Atco Dragway

[Salvatore]

Was down Atco yesterday. The cars were flying. Tom Baird went 9.97 in his 396 A/S camaro. First 9 second stocker I saw in person. The hemi SS/AA were running low 8.70's all day. Dave LaBrun went 10.28 in B/SA which was running good along with Steve Calabro in his red 427 camaro in A/SA going 10.10! The gold 1962 corvette went a 10.48 in E/S that is unheard of. All the 302 guys are hurtin! They need NHRA to re-factor there h.p. ratings. A great day with finally nice weather.

[Dave Rifkin]

I was there too; beautiful day. One of the most impressive cars for me was the Ray Barton Hemi Cuda. I think it went 10:12 when I saw it run. Another nice car was the 1970 Six Pack GTX. Beautiful weather, tons of cars but the stands weren't very full.
Also noticed a red Nova that had some type of "Yenko/Pro" striping on it; pretty cool.

[Salvatore]

Weather was great. The red nova was a bracket car. Dave Barton's 1968 Hemi Dart ran in the 8.70's. SS/AA. Al SS/AA cars were flying!! People never come to the National Opens or the points meets. They are all brain washed into thinking that there is only Top Fuel and Funny Car. That is NHRA's mind set. Screw the little guy.

[Seattle Sam]

Sam,
That was the best part about going to the US Nats at Indy for me - all the stockers and super stockers running, I believe they had more than twenty of the Hemi Darts and Cudas there. I'll be there this year on Wednesday morning when they fire up the first two cars for qualifying...
Sweet!

-Sam

[Salvatore]

Well Seattleman, You da man! I am a chevy man but those Hemi cars are murder!!!!!!!!!!

[PATRICKJOINER]

anyone have any info on 'car craft champion' cars at atco dragway in 72 -73? specially a 1970 blue z 28 possibly raced by a john bogacki & the dealer was lanzalotti motor co. in williamstown, n.j. pls send me a pm or direct e mail at [email protected] thanks

[Salvatore]

I will look around. sam

[GTO_DON]

i used to own the car your talking about,and i know of no race history. ive talked to the original owner and know everything about that car pat. he towed it to the track for trophys only. the nj state champion sticker on the console i put there. the motor thats built now in there,he never drag raced. then lost the car to the wife in a divorce.

[DaJudge]

Here's a pic of that car in my driveway after I bought it from GTO_DON. From PA to Texas.

[Salvatore]

That is a real nice car!