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Originally Posted by Rich Biebel
Purpose built Gassers could have a 10% engine setback.
Altereds 25%
Or at least that is how I recall the rules! I could be wrong though as I did not race either of those 2 types of cars
Supercharged cars ran in Super Eliminator and included anything with a blower on it if I recall right.
Street eliminator was for /MP's and gas coupes and sedans and the sports classes.
If you showed up at your local track with any car and had simply removed the front bumper.....you were put into a Gas class.
If you had a non stock carburetor on it...you were put in /MP
There was 2 distinct sections of the pits where I raced. One was for all the self starting cars and the other was for any that needed to be push started. The "Hot Pits" was at the far end of the track and they used push vehicles to push down and start up........
Gassers were required to be self starting and ran Street eliminator...
Altereds could push and ran Competition eliminator.....you could run a gasser as an altered and pit anywhere you wanted. My friend and former boss ran C/A and B/G with the same car. A 301 in a Prefect. ( Looks like an Anglia) Injected with a 4 speed........Was a very wild ride back then.
We had a Gasser circuit run around my area a lot and they put on a great show.........
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I think you got ALL that right,Rich. The 10% engine setback rule created a few unintended consequences. I do think that "Super Eliminator" came along a little later.
We built a Chevy powered Henry J in 1962, thinking it would make a good Gasser.
The only thing we didn't realize was that that particular brand of car has the body shoved forward on the chassis SO FAR, that when you position the engine on the chassis with a 10% setback, the number one sparkplug is now directly below the base of the windshield, putting the entire engine behind the firewall. This necessites constructing an all-encompassing engine cover. What a hassle...
Thanks for your comments,Rich!