CLASS RACER FORUM - View Single Post - Awesome video...Jenkins/Landy match race '75

ss wannabee · 12-09-2012, 11:51 AM

I'm no expert on the past...just recalling (I think)...from that book about building Chevy
SBC Pro Stock engines written by Jenkins during the Vega/Monza days. I bought a
copy years ago..and it's somewhere in my junk....

Of course, I'm sure Match Racing was very lucrative with guaranteed $$$ as oppossed
to the potential $$$ of a National Event keeping Bill and crew quite busy in between the
major NHRA and AHRA races...

And as we all know...Pro Stock was HOT...and a definate spectator draw.....

Remember seeing the Monza getting into the "Mountain Motor" wars...with that funny
tall Formula-V??? hood scoop...and engines in the 600 ci range...

Later, IHRA took the "helm" in that dept. with engines of over 800 ci.....

That being said....I was fortunate to see Bill match racing (in 1970) with the '69 Camaro,
and the next year...with the 70-1/2, and both these cars went to Nat. Events.

In fact...1970 was about a month before Indy...isn't that the race he sheared the rear
wheel studs on a burnout and lost the race? Tough loss!

Maybe the Vega to Monza transition happened in '75?

12-09-2012, 11:51 AM	#19
ss wannabee Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 663 Likes: 0 Liked 7 Times in 7 Posts	Re: Awesome video...Jenkins/Landy match race '75 I'm no expert on the past...just recalling (I think)...from that book about building Chevy SBC Pro Stock engines written by Jenkins during the Vega/Monza days. I bought a copy years ago..and it's somewhere in my junk.... Of course, I'm sure Match Racing was very lucrative with guaranteed $$$ as oppossed to the potential $$$ of a National Event keeping Bill and crew quite busy in between the major NHRA and AHRA races... And as we all know...Pro Stock was HOT...and a definate spectator draw..... Remember seeing the Monza getting into the "Mountain Motor" wars...with that funny tall Formula-V??? hood scoop...and engines in the 600 ci range... Later, IHRA took the "helm" in that dept. with engines of over 800 ci..... That being said....I was fortunate to see Bill match racing (in 1970) with the '69 Camaro, and the next year...with the 70-1/2, and both these cars went to Nat. Events. In fact...1970 was about a month before Indy...isn't that the race he sheared the rear wheel studs on a burnout and lost the race? Tough loss! Maybe the Vega to Monza transition happened in '75?