Howdy, Lou. When I dropped the wheelbase to 92", removed the second hoop, and added the full width windsheild, I finally got'er down to 1320 lbs dry, rather a "back of the mind" target I've had for awhile.
Yeah, 12.42's her best quarter to date. Usually cycle right around 12.75 on prepped strips, and 13.00 (equivalent) at Eagle Field (1/8th).
Our HA/GR class attempts to capture the builds & racing of late '40s/early '50s drags. We run on 6" (max tread cross section), street patterned bias ply hides. We build pre-62 inliners & flatties only (non-improved design later engines grandfathered in), carbs only (no 4 bbls), pump gas only, sticks only, and no slingshots.
We build'em ourselves, get "brownie points" for doing it in a dirt floor garage, and get a "ration" from other HA/GRers for any parts too new.
The guys willing to overbuild their engines with more modern parts & techniques, and running slushpumps & slicks're in the Tulsa based spin-off SDRA class, and turning mid 11s. Those of us sticking to the period builds're a second slower. Other than for one trophy called the "HAMBie" we all race together, usually in a bracket class at normal meets. HAMBie's strictly heads up of course, and flag start whenever we can.
Here's my
favorite run from '17, against my perennial adversary (at Eagle Field of course
). It's a 200" Ford six weighing in at 1180 lbs, and with a 100 lb lighter driver. We manage to split our races about 50/50, for really great runs most of the time.
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