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Bobby Zlatkin · 12-25-2008, 08:07 AM

Neat story Mark. Back then you couldn't add and subtract weight to change classes. You had to build a whole different car. Allowing weight changes (from factory shipping weight) was definately one of the good rule changes made. We didn't have to run ugly body styles any more (four doors) to make the top of a class.

I was at the Div. 2 points meet in Suffolk in '71 (had a white '69 Corvette F/SA) but don't remember the '61 convertible. That was a 1,000 mile tow from South Miami (2 days) back in the days before interstate hwys.

I believe the 350/255 was a mid year thing. Not available at the start of the year. Not many people knew about it at first. But it didn't take long. And it didn't take long to realize how bogus the HP rating was and start adding HP to it, I do remember the Nova's ran J/S & J/SA with it at first.

12-25-2008, 08:07 AM	#29
Bobby Zlatkin Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Mills River, NC Posts: 417 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: stupid ? Neat story Mark. Back then you couldn't add and subtract weight to change classes. You had to build a whole different car. Allowing weight changes (from factory shipping weight) was definately one of the good rule changes made. We didn't have to run ugly body styles any more (four doors) to make the top of a class. I was at the Div. 2 points meet in Suffolk in '71 (had a white '69 Corvette F/SA) but don't remember the '61 convertible. That was a 1,000 mile tow from South Miami (2 days) back in the days before interstate hwys. I believe the 350/255 was a mid year thing. Not available at the start of the year. Not many people knew about it at first. But it didn't take long. And it didn't take long to realize how bogus the HP rating was and start adding HP to it, I do remember the Nova's ran J/S & J/SA with it at first. __________________ Bobby & Norene Zlatkin L/SA