Drag racing in the 80s/90s

[iroc343]

I am new to the supercar registry and don't know if this is the place for this, but my name is Jeff Kiehl and I raced NHRA superstock from 1981 to 1994, I started running SS/EA with a real Yenko Camaro purchased new by Jere Gemler, the car has been restored to original and is owned by Jere to this day, In 1986 I had Ed Quay build me a Monte Carlo SS that I ran as a SS/GTA car with the 427/425 engine combination from the SS/EA car. I went a best of 10.04 134 at the Dutch Classic at Reading Pa. in that car. I then purchased a 69 Camaro SS/DA car from Lyn Lapierre which was originally The Vinnny Tarentola Vitar transmission car, then became the Vince Alessi Select Performance car. I campaigned this car with my motor for several years having a best of 9.87 at 135 mph. I have recently purchased a 69 ZL1 copo clone that was built on the Detroit Muscle TV show. I've posted some pictures of these cars.

[67 Nova Boy]

That's some wheel standing race cars! Very nice!!

Dave
67 Nova Boy

[SMS]

Great stuff! And welcome. 👍

[bbbentley]

Welcome! You are certainly an authority on cool and going quick. You’ll fit right in.

[Xplantdad]

Welcome to the site! :biggthumpup:

[chevyman0429]

Welcome and great pictures. The good ole street racing days. I surely do miss them.

[ZAPPER68]

What a great 'first post'...Welcome!

[RALLY]

Chevy power, great pics of your cars.

[SS427]

Great to have you on board. Many of us on here are ex drag racers or at the very least spectators. I lived on the strip throughout my teens and into my 20's bracket racing and then onto Pro Stock racing in the early 80's. Some of my life's best memories. I think I speak for many that it would be great to hear your stories.

[1971ls6]

Bring that ZL1 out to the pure stock drags, it is all about getting them to hook up on polyglas F70-14

[KenMaisano]

Very cool!! I was doing the same thing in the early 90s.. I built this car myself but used almost all of Ed Quays parts. He was a Great help. I sold the car and it ended up your way around 1995.


https://www.yenko.net/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=189452&stc=1&d=1615169562

[iroc343]

Nice car Ken. I ran mostly Division 3 and some 1. Went as far south as Atlanta and as far west as Michigan. Won Class with the GTA car at US nationals in 1986 and with the SS/DA car at Southern nationals in 1994. I can remember in the early eighties there being 12 SS/EA 427/425 cars running for class honors at the US nationals.