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#441
10-24-2018, 02:25 AM
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Thanks for the info Dave ! Was the 350 part also a mistake ? |
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#442
10-24-2018, 08:45 PM
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Vegas
The Toyota Nats race begins tomorrow, in Vegas.
https://www.nhra.com/schedule/2018/n...yota-nationals There are quite a few Pontiacs on the pre-entry lists. https://www.nhraeventreg.com/ListEve...LN2&cc=8&rn=23 https://www.nhraeventreg.com/ListEve...LN2&cc=7&rn=23 |
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#443
10-25-2018, 12:55 PM
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Vegas
There are at least 7 Pontiacs on the Stock Q-1 list. Looks like Scott Burton has his '70 Formy back on the track & running good ! Others include: Brad Burton, Randi Lyn Shipp, Chris Stephenson, Leo Glasbrenner, Norman Warling, & Lindy Lindholm.
https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...er=30#indextop Looks like 5 SS Cars. https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...er=30#indextop Last edited by ponyakr; 10-25-2018 at 01:55 PM. |
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#444
10-25-2018, 03:40 PM
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Vegas
Here's Stock Q-2.
https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...er=30#indextop And SS Q-2. Robert Cruzen is now #3, with his alum head 428 powered Cobalt. Brad Burton is #22, Bill Rink is #32, Carroll Warling is #35, Leo Glasbrenner is #48, Keri Angeles Pari is #58, and Larry is #64. So, unless I've missed somebody, there are at least 14 Pontiac powered cars entered. If ya'll see any I missed, please post that info. Don't wanna leave anybody out. https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...er=30#indextop So, at this race we have Pontiac 350, 400, 428, & 455 powered cars. 
Last edited by ponyakr; 10-25-2018 at 03:53 PM. |
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#445
10-25-2018, 07:18 PM
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Vegas
Brad Burton picked up the D/SA class win.
https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...er=30#indextop Bill Rink picked up the SS/LA class win, with his little 350 powered '74 GTO. https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...er=30#indextop |
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#446
10-26-2018, 02:51 PM
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Vegas
Norman Warling & Lindy Lindholm must have broke, since they didn't show up for round 1 of Stock. All the other Pontiacs move on to E-2. Maybe Norman will post here what happened to his car.
https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...er=30#indextop Carroll Warling & Robert Cruzen survived SS E-1. https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...UMMIT#indextop |
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#447
10-26-2018, 07:24 PM
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Div 4
There's a make-up race this week in OK.
https://www.facebook.com/TVRPOK/phot...type=3&theater D3TV is covering it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ubm3rDk_514 But I don't know if there'll be a single Pontiac there, or not. Last edited by ponyakr; 10-26-2018 at 07:34 PM. |
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#448
10-26-2018, 11:30 PM
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ponyakr,
It's a small cam 400ci , ( 180/260 HP ) with a Q-jet carb .. So, yes the 350 ci. was a mistake …. |
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#449
10-27-2018, 05:59 AM
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Another question. Was your '77 Bird at least partially responsible for the higher hp factor for that engine, when running it in a Bird ? If not, do you know whose car or cars were responsible ?  I assume that one or more '77 Birds, with that engine, ran far enuff below their index to get a hp hit, (maybe several). I see that the last hit came in '03. http://www.classracerinfo.com/Engine...4&MAKE=Pontiac But 23 hp is a big difference. So I assume it came in the form of several smaller hits. You and/or others must have been running pretty quick. I was busy with the family business back then & wasn't keeping up with racing. Didn't even know how to use a computer. If I win a big lottery, I'd like to build a '77 Can Am Stocker, with that engine. It's my favorite of all the '73-'77 A-bodies. Have never seen a Can Am Stocker. Last edited by ponyakr; 10-27-2018 at 06:17 AM. |
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#450
10-27-2018, 12:22 PM
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Vegas
Randi Lyn, Chris, & Leo survived Stock E-2.
https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...UMMIT#indextop The SS Pontiacs got knocked out.  https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...UMMIT#indextop |
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#451
10-27-2018, 09:07 PM
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Vegas
Chris & Leo survived round 3, but Randi Lyn lost a tuff one. Her opponent cut a perfect .000 light and ran a 10.294 on a 10.29 dial. A package like that is nearly impossible to beat.
https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...er=30#indextop They also won round 4. https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...er=30#indextop Chris won E-5. https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...er=30#indextop Last edited by ponyakr; 10-27-2018 at 10:07 PM. |
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#452
10-28-2018, 05:28 PM
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#453
10-28-2018, 06:31 PM
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Vegas
Chris won !!!!!
 https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...er=30#indextop https://www.facebook.com/chris.stephenson.338 Last edited by ponyakr; 10-28-2018 at 06:53 PM. |
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#454
10-28-2018, 06:49 PM
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CONGRATS CHRIS!!!!!!!!
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#455
10-28-2018, 08:34 PM
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Congratulations Chris on that big win!. Tough field. Also congrats to Bill Rink on his class win. He is having a good year with at least 2 class wins. Indy Nats and this one. Way to go!
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#456
10-30-2018, 12:46 AM
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ponyakr,
No, I never got HP on the 400 ci Pontiac engine in the firebird .. Back then there were several Fast Firebirds, Don Holmes ,Paul Dilcher, Bob Michaels etc.... I held the record for several years, but never went faster than 1 . 15 under the index !!! Don Holmes & a couple of others got us most of the HP on the 400ci ??? I went from a M/sa to a K/sa in a year with 3-4 hits, which meant I had to add 250-300 lbs to my car ??? That's when I decided to build a 350 P with a HP rating of 250, couple years later 3-4 guys followed me... Then the 350ci got two 5HP hits up to 260hp, since then its got 3hp more ?? That's was about 3/4 years ago, when I bought the 1977 lemans from Bob... I figured it was better car & there are fewer being raced... So that's how I ended up with my Lemans ? There's a couple of 1975 Can Am's being run, Don Elgin in Seattle & Don Turk just Sold Danny Asley's white Cam Am.. Both cars are Fast !!! That's it , hope it helps ? |
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#457
10-30-2018, 02:19 AM
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Thanks for that info Dave !
Didn't know you'd switched the Bird over to a 350. In a '77 Bird Stocker, would the 350 be more competitive today ? I've always wondered why NHRA would rate exactly the same engine differently, in different body styles from the same year model. I suppose somebody has to run too quick in a particular body style, in order to call NHRA's attention to that particular engine/body combo, and they don't consider any other body style using that same engine, until/unless somebody runs too quick in that particular combo. . Do you know of anybody running a 350 in Stock, now, in any '77 body style ? The only 350 Stockers I'm aware of now are some '74 GTO's. Pretty sure the cars you mentioned are the Grand Am body style. I was referring to the '77 Can Am. It was a one year only model. Was based off a '77 Lemans, but had a shaker hood & a rear deck spoiler. Last edited by ponyakr; 10-30-2018 at 02:31 AM. |
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#458
11-01-2018, 11:15 AM
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Lucas @ Vegas
The last Lucas Oil Racing Series event of the year is at The Strip, in Vegas, beginning today.
http://www.lvms.com/documents/lodrs-...edule-2018.pdf D3TV is supposed to cover the entire event. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ml0MW8HSKkE Here's a link to live timing for this race. https://www.nhra.com/results/2018/lu...es/d7/20181101 Last edited by ponyakr; 11-01-2018 at 11:36 AM. |
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#459
11-01-2018, 12:24 PM
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Lucas @ Vegas
Randi Lyn, & Chris Stephenson are the only Pontiac names I see on the Stock Q-1 list. But I don't know how accurate this list is, since it has some of the cars running more than 2 sec under their index. Obviously bogus. I assume there are more Pontiacs there, that just didn't make a pass in Q-1. But I obviously don't know for sure.
https://www.nhra.com/results/2018/lu...ock-eliminator |
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#460
11-01-2018, 02:59 PM
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Lucas @ Vegas
Robert Cruzen, Scott Burton, Bill Rink, & Larry Maxwell are driving Pontiacs in SS.
https://www.nhra.com/results/2018/lu...alifying-order But, there's still only 2 Pontiacs showing up on the long Stock list. |
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