Ever wonder where Grade Points started?

Reed Granrt · 12-22-2011, 11:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Ed Wright

We did not have grade points in the '60s, or even '70s.

Ok Ed
There is one of 2 things happening here. Either you are too old and have already started furgitting(old timers diseasae) or you wus too young to remember. Now which is it.
reed

Rich Biebel · 12-22-2011, 11:14 AM

In the 70's and 80's you had to attend at least one WCS event just to have a national event entry request form sent to you. You filled it out sent it in and waited to see if you were accepted or not.

I never ran many events and was denied entry to a national event one year. Can't recall when it was or for what event......

I don't recall any grading deal in the '60s and there was never much of a limit on entries.....Indy had over 1000 I believe in the mid to late 60's...

Jim Wahl · 12-22-2011, 11:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Reed Granrt

Ok Ed
There is one of 2 things happening here. Either you are too old and have already started furgitting(old timers diseasae) or you wus too young to remember. Now which is it.
reed

That's funny right there 'cause everybody knows that Ed is reeeeeeeeealy old! Jim

(love ya Ed...mean it!)

.

Ed Wright · 12-22-2011, 03:21 PM

Old & forgot I guess. Don't remember ever having to deal with or worry about them. Always ran all the div races, so guess it was a non-issue.
Sorry.

Lyn Smith · 12-22-2011, 11:55 PM

In 1976 I got a entry, and attended the Gatornationals.I had never raced at a NHRA event before that.

pauldilcher · 12-23-2011, 12:39 PM

Ed might be old , but his mind is still good . Rich has it right .

X-TECH MAN · 12-23-2011, 05:55 PM

I attended the Gator Nationals and the sports Nationals in 1978. I only attended one Div 1 points race in 1978 and the little guy Nationals in late 1977 with my SS/IA.

Tony Curcio · 12-23-2011, 07:47 PM

I remember it the way Lyn Smith does. We showed up at the 1976 Summernationals at Englishtown with George Lazar's B/SM entry. Neither George nor I had ever watched a national or divisional event, let alone participated.

In fact, he didn't get through tech on the first try. The tracks at Atco & Cecil County let us run in a similar class called XS with only a lap belt. George rode back to Phila to get a 5-point harness at Ben Pilla Speed Shop while I stayed with the car.

We did get through tech the second time, and ended up making it down to three cars (from 10) in the semi-final. Joe Lepone took George out, Dempsey Hardy singled, then Hardy won the class final and the right to race on Sunday.

I remember this vividly, as it was such a big deal to us to even get in, let alone win some rounds in a class that had some big names in it. In fact those two finalists went on to race in Pro Stock for a while.

I know it was 1976 because I was still in high school in 1975 and married with child by 1977, and I was never involved another NHRA race until I bought my own car in 2001. Perhaps the WCS entry requirement started in '77. Come think of it, 1976 was the first year the Super Modified classes existed in NHRA.

12-22-2011, 11:14 AM	#2
Rich Biebel VIP Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Northern New Jersey suburbs Posts: 2,314 Likes: 25 Liked 544 Times in 213 Posts	Re: Ever wonder where Grade Points started? In the 70's and 80's you had to attend at least one WCS event just to have a national event entry request form sent to you. You filled it out sent it in and waited to see if you were accepted or not. I never ran many events and was denied entry to a national event one year. Can't recall when it was or for what event...... I don't recall any grading deal in the '60s and there was never much of a limit on entries.....Indy had over 1000 I believe in the mid to late 60's... __________________ Rich Biebel S/C 1479 Stock 147R

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Ed Wright Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Sand Springs, OK Posts: 8,132 Likes: 896 Liked 390 Times in 170 Posts	Re: Ever wonder where Grade Points started? Old & forgot I guess. Don't remember ever having to deal with or worry about them. Always ran all the div races, so guess it was a non-issue. Sorry. __________________ Ed Wright 4156 SS/JA

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Lyn Smith VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Pontiac,il. Posts: 1,204 Likes: 286 Liked 979 Times in 197 Posts	Re: Ever wonder where Grade Points started? In 1976 I got a entry, and attended the Gatornationals.I had never raced at a NHRA event before that.

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pauldilcher Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 425 Likes: 1 Liked 52 Times in 9 Posts	Re: Ever wonder where Grade Points started? Ed might be old , but his mind is still good . Rich has it right .

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X-TECH MAN Banned Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Lake Placid, Florida Posts: 3,203 Likes: 1,047 Liked 235 Times in 110 Posts	Re: Ever wonder where Grade Points started? I attended the Gator Nationals and the sports Nationals in 1978. I only attended one Div 1 points race in 1978 and the little guy Nationals in late 1977 with my SS/IA.

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Tony Curcio Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: West Chester, PA Posts: 271 Likes: 1 Liked 4 Times in 1 Post	Re: Ever wonder where Grade Points started? I remember it the way Lyn Smith does. We showed up at the 1976 Summernationals at Englishtown with George Lazar's B/SM entry. Neither George nor I had ever watched a national or divisional event, let alone participated. In fact, he didn't get through tech on the first try. The tracks at Atco & Cecil County let us run in a similar class called XS with only a lap belt. George rode back to Phila to get a 5-point harness at Ben Pilla Speed Shop while I stayed with the car. We did get through tech the second time, and ended up making it down to three cars (from 10) in the semi-final. Joe Lepone took George out, Dempsey Hardy singled, then Hardy won the class final and the right to race on Sunday. I remember this vividly, as it was such a big deal to us to even get in, let alone win some rounds in a class that had some big names in it. In fact those two finalists went on to race in Pro Stock for a while. I know it was 1976 because I was still in high school in 1975 and married with child by 1977, and I was never involved another NHRA race until I bought my own car in 2001. Perhaps the WCS entry requirement started in '77. Come think of it, 1976 was the first year the Super Modified classes existed in NHRA. __________________ Tony Curcio 1860 STK