Items allowed by NHRA over the years

[Ed Wright]

Originally Posted by oldskool

At a division 4 points race in '75 they wouldn't even look at the rest of my '68 Firebird til I covered the radio hole in the dash, and changed the fan from the clutch fan that was on it, to a factory flex fan that they said came on it.

At our local tracks, they didn't sweat the small stuff. And none of the tech guys knew anything about a Pontiac. So when we were protested at one race, all they could do was weigh it.

And all the trees back then had 5 ambers.

Probably Red Anderson? First one I went to, I had to put a copper line to my fuel pressure gauge which was mounted outside the windshield. Then had to pull off to the side, then pull a valve cover so he could check the casting number on the head.
That was a fad then. Next time, at Dallas, I had to go find arm rests at a salvage. Should have known better than either one. I was scared to death of Red at first. He became a valued friend. Always wondered why I wasn't just told to fix things before I came back. Red or Wesley tore you down, you better be right. First record I set, I was so nervous when I had to tear down with Red, I could barely hold my tools. LOL

And, yes. Every tree I ever saw had five ambers. Went from a flag man to a tree. Never saw four ambers.

[Rick Schilling]

I once overheard Marty Barrett tell a competitor during tech at the U.S. Nationals that the chrome trim on his 55 Chevy was wrong for the model he was claiming it to be. He told him his grandmother once had a 55 210 Delray and the trim on her car was different so his couldn't be legal.

Didn't stick around to see how that one turned out. (Ya really kinda had to know Marty though).

[lareagle]

How about the return roads , no black top.
Class trophies or $5.
$50. for Elim.
$5 entry 1964
In 1958 cost .90 cents to watch race
1958 Chev 348 cu 3 x 2 duces 315 HP the fast one
Larry Eagle

[Bob Don]

The old hand written time slips had et and mph. That's it. No incrementals, no reaction time. The second mph light was after the finish line so if you wanted high mph, you had to drive it out the back door. For fuel check, you pulled up and they stuck a hose into your tank and took gas (I used Sunoco pump gas and Moroso octane booster).

[Dwight Southerland]

I went to Indy in '72 as a go-fer with Bob Ayres' Grog 65 Chevelle station wagon. We were called out because the front sway bar had been installed upside down. We had to change it before we could race.


Same race, some other racer had a '55 Chev who had to change sun visors because the ones in his car were out of a '57.


My how times have changed!

[Ed Wright]

Originally Posted by Dwight Southerland

I went to Indy in '72 as a go-fer with Bob Ayres' Grog 65 Chevelle station wagon. We were called out because the front sway bar had been installed upside down. We had to change it before we could race.


Same race, some other racer had a '55 Chev who had to change sun visors because the ones in his car were out of a '57.


My how times have changed!

I remember Bob. He was darn well going to be the last car up in the staging lanes for eliminations.

First time I ever knew of 60' times, was when sharing a track rental with R&M, at Ardmore, OK. They had the clocks from the unused lane set up at 60'. Showed up as the et from the other lane on the slip. Lee made several short passes, evidently just working on their 60' times. I was too dumb to know how to use that info.

[joe cool]

I remember my brothers 60 Pontiac. He pulled the pumpkin and took it over to the neighbors garage. The neighbor had an old Lincoln buzz-box welder. My brother installed the "6011" posi treatment on the spider gears.It lasted years but then again poor tires and little H.P. it wasn't strained that hard.

[oldskool]

Originally Posted by Ed Wright

Red or Wesley tore you down, you better be right.

Yeah, Wesley lived close to our local track. I'm sure glad he wasn't doing the teching there in '75. He'da run everybody off, including us.

[oldskool]

Hey guys, when did NHRA start allowing aftermarket blocks, forged rods and pistons, and even alum heads to replace some of the rare, expensive iron heads ?

[Ed Wright]

Originally Posted by oldskool

Yeah, Wesley lived close to our local track. I'm sure glad he wasn't doing the teching there in '75. He'da run everybody off, including us.

They both tore me down multiple times. Never a problem. All you have to do is be legal.