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Mark Yacavone 11-03-2019 12:51 PM
Re: Where did the FWD stockers go?
 
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Originally Posted by The Hawk (Post 600937)
In the final batch of pictures from Tom, what brand of car is the 5th one down, car number 3390? Has Plainfield and Fel Pro on the side. Looks almost like a Renault....
That would be Dennis Kloet from Wi. Z/SA ..I believe he worked for Fel-Pro.

Neil Smedley 11-03-2019 02:30 PM
Re: Where did the FWD stockers go?
 
To the best of my knowledge there has only been ONE front wheel drive stocker to win an NHRA National event.....Anyone care to take a stab at it?

Dennis P Chapman 11-03-2019 02:53 PM
Re: Where did the FWD stockers go?
 
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Originally Posted by Neil Smedley (Post 600960)
To the best of my knowledge there has only been ONE front wheel drive stocker to win an NHRA National event.....Anyone care to take a stab at it?
That would be Mark Yacavone 1986 summer nationals

Mark Yacavone 11-03-2019 06:49 PM
Re: Where did the FWD stockers go?
 
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I guess this thread needs a picture of that bad boy..Not the driver..The car.
Most consistent car I ever drove. I don't think we changed the dial in over three days of eliminator racing.

Billy Nees 11-04-2019 10:50 AM
Re: Where did the FWD stockers go?
 
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Originally Posted by Bench Racer (Post 494506)
I had a lot of time to kill today and was looking in the Drag Race Central archives. The earliest info started at 1998. I was looking at the qualifying and class winners in stock eliminator specifically the front wheel drive cars. I always enjoyed watching the FWD cars as well as lower classed cars. It seems now there are not a lot of FWD cars left. Some of the FWD cars I saw entered at Indy since 1998 were: Rivera's, Aries wagons, Sundance's, Delta's, Charger's, Escort's, Citation's, Cavalier's. Sunbird's, PT Cruisers, Neon's, and Omni's. I remember my first trip to Indy 15 or so years ago I saw a Dodge Omni driving to the track with decals and NHRA number on the window and a tag on the rear. The coolest has to be Art's mini van. Does anyone have any info or stories about these cars? I sure hope they are still around and didn't get crushed and turned into beer cans.
There's still a couple sitting up here on the hill.

Mark Yacavone 11-04-2019 09:43 PM
Re: Where did the FWD stockers go?
 
If anyone is thinking about trying this, I want to show you what a 7 second and 50 mph difference looks like . Add a couple more seconds to that, in today's NHRA.

https://i.postimg.cc/0NQsXtn7/scan0005.jpg

djm670 11-04-2019 11:36 PM
Re: Where did the FWD stockers go?
 
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Originally Posted by Mark Yacavone (Post 601044)
If anyone is thinking about trying this, I want to show you what a 7 second and 50 mph difference looks like . Add a couple more seconds to that, in today's NHRA.

https://i.postimg.cc/0NQsXtn7/scan0005.jpg
I assume that is John Cseh's A/S and not Tom Cross and that was the final round?

You are definitely the man winning a stock eliminator title with a FWD car, of that there is no doubt.

Neil Smedley 11-04-2019 11:50 PM
Re: Where did the FWD stockers go?
 
Another car comes to mind that stands out from that era........Jeff Lee`s 87 Dodge Daytona set the A/FS record in 1994......13.26 @99.6 This was pre-laptop days and Jeff wasted 3 heads and several pistons until he figured out how hard he could flog on it ....Yes.. The same Jeff Lee who is about to bring his SS/H AMX back out.....

Greg West 11-07-2019 04:04 PM
Re: Where did the FWD stockers go?
 
Dennis Kloet's car was a Renault. Dennis worked at AMC/Renault, not Fel-Pro. Dennis, Sheldon Gecker, and Joe Covert had Fel-Pro sponsorship back then. Dennis also raced a front drive Buick after the Renault.

Dave Noll 11-08-2019 03:30 AM
Re: Where did the FWD stockers go?
 
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Originally Posted by Mark Yacavone (Post 601044)
If anyone is thinking about trying this, I want to show you what a 7 second and 50 mph difference looks like . Add a couple more seconds to that, in today's NHRA.

https://i.postimg.cc/0NQsXtn7/scan0005.jpg
I did and am trying this. And that looks real familiar, just about a month ago. But I didn't do anywhere near as well. But I'm getting lots of ideas. :D


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