5^
^5
5^
NIKON Squad member | Nikon D70s
^10
"Yo son, u need 2 put dat chevy on some 4s wid a lil liff maine. An den get sum candy 4 it, den you have dat sh*t lukin rite"
^10 Very nice and one of the meanest cars I heard at the Petit Lemans. Super Sick!
9.Originally Posted by MyTurboTegra
^10 Very nice and one of the meanest cars I heard at the Petit Lemans. Super Sick!
['77 celica]
5. Not really a race car.
1994 Penske Mercedes PC23 OHV Indy winner.
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7.5
TDC Performance
Mobile, AL
7 cause its not a LCR.
Kenny Roberts "they don't pay me enough to ride this thing"
7
If you don't know you should.
I know Ivan. 10 for best Toyota truck.
Best dragster ever imo. 1964 Greer, Black & Prudhomme dragster
"The Greer-Black-Prudhomme team started to win races almost immediately, and we won just about everywhere we went. It got to the point where guys with Top Fuel cars would call up Keith's shop and ask us where we were going to run that particular Saturday or Sunday. If we told them we were going to run Lions, for example, which we really considered to be our home track, they'd suddenly decide to run, say, San Fernando, or Fontana, or Saugus, or way up at Fremont in Northern California--anywhere we weren't, in other words, so they'd have at least some chance of winning the deal.
It was an amazing car, and an amazing time for me, and it was a privilege to have been its driver. Keith Black, who unfortunately passed away in 1991, was a truly great engine builder and a brilliant guy. Unlike some dragsters, our car didn't have the B&M type of drive. It was a high-gear-only car with a slipper clutch that Keith pioneered while working with Scheifer, the clutch manufacturer."
Who can tell me the significance of this #20 Mercedes 300SLR?
That belonged to Stirling Moss who won the Mille Miglia in 1955. Mercedes built that SLR Speedster bearing his name.
EDIT: That's a 10. Beautiful car, incredible racer.
Last edited by VooDooXII; 07-19-2009 at 08:07 PM.
^10
^9
#722 won the Mille Miglia, #20 was driven by Pierre Levegh in the 1955 Le Mans where it crashed into the stands killing 80 spectators.
Negative, try again. This is the #20 car...
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NM, you got it! 80+ people were killed, the worst accident in the history of the Le Mans.
http://www.ewilkins.com/wilko/lemans.htm
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You can see Pierre Levegh to the left of the first picture. Im gonna have to say the worst crash in motor racing history in which 86 specatuers were killed.Who can tell me the significance of this #20 Mercedes 300SLR?
EDIT......I NEW THE ANSWER TO #20!
I just spent too long trying to find a car to post
Back to a "happier" note. 8 for the Zytec.
^ 8
First Minivan in the world to run 12's... I will own one daylol
JJSPEC Racing
"He who judges a book by its cover will soon be staring at taillights."
0.^ 8
First Minivan in the world to run 12's... I will own one day
Crap... 6.0.
Um...are you sure this wouldn't have put up a fight for 10-11 secs in 1984?^ 8
First Minivan in the world to run 12's... I will own one day
But it never raced pro so I'll do another vehicle.
Miller Golden Submarine
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EDIT....Again....you people need to learn what a race car is. A modified street mustang doesn't count. Even for drag purposes, there are better examples.
so 1 for the Stang.
lol at calling anything with a Renault F1 V10 crap. Im sure that Van makes more power than that Mustang.
I've dealth with race cars (per your description). I'll consider a 1100hp Mustang more of a race car than what i've dealt with, even with fire extinguishing systems, data logging, etc.
How about this?
Great ^10 for the Porsche.
Drag Mustang wise....i was thinking more of something like this.....
That's badass.Great ^10 for the Porsche.
Drag Mustang wise....i was thinking more of something like this.....
Since we're on wheelies and all..
^7, nice and all. But if your wheels are in the air, your not going anywhere. An old school drag racer told me that...just sayin lol
I said minivan not a passenger van like that Ford E series that you posted up.Um...are you sure this wouldn't have put up a fight for 10-11 secs in 1984?
Anyway, here is another oddity that I love...Runs 7's on pump gas
JJSPEC Racing
"He who judges a book by its cover will soon be staring at taillights."
E-Series? That is a MK II Ford Transit.
Anyways....5. Still too close to a street car.
Here's another PURPOSE BUILT dragster from the period that would work in this thread. Not a street car modified by somebody for a modern vintage class.
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Fairlane = 8
It would be a 10, but its not straight-axle or altered wheelbase like a true period correct '60s gasser, and those big slicks are not period correct for A/FX either.
Any A/FX car would have been set up as a gasser. F/X meant "factory experimental" which meant they had license to chop the car however they wanted, and the "gasser" treatment made for better launches before they big slicks were available.
Note how the front end is lifted on a straight axle and the rear wheels are moved forward in these pics:
The ones you listed would have ran in the FX class while the original Thunderbolts ran in the 1964 Super Stock class against the Dodge Hemi Ramchargers team.
In this picture, you can see how the SS Thunderbolt was given a headstart over the FX class Hemi Dodge.
Adding....after i did some looking around about this picture...
It was taken in 1964. I don't think there is a solid axel front end on that car like the ones you posted before it. I'm currently looking through Jalopyjournal to see what specs the 1964/1965 cars ran. 1965 really seems to be the first year of the extreme altered wheelbase funny cars. If there were Tbolts with those specs, they would have come in 1965 and not 1964.
Last edited by EJ25RUN; 07-20-2009 at 12:26 PM.
Yeah, from what I understand the Ramchargers started the straight axle/raised front in 1960 and by 1965 it started to die out. Mainly because of the better tire technology (cantilever slicks) that allowed the cars to hook up without modified front suspensions, also because trap speeds were getting faster and the raised front/squatting rear was undesirable from an aerodynamic standpoint.
It just strikes me as wierd that a '64 Fairlane would have A/FX (which means altered/factory experimental) on the window and not have straight axle or (from what I can tell) altered wheelbase. But I guess '64 might have been the transitional year when cantilever slicks first started showing up.
I'm still waiting for my thread on another forum to get some responses. 64 to 65 as said were transitional years in the sport.
Anyways....back to thread.
10I'm still waiting for my thread on another forum to get some responses. 64 to 65 as said were transitional years in the sport.
Anyways....back to thread.
7 cause AMG kept the Auto for Le Mans in it.
10... epic win7 cause AMG kept the Auto for Le Mans in it.
how about a 7.09 seconds at 194MPH 3sgte te72!
SR20 Carbed Datsun B310
7...Good looking car.
^10, but I'm biased.
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I would hurt anyone that wont give an RS200 a 20/10
10/10^
I assume you've seen the video(s)/documentary about it.
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