Prince Valiant
11-15-2004, 02:45 PM
Well, the 2004 "Pure Stock" (not factory appearing) Muscle Car Drag Races were held at teh Mid michingan motorplex and the results were telling:
1. Jeff Peterson, 63 plymouth fury, 426 Wedge(415hp), 12.05/116.76
2. Peter Simpson, 69 Chevy COPO Camaro, 427 (430hp), 12.09/116.09
3. Randy Rigatti, 66 Dodge Coronet, 426 Hemi (425hp), 12.118/113.65
4. Bob Karakashain, 69 Super Bee, 440 6bbl (390hp), 12.33/112.05
5. Rob Clary, 69 Chevy Yenko Camaro, 427 (425hp), 12.36/113.60
6. Jim Spetzman, 69 Dodge Superbee, 440 6bbl (390hp), 12.38/111.39
7. Tony Goodman, 68 Pontiac Firebird, 400 (340hp), 12.47/111.57
8. Tim Clary, 70 Chevy Chevelle SS, 454 (450hp), 12.48/113.15
9. Tracy Doyle, 70 Challenger RT, 440 6bbl (390hp), 12.49/111.30
10. Paul Petcou, 69 Dodge Superbee, 440 6bbl (390hp), 12.50/112.17
6 mopars, 3 chevys and a pontiac....and yet not one buick in the top ten :confused :nutkick
Okay, okay...sorry, had to do it because of the "other" thread in this forum :goof
The fastest buick (12th) would have belonged to David Hemker, driving a 1970 GS 455 (360hp), running a 12.63/108mph
The fastest olds (13th) was right behind belonging too Darrel Detwiler with a 70 Olds 442 w-30, 455 (370hp) running a 12.69/110mph
Fastest ford (14th) was Tom Artes 69 Ford Mustang SCJ, 428 (330hp) at 12.78/109mph
For those that don't know, "Pure Stock" Muscle car drags is similar to "FAST" except it is more exacting. Used to be they all competed as one and under the same rules...but when accusations of cheating was bandied about, the "pure stock" guys started to offer tear-downs and certifications....so now you can certify your cars to the rules after a tear down and the motor is "sealed" so that you can't change a critical component without there being some evidence of doing so...therefore requiring it to be recertified. The caveat is that the certification is optional, yet most of the fastest guys are in fact certified.
Bassically, the cars have to be stock displacement, stock compression, stock unported heads, stock manifolds with NO extrude honing allowed, stock-APPEARING ignition, stock carb with stock venturris and blade sizes, stock lift camshafts with stock rocker arms.
EVERYWHERE else with the exception of the exhaust, has to look stock. For exhaust, you are allowed 2.5 inch pipe in the stock location/routing with an x-pipe. Everything else such as battery, radiator, suspension, etc remains basically as it came from the factory.
1. Jeff Peterson, 63 plymouth fury, 426 Wedge(415hp), 12.05/116.76
2. Peter Simpson, 69 Chevy COPO Camaro, 427 (430hp), 12.09/116.09
3. Randy Rigatti, 66 Dodge Coronet, 426 Hemi (425hp), 12.118/113.65
4. Bob Karakashain, 69 Super Bee, 440 6bbl (390hp), 12.33/112.05
5. Rob Clary, 69 Chevy Yenko Camaro, 427 (425hp), 12.36/113.60
6. Jim Spetzman, 69 Dodge Superbee, 440 6bbl (390hp), 12.38/111.39
7. Tony Goodman, 68 Pontiac Firebird, 400 (340hp), 12.47/111.57
8. Tim Clary, 70 Chevy Chevelle SS, 454 (450hp), 12.48/113.15
9. Tracy Doyle, 70 Challenger RT, 440 6bbl (390hp), 12.49/111.30
10. Paul Petcou, 69 Dodge Superbee, 440 6bbl (390hp), 12.50/112.17
6 mopars, 3 chevys and a pontiac....and yet not one buick in the top ten :confused :nutkick
Okay, okay...sorry, had to do it because of the "other" thread in this forum :goof
The fastest buick (12th) would have belonged to David Hemker, driving a 1970 GS 455 (360hp), running a 12.63/108mph
The fastest olds (13th) was right behind belonging too Darrel Detwiler with a 70 Olds 442 w-30, 455 (370hp) running a 12.69/110mph
Fastest ford (14th) was Tom Artes 69 Ford Mustang SCJ, 428 (330hp) at 12.78/109mph
For those that don't know, "Pure Stock" Muscle car drags is similar to "FAST" except it is more exacting. Used to be they all competed as one and under the same rules...but when accusations of cheating was bandied about, the "pure stock" guys started to offer tear-downs and certifications....so now you can certify your cars to the rules after a tear down and the motor is "sealed" so that you can't change a critical component without there being some evidence of doing so...therefore requiring it to be recertified. The caveat is that the certification is optional, yet most of the fastest guys are in fact certified.
Bassically, the cars have to be stock displacement, stock compression, stock unported heads, stock manifolds with NO extrude honing allowed, stock-APPEARING ignition, stock carb with stock venturris and blade sizes, stock lift camshafts with stock rocker arms.
EVERYWHERE else with the exception of the exhaust, has to look stock. For exhaust, you are allowed 2.5 inch pipe in the stock location/routing with an x-pipe. Everything else such as battery, radiator, suspension, etc remains basically as it came from the factory.