1969 records in Nov.

DeuceCoupe · 01-13-2021, 10:30 PM

Thanks for posting (again) Tom.
Here is my attempt at the cars, engines, factoring.
Pretty sure of most of them but guesses are in pink shaded boxes.
Maybe you or Jimmy or others can remember.

Arnold Greene · 03-12-2021, 05:17 PM

Mr. Kasch, thanks for posting these. I still have the record certificate from the A/S mph record from September 13, 1969. This was the first race where Tom Stenzel and I took this car. It was the first time it had gone down the track. I made two passes at 11.653 and 11.651, but NHRA said "you didn't break the record, you tied it". I guess we were fortunate to get the speed record. We eventually got a handle on the car and went 11.07@ 124+ the next year, when the new classification put it in B/S. Thanks again for posting some old memories. I wish Tom was still here to enjoy them.

oldskool · 08-25-2021, 11:23 PM

Noticed that a couple of Ramon Lowe '58 Pontiacs were on the list, in H/SA & I/SA.

He & Gene Brown both ran '58's. Don't know if maybe Gene drove the I/SA car, or not. Assuming he probably did.

There's a '65 Pontiac in J/SA. The name doesn't ring a bell. And I can't think of a '65 Pontiac that ran that class. A '65 GTO would have run higher. I assume it was a heavier Pontiac. But, I just checked the Class Racer Info site. In '65, there was an assortment of 326, 389, & 421 engines available.

01-13-2021, 10:30 PM	#1
DeuceCoupe Member Join Date: Feb 2016 Posts: 274 Likes: 98 Liked 48 Times in 44 Posts	Re: 1969 records in Nov. Thanks for posting (again) Tom. Here is my attempt at the cars, engines, factoring. Pretty sure of most of them but guesses are in pink shaded boxes. Maybe you or Jimmy or others can remember. Attached Thumbnails

03-12-2021, 05:17 PM	#2
Arnold Greene Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 136 Likes: 0 Liked 3 Times in 2 Posts	Re: 1969 records in Nov. Mr. Kasch, thanks for posting these. I still have the record certificate from the A/S mph record from September 13, 1969. This was the first race where Tom Stenzel and I took this car. It was the first time it had gone down the track. I made two passes at 11.653 and 11.651, but NHRA said "you didn't break the record, you tied it". I guess we were fortunate to get the speed record. We eventually got a handle on the car and went 11.07@ 124+ the next year, when the new classification put it in B/S. Thanks again for posting some old memories. I wish Tom was still here to enjoy them. __________________ Arnold Greene IHRA/NHRA 2420 A/S, B/S

08-25-2021, 11:23 PM	#3
oldskool VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: The Land of Bayous, Boudin & Crawfish Posts: 1,668 Likes: 223 Liked 747 Times in 362 Posts	Re: 1969 records in Nov. Noticed that a couple of Ramon Lowe '58 Pontiacs were on the list, in H/SA & I/SA. He & Gene Brown both ran '58's. Don't know if maybe Gene drove the I/SA car, or not. Assuming he probably did. There's a '65 Pontiac in J/SA. The name doesn't ring a bell. And I can't think of a '65 Pontiac that ran that class. A '65 GTO would have run higher. I assume it was a heavier Pontiac. But, I just checked the Class Racer Info site. In '65, there was an assortment of 326, 389, & 421 engines available. Attached Thumbnails Last edited by oldskool; 08-25-2021 at 11:33 PM.