1968 Camaro in C/SA?

[MEXJOE]

It is my understanding that the 1968 Camaro with the 396 / 350 hp combo was a Stick Shift ONLY combo??

[Paul Wong]

Originally Posted by MEXJOE

It is my understanding that the 1968 Camaro with the 396 / 350 hp combo was a Stick Shift ONLY combo??

The guide is pretty clear there is a weight break for stick and TH. The 375 396 and 302 are the only stick only combos in a 68 Camaro. This has been this way for 40 years

[fredjohnston]

Guys this is the new NHRA where you can make up a combo and run whatever class you want. Just ask Jimmie Bridges. He’s been doing it for years.

[6130]

Originally Posted by fredjohnston

Guys this is the new NHRA where you can make up a combo and run whatever class you want. Just ask Jimmie Bridges. He’s been doing it for years.

Lol.

[Div2Fan]

Originally Posted by fredjohnston

Guys this is the new NHRA where you can make up a combo and run whatever class you want. Just ask Jimmie Bridges. He’s been doing it for years.

What do run? Where have you won? What records have you set? Have you ever even made a pass down a track? Looks like you only get on here to bash someone or their work. You like calling out names, how about you call out yours. How about you climb in a class and see how well you do.

[fredjohnston]

Originally Posted by Div2Fan

What do run? Where have you won? What records have you set? Have you ever even made a pass down a track? Looks like you only get on here to bash someone or their work. You like calling out names, how about you call out yours. How about you climb in a class and see how well you do.

I’m not sure what any of that has to do with the facts at hand. Poor Jimmy Allund came all the way across the pond with his Nova, ran it in the wrong class as was DQ’d after qualyfying. Why the double standard?

[Alan Roehrich]

Originally Posted by fredjohnston

I’m not sure what any of that has to do with the facts at hand. Poor Jimmy Allund came all the way across the pond with his Nova, ran it in the wrong class as was DQ’d after qualyfying. Why the double standard?

If only you actually had a grasp on the facts.............

[fredjohnston]

Originally Posted by Alan Roehrich

If only you actually had a grasp on the facts.............

I see the facts in the black and white in the NHRA classification guide.

[MEXJOE]

Originally Posted by Paul Wong

The guide is pretty clear there is a weight break for stick and TH. The 375 396 and 302 are the only stick only combos in a 68 Camaro. This has been this way for 40 years

I must be getting old.... So the 1968 car will make it to C/SA BUT the 1969 will not because of the 25 lbs difference in shipping weight. Is that correct?

[Paul Wong]

Originally Posted by MEXJOE

I must be getting old.... So the 1968 car will make it to C/SA BUT the 1969 will not because of the 25 lbs difference in shipping weight. Is that correct?

My mentors in this whole deal told me to study the book. There are good combos, bad combos and back in the day a car that broke 10.00 was a hell of a lot better than one that broke 10.49. Cars would not be built over the place where they broke in the guide. I built a whole new car in a 65 Plymouth Valiant convertible for weight break alone.

So the bottom line is the guide is full of cars that miss a class by 5 pounds.