Chevy454
05-14-2005, 08:02 PM
Took a trip to Memphis last night with Johnny Cat to watch the Pump Gas Drags...cars gotta be street legal, run a DOT tire, and they have to drive the 30 miles (in city traffic) from Comp Cams to MMP and then make 3 passes, all on only 10 gallons of 93 octane...the car to make the cruise and have the best 3-run average wins.
I'll have to say it was pretty cool...a tt Viper had the quickest ET/MPH with a 8.62@166(!), but only managed 3rd overall...34 Ford street rod took home the trophy with an 8.84 average ET. Saw a SWEET '66 Chevelle that was running high-8s, and if I'm not mistaken was the only stick car in the field...loved hearing him bang another gear while his front wheels were still off the ground! Also a sweet '64(?) Rambler 4-door (black & super straight) that was in the hunt until his last run until he blew the tires away and could only manage a high 9. A '70 TA finished 2nd, but didn't get to see if he was actually running Poncho power. Oh, and just as we were leaving a Mazda RX-7 with an LS-1 that broke on the cruise, finally got the car going and made a pass...his evening ended when he t-boned the wall on a 9.50@130+ pass!
Lots of blowers, and lots of NOS. Absolutely amazing to see these cars making a half hour or better cruise in traffic, then knocking down these kinds of numebrs! http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/worship.gif
(From HotRod forum)
1. 34 ford........9.00....8.72....8.82
2. 70 TA..........9.19....8.87....8.79
3. Viper..........9.01....9.28....8.62
4. 80 malibu......8.91....9.01....9.06
5. 66 chevelle....8.99....8.98....9.13 (schmidt)
6. mustang ?95....average...9.15
7. turbo rambler..8.75....9.00....9.98
8. mustang ?96....9.22....9.40....9.46
9. Firebird-blue..9.31....9.22....9.37
10 S10-GMC........9.28....9.31....9.35
Fastest et and mph.....Viper.....8.62 @ 166
Cunningham..turbo nova wagon: 9.24, 10.24, 9.34@145
Blown VW bug......head gasket blew
White vette '69: 9.52, 9.19, 9.21@148
70 nova (Tangora): 10.05, 9.92, 9.58@150-155
67 Black Mustang: 9.19, 9.16, 10.07@149
Buick regal..NOS: 9.30, 13.79, 9.52@149-150
68 camaro red: 11.23, 9.30, 9.25@148 (1st pass this car spun at the 330..ending up in opp lane and then back in his lane!)
70 nova (cunningham's old car): 9.49, 9.46@140
71 camaro..blue: 9.35, 9.98, 10.35@124-135
86 turbo mustang GT: 9.35, 9.72, 9.57@144-151
?96 black mustang w/SBC/NOS: 8.99, 9.50
I'll have to say it was pretty cool...a tt Viper had the quickest ET/MPH with a 8.62@166(!), but only managed 3rd overall...34 Ford street rod took home the trophy with an 8.84 average ET. Saw a SWEET '66 Chevelle that was running high-8s, and if I'm not mistaken was the only stick car in the field...loved hearing him bang another gear while his front wheels were still off the ground! Also a sweet '64(?) Rambler 4-door (black & super straight) that was in the hunt until his last run until he blew the tires away and could only manage a high 9. A '70 TA finished 2nd, but didn't get to see if he was actually running Poncho power. Oh, and just as we were leaving a Mazda RX-7 with an LS-1 that broke on the cruise, finally got the car going and made a pass...his evening ended when he t-boned the wall on a 9.50@130+ pass!
Lots of blowers, and lots of NOS. Absolutely amazing to see these cars making a half hour or better cruise in traffic, then knocking down these kinds of numebrs! http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/worship.gif
(From HotRod forum)
1. 34 ford........9.00....8.72....8.82
2. 70 TA..........9.19....8.87....8.79
3. Viper..........9.01....9.28....8.62
4. 80 malibu......8.91....9.01....9.06
5. 66 chevelle....8.99....8.98....9.13 (schmidt)
6. mustang ?95....average...9.15
7. turbo rambler..8.75....9.00....9.98
8. mustang ?96....9.22....9.40....9.46
9. Firebird-blue..9.31....9.22....9.37
10 S10-GMC........9.28....9.31....9.35
Fastest et and mph.....Viper.....8.62 @ 166
Cunningham..turbo nova wagon: 9.24, 10.24, 9.34@145
Blown VW bug......head gasket blew
White vette '69: 9.52, 9.19, 9.21@148
70 nova (Tangora): 10.05, 9.92, 9.58@150-155
67 Black Mustang: 9.19, 9.16, 10.07@149
Buick regal..NOS: 9.30, 13.79, 9.52@149-150
68 camaro red: 11.23, 9.30, 9.25@148 (1st pass this car spun at the 330..ending up in opp lane and then back in his lane!)
70 nova (cunningham's old car): 9.49, 9.46@140
71 camaro..blue: 9.35, 9.98, 10.35@124-135
86 turbo mustang GT: 9.35, 9.72, 9.57@144-151
?96 black mustang w/SBC/NOS: 8.99, 9.50