40's and that was with a flat tappet cam I think and 9 or 10 inch tires..... Our biggest disappointment was not qualifying at the 1970 SummerNationals at York and also missing the field at E-Town the following year....... Today most everyone gets to race eliminations.......Thats not how it was in the old days......and it was heartbreaking to work so hard and not get a chance to race the eliminator.....We suffered that fate everytime we ran a National event with 2 different cars......and it was the main reason I quit and did not race a car for about 10 years....... __________________ Rich Biebel S/C 1479 Last edited by Rich Biebel; 03-24-2013 at 05:38 PM.

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Paul Ceasrine VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 2,546 Likes: 0 Liked 10 Times in 10 Posts	Re: 1970 NHRA National Record Holders 1967 Ford Fairlane Sedan 'Post Car'..... 427/410 HP..... 'W-Code'.......#3350 lbs. NHRA Class = C/S Tom Schumacher Last edited by Paul Ceasrine; 03-22-2013 at 12:59 PM.

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Bob Pagano VIP Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: New Holland, PA Mooresville,NC Posts: 1,163 Likes: 212 Liked 16 Times in 11 Posts	Re: 1970 NHRA National Record Holders Who got the Alum. Tom had ? I barowed it in 73 for Atco and painted it red for Steins 64. __________________ Bob Pagano A/SA