Hot Rod "Pump Gas Drags"

[Chevy454]

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!

(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