In the late '60's & very early '70's, I suppose there were more '68 Birds, & '69 Goats raced than any other Pontiacs. Seems like all the dealers, and LOTS of others, wanted to race a Judge.
For many years, the '68 330hp Bird was a perfect fit for the 10 lbs/hp E/SA class, with it's NHRA weight of 3300 lbs. Stayed that way til just a few years back, when NHRA added 8hp to the hp factor. For this season, they took 5hp back off.
Don't know which '68 330hp Bird or which Judge was the quickest, during the '69 season. But, the '68 Bird & Goat could run the RAII engine. So, I suspect lots of guys did just that.
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