NHRA history in review

JRyan · 10-08-2007, 08:12 PM

Bill,

I was there with the '65 Chevelle 4-door. At the time, a perfect car for M/stock, 14.00 on a 14.00 break. Ya couldn't add or subtract in those days. 220 HP and 3080 pounds. I notice in all the latest factoring and refactoring that the math has changed the shipping weight to 3079 on NHRA's site. They don't remember, but I do.

While teching my Chevelle, Marty Barratt called for a halt to the other techs going on and brought the tech people over to my car. I thought Oh Oh! He then asked of the techs, "What do you see wrong with this car"? I was really worried as my dad had purchased the car new and I had only made drivetrain changes, so what could possibly be wrong? After many of them looked over the car for a few minutes Marty asked, "WELL"??? After a few more seconds of silence he said, "Absolutely nothing! This is how ALL OF THEM are supposed to look. Get back to work". WHEEEWW!

Jerry

10-08-2007, 08:12 PM	#26
JRyan Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Aberdeen SD Posts: 645 Likes: 30 Liked 112 Times in 31 Posts	Re: NHRA history in review Bill, I was there with the '65 Chevelle 4-door. At the time, a perfect car for M/stock, 14.00 on a 14.00 break. Ya couldn't add or subtract in those days. 220 HP and 3080 pounds. I notice in all the latest factoring and refactoring that the math has changed the shipping weight to 3079 on NHRA's site. They don't remember, but I do. While teching my Chevelle, Marty Barratt called for a halt to the other techs going on and brought the tech people over to my car. I thought Oh Oh! He then asked of the techs, "What do you see wrong with this car"? I was really worried as my dad had purchased the car new and I had only made drivetrain changes, so what could possibly be wrong? After many of them looked over the car for a few minutes Marty asked, "WELL"??? After a few more seconds of silence he said, "Absolutely nothing! This is how ALL OF THEM are supposed to look. Get back to work". WHEEEWW! Jerry