corvair in stock or superstock?

[Alan Nyhus]

Couple of photos of the incident:

[TGould]

Well, he did have windshield wipers as required. LOL

[farmco r/sa]

Originally Posted by Lyn Smith

Didnt Bob Shaw win the Sportnationals in 1975 with a Corvair?

indeed. Z/stick i believe.

[TGould]

Indeed. He won it with a string of 16.20s. Eugene Chiasson was runner up in a Y/SA Chevelle wagon.

[farmco r/sa]

Originally Posted by TGould

Indeed. He won it with a string of 16.20s. Eugene Chiasson was runner up in a Y/SA Chevelle wagon.

awesome... bring back y and z stock.
in the words of all in the family "those were the days"....

[Bench Racer]

Back around 30+ years ago there was a Corvair that ran IHRA Super Stock. It ran in the SS production class. If memory is correct it ran in K or L production. These classes have been out of the rule books for a couple of decades now, the slowest IHRA production class is now J. If anyone has a IHRA book from the late 70's or early 80's give us the info on the class. The best I can remember the Corvair was from up north and would come to the Bristol, Rockingham, and Darlington races. It ran tiny tires on the rear, I guess to get the ratio lower, it also got some wicked head starts lol. Don Jackson

[Rich Erickson]

I remember that day!

Originally Posted by Alan Nyhus

Couple of photos of the incident:

[Rich Erickson]

Originally Posted by fordteacherguy

Slight correction: Slo-Iz-cheep was run by Dan Thorstad, white 65 Corvair, Rogers Wilhelmy's was the silver one with flames in the front...both were record holders in the area running W/S. I owned Roger's car later in it's life...painted it back to it's original red. Purchased that 67 Corvair 500 from the previous owner Who bought it from Roger) who was busted with nitrous in it at Brainerd. I ran the car for a few years (no NO2), it ran a couple under the index, then later put it back to a street car. The 110 hp had potential, but the weak point of inner axle breakage was frustrating. A unusual combo for sure, fun to drive and could do a clutch is less than 30 Min!

And we wondered why those Corvairs we're so fast. The bad deal was Thorstad was the Chairman of the United Stockers Assoc.

[Mark Yacavone]

Originally Posted by fordteacherguy

A unusual combo for sure, fun to drive and could do a clutch is less than 30 Min!

How fast could someone do a converter swap? Billy?

[fordteacherguy]

Originally Posted by Rich Erickson

And we wondered why those Corvairs we're so fast. The bad deal was Thorstad was the Chairman of the United Stockers Assoc.

Clarification: the individual who was busted with nitrous in the Corvair had Roger Wilhelmys old car not Dan Thorstads. I was a member of USA way back when and it was a great Association to be part of.