First Car to the Strip

mikeloge · 01-02-2021, 11:23 PM

1958 CHEVY DELRAY 348 TRI POWER 3 SPEED STICK HURST SHIFTER 456 POSI CUT OUTS FIRST PASS OCTOBER 1964 I WAS HOOKED WENT15.25 @94.45mph still have time slip

GTX JOHN · 01-02-2021, 11:28 PM

1963 Plymouth Spt. Fury 383 Auto

1965

14.9 @ 92MPH

Eric Merryfield · 01-03-2021, 01:04 AM

1990 Englishtown 1977 Honda Civic.

The infamous 500$ racing honda, which had a JC Whitney header, no muffler, accord rims, 4 speed, the best a poor college senior could do.

Don't recall the time, but I treed the guy.

First time with a real race car was 12 years later 2002 at columbus with my 78 lil red express. 440 with 2 stages of nitrous.

Nice memories.

Eric

Bob Gullett · 01-03-2021, 03:00 AM

64 Impala. Had a 307 engine (thought it was a 327) powerglide. At SIR Saskatoon International Raceway. Ran a whopping 17.2@75 mph. Was back in about 1977.

Dave Noll · 01-03-2021, 04:43 AM

I started bracketracing and did a long time. 1981 in a 1974 Pinto ran 20.10's.

Rod Greene · 01-03-2021, 05:19 AM

In 1969 we took my buddies dad's 1964 El Camino to Lions on a Wednesday night. It was dead slow but I was hooked.

Marty Knox · 01-03-2021, 08:37 AM

1963 Biscayne station wagon with a 230 and 3 speed, Fall of 1969 at Englishtown. First time out I was runner-up in U/Stock - I couldn't shift the column shift very well. I put a Hurst floor shifter in and won class the next 4 Sundays. Times were in the 19's.

01-02-2021, 11:23 PM	#1
mikeloge Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 124 Likes: 416 Liked 129 Times in 35 Posts	Re: First Car to the Strip 1958 CHEVY DELRAY 348 TRI POWER 3 SPEED STICK HURST SHIFTER 456 POSI CUT OUTS FIRST PASS OCTOBER 1964 I WAS HOOKED WENT15.25 @94.45mph still have time slip

01-02-2021, 11:28 PM	#2
GTX JOHN VIP Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Boulder City, Nevada 89005 Posts: 2,734 Likes: 2,803 Liked 2,487 Times in 698 Posts	Re: First Car to the Strip 1963 Plymouth Spt. Fury 383 Auto 1965 14.9 @ 92MPH __________________ John Irving 741 Stock 741 Super Stock

01-03-2021, 01:04 AM	#3
Eric Merryfield Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 872 Likes: 1 Liked 502 Times in 130 Posts	Re: First Car to the Strip 1990 Englishtown 1977 Honda Civic. The infamous 500$ racing honda, which had a JC Whitney header, no muffler, accord rims, 4 speed, the best a poor college senior could do. Don't recall the time, but I treed the guy. First time with a real race car was 12 years later 2002 at columbus with my 78 lil red express. 440 with 2 stages of nitrous. Nice memories. Eric __________________ Eric Merryfield 1883 STK

01-03-2021, 03:00 AM	#4
Bob Gullett VIP Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 1,106 Likes: 57 Liked 507 Times in 116 Posts	Re: First Car to the Strip 64 Impala. Had a 307 engine (thought it was a 327) powerglide. At SIR Saskatoon International Raceway. Ran a whopping 17.2@75 mph. Was back in about 1977. __________________ 68 Chevy11 327 F/S

01-03-2021, 04:43 AM	#5
Dave Noll Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Div. 6, Eastern, WA Posts: 710 Likes: 2,676 Liked 240 Times in 112 Posts	Re: First Car to the Strip I started bracketracing and did a long time. 1981 in a 1974 Pinto ran 20.10's. __________________ Dave Noll, EF/S ,?/SA 6526

01-03-2021, 05:19 AM	#6
Rod Greene Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: TN Posts: 530 Likes: 424 Liked 242 Times in 81 Posts	Re: First Car to the Strip In 1969 we took my buddies dad's 1964 El Camino to Lions on a Wednesday night. It was dead slow but I was hooked. __________________ Rod Greene Real men shift for them selves. Slowly working on TA Challenger for D,E/S and a 72 Challenger for SS/K, L as if I don't have enough other projects.

01-03-2021, 08:37 AM	#7
Marty Knox Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Freeland MI Posts: 179 Likes: 283 Liked 44 Times in 19 Posts	Re: First Car to the Strip 1963 Biscayne station wagon with a 230 and 3 speed, Fall of 1969 at Englishtown. First time out I was runner-up in U/Stock - I couldn't shift the column shift very well. I put a Hurst floor shifter in and won class the next 4 Sundays. Times were in the 19's. __________________ Marty Knox 3071 STK