30 years ago at Indy

FED 387 · 08-18-2010, 10:37 AM

SS Div 6 ----I beg to differ with you, the cars that you cited DID in fact run a lot of the same off the shelf parts as a "normal" SBC did---Rings/bearings/ spark plugs/carbs /clutches/tires/ ignitions /gaskets-etc were all currently manufactured and sold over the counter to VW /Mazda/Pinto etc guys!!! The problem IS/WAS NHRA squeezing and demanding MORE money for display areas on the Midways at national meets. Those companies that were there gave away and sold lots of merchandise... It was the charge($$$$$) for booth space as well as those unpaid contigency monies that NHRA POCKETED that escalated dramatically that had many manufacturers choosing to either not participate in the NHRA sponsorship program or on th Midway areas at National meets--Comp

08-18-2010, 10:37 AM	#1
FED 387 VIP Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 3,416 Likes: 521 Liked 330 Times in 178 Posts	Re: 30 years ago at Indy SS Div 6 ----I beg to differ with you, the cars that you cited DID in fact run a lot of the same off the shelf parts as a "normal" SBC did---Rings/bearings/ spark plugs/carbs /clutches/tires/ ignitions /gaskets-etc were all currently manufactured and sold over the counter to VW /Mazda/Pinto etc guys!!! The problem IS/WAS NHRA squeezing and demanding MORE money for display areas on the Midways at national meets. Those companies that were there gave away and sold lots of merchandise... It was the charge($$$$$) for booth space as well as those unpaid contigency monies that NHRA POCKETED that escalated dramatically that had many manufacturers choosing to either not participate in the NHRA sponsorship program or on th Midway areas at National meets--Comp