Who was the first 10 sec. stick Stocker and

[Rich Biebel]

Originally Posted by Dwight Southerland

The 10 sec runs for Tony's car was in an article in SS&DI in Feb. '71, IIRC. There were pictures of the time slips from ATCO at the divisional race in the Fall of 1970. That article was the inspiration for my changing my '67 Camaro from a Z28 to a 396.

The first iteration of Kent's 302 was in that car and ran 11.19@121 in 1982. Kent bought it in 1985 and he did much better with it than I did.

I was at that race! My partner and I, with Ray Allen driving, set the H/S record that weekend. Sept. 1970 Atco. I don't recall anything about Tony Pizzi though from the race.

I do recall Don Nicholson set the Pro Stock record at 9.60 and he got on the scales directly in front of us.

[Dwight Southerland]

Originally Posted by Jeff Colvert

Yea but Dwight when you put that BB in your car that put you in a whole new ball game with some pretty strong players. So who had the baddest C&D car in the country back then??

Jeff Colvert SS/G 4456

Jeff, what are you getting at? Are you wanting some attention paid to the CJs? All I remember was taking the D record away from SE with the 302 !! LOL!!

[bsa633]

It Was some fuzz when Bobby D ran first in the 9's at mission that Waldo did his first in the 10's almost exactly 20 years before(i think) or something That is i guess under current(evolving) rules....what was different with the car Mark Y talk about and the rules back then?

[Jeff Colvert]

No Dwight, Just giving credit where it is due, that was a bad@ss 302 though. Looks like the answer is Waldo. Maybe the Waldos will chime in.
Take care Big D.

Jeff Colvert SS/G 4456
69 Mustang Cobra Jet

[Gary Waldo]

Originally Posted by Dwight Southerland

Tony Pizzi in 1970 with a 427 COPO Camaro was the first Jr. Stocker. JimWaldo may have been the first after Stock was reinstituted.

Dwight's correct, my Dad made the first 10 second Stock Eliminator run at Seattle on May 6, 1978. He went 10.95 at 124.82 to set the A/S national record.

Interestingly, it was exactly 23 years to the day (May 6, 2001) that Bobby DeArmond ran the first 9 second run at Mission.

[Todd Boyer]

Originally Posted by Gary Waldo

Dwight's correct, my Dad made the first 10 second Stock Eliminator run at Seattle on May 6, 1978. He went 10.95 at 124.82 to set the A/S national record.

Interestingly, it was exactly 23 years to the day (May 6, 2001) that Bobby DeArmond ran the first 9 second run at Mission.

That is really cool...same date, 23 years less one second apart!

[Jeff Colvert]

Thanks Guys for the history lesson. It is really cool to hear all the stories about all the old rides that made the history and sometime from those that made it.

Thanks
Jeff Colvert SS/G 4456

[Chuck Norton]

Originally Posted by bsa633

....what was different with the car Mark Y talk about and the rules back then?

There were a few differences. I don't remember all of them but I'm sure that someone does. Among the ones that I recall:

1. Tires - 7" in 1971 v. 9" in 1978
2. Pistons - Unrestricted on weight and valve relief in 1971 v. factory piston in 1978
3. Allowable overbore - .060 in 1971 v. .030? in 1978 (things were changing pretty fast in '78. I'm not sure on the overbore rule at that point in time.

What else am I forgetting?

[bsa633]

Originally Posted by Chuck Norton

There were a few differences. I don't remember all of them but I'm sure that someone does. Among the ones that I recall:

1. Tires - 7" in 1971 v. 9" in 1978
2. Pistons - Unrestricted on weight and valve relief in 1971 v. factory piston in 1978
3. Allowable overbore - .060 in 1971 v. .030? in 1978 (things were changing pretty fast in '78. I'm not sure on the overbore rule at that point in time.

What else am I forgetting?

What about weight brakes and cars that were allowed..
unrestricted on valve relief? in that case what about cams?

[Jeff Colvert]

Originally Posted by Dwight Southerland

Jeff, what are you getting at? Are you wanting some attention paid to the CJs? All I remember was taking the D record away from SE with the 302 !! LOL!!

Hey Dwight, If I remember correctly it was 1983 Green Valley you blasted doun the track with a 11.30 something for the record, only to give it up to S.E. & Kuntz when they made their run behind you a blistering 11.27. Little did you know that they had worked on the old CJ every night for a week getting it as perfect as it could be. I had also set my first SS/G record that weekend. LOL Are we having fun?

Jeff Colvert SS/G 4456
1983 10.51 @ na
2009 9.482 @ 140.53