D/Dart in Stock

bill dedman · 08-16-2009, 07:09 PM

Great stuff, Terry...

I remember when Bruce Morgan won that Pontiac at Indy.... (I was there that year.) Bruce was an over-the-road truck driver who made enough "time off" from his day job, to follow the Points Tour that year and power-shifted his 283 270 HP Bow Tie to a Championship.

That was before the day of professional drivers in Sportsman Eliminators. A different world...

Jim Wahl · 08-16-2009, 09:11 PM

Damn Bill! Your old!

Jim

bill dedman · 08-17-2009, 01:03 AM

Thanks, Jim....

I was 23 in 1961...
I'd gone to the Oklahoma City NHRA Nationals in 1957 and '58; skipped the Detroit race in '59 and '60, but went to Indy in '61 and '62.

It was a little different than what we have, now...

No Christmas Tree, Handicap Starts, Breakouts, Dial-ins, Indexes, Contingency awards, Fuelers, Funny Cars, Pro Stockers, Motorcycles of any kind, Pro Mods, Alcohol Dragsters or Alky Funny Cars, Two-steps, Delay boxes, Radial slicks, '.90 cars of any kind, TV coverage, Major brand sponsorships, Multi-car teams ala Force's current stable, 1,000-foot racing for fast cars, Reversers in dragsters, 60-foot traps, Slicks on Stockers, "THE COUNTDOWN," (gag!), Eighteen Wheeler semi-trailer car haulers, Fuel injected Stockers, Lencos, Burst panels on supercharger manifolds, Jet track dryers, Reaction times, Wheelie bars on Stockers, Fines for oiling down the track, Insurance payments to cover Pro racers (there were none) attached to Sportsman entry fees,.... and, the list goes on....

What we DID have, was 1,200 race cars entered, and EVERY RACEwas a heads-up race!!!

You have no idea how that ENHANCES a drag race!!!

'nuff sed.

08-16-2009, 07:09 PM	#1
bill dedman VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Conway, AR Posts: 1,739 Likes: 0 Liked 6 Times in 4 Posts	Re: D/Dart in Stock Great stuff, Terry... I remember when Bruce Morgan won that Pontiac at Indy.... (I was there that year.) Bruce was an over-the-road truck driver who made enough "time off" from his day job, to follow the Points Tour that year and power-shifted his 283 270 HP Bow Tie to a Championship. That was before the day of professional drivers in Sportsman Eliminators. A different world... __________________ Bill

08-16-2009, 09:11 PM	#2
Jim Wahl Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Central Florida Posts: 5,845 Likes: 672 Liked 683 Times in 129 Posts	Re: D/Dart in Stock Damn Bill! Your old! Jim __________________ Jim Wahl....NHRA #2239 S/SS - IHRA # 8 Stock, D2 Stock Champion (forever I guess) 2019 Baby Gators Stock Champion 2009 NHRA D2 National Open Stock Champion 1982 NHRA D2 West Palm Beach LDRS SS Runner Up Past President, Southern Stock / Super Stock Association.

08-17-2009, 01:03 AM	#3
bill dedman VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Conway, AR Posts: 1,739 Likes: 0 Liked 6 Times in 4 Posts	Re: D/Dart in Stock Thanks, Jim.... I was 23 in 1961... I'd gone to the Oklahoma City NHRA Nationals in 1957 and '58; skipped the Detroit race in '59 and '60, but went to Indy in '61 and '62. It was a little different than what we have, now... No Christmas Tree, Handicap Starts, Breakouts, Dial-ins, Indexes, Contingency awards, Fuelers, Funny Cars, Pro Stockers, Motorcycles of any kind, Pro Mods, Alcohol Dragsters or Alky Funny Cars, Two-steps, Delay boxes, Radial slicks, '.90 cars of any kind, TV coverage, Major brand sponsorships, Multi-car teams ala Force's current stable, 1,000-foot racing for fast cars, Reversers in dragsters, 60-foot traps, Slicks on Stockers, "THE COUNTDOWN," (gag!), Eighteen Wheeler semi-trailer car haulers, Fuel injected Stockers, Lencos, Burst panels on supercharger manifolds, Jet track dryers, Reaction times, Wheelie bars on Stockers, Fines for oiling down the track, Insurance payments to cover Pro racers (there were none) attached to Sportsman entry fees,.... and, the list goes on.... What we DID have, was 1,200 race cars entered, and EVERY RACEwas a heads-up race!!! You have no idea how that ENHANCES a drag race!!! 'nuff sed. __________________ Bill Last edited by bill dedman; 08-17-2009 at 04:04 AM.