Great Day at the Nostalgia Drags

Yesterday, there was a nostalgia race at Atlanta Dragway called the Gear Jam Drags.
Before going, I called the promoter to check on his rules. One rule was "no modern hood scoops"
A few months ago, a buddy got me a cool red plastic newspaper delivery box.
I already had the 58 in nostalgia trim from the Hot Rod Reunion in New Hampshire...no electronics...no restrictor plates...ect. The Gear Jam rules also did not allow 2-steps on the starting line. They teched the 58 and said that I could run Gasser or Hot Rod class, so I entered both.
Leaving WFO the car was simply undriveable. It was all over the track.
After the third qualifying attempt, my Trans brake quit working. I either had to work on the car, go home...or Foot Brake! So...I ran the rest of the event by foot braking from a fast idle and whacking the triple Flying Toilets open in the last amber (it was a heads up full tree deal).
The car went straight, 60 footed .05 faster and ran its best ET and speed ever at Atlanta Dragway. 9.10 at 150.
I also won both heads up classes. They had a Top Eliminator, dial your own bracket race for all of the class winners. I won that too.
I have the best paging weather station on the market and the best ET prediction software, but I was too busy hot-lapping the 58 to even look at the weather or key enter any runs. 100% seat of the pants foot brake racing. What a blast. Payday....$1650!
Keith

Cool !

Good job Keith! Bringing home a little money sure is nice! Congrats on the win!!

Sounds like you had fun.
Congrats on the triple win:cheers: 

mike

Good job . Where did you come up with the extra mph ?

bitchin dude   

Dave C. wrote:Good job . Where did you come up with the extra mph ?

Interceptor A460 heads and the 3rd toilet , I guess. It surely helped to have it hook smoothly too.
My normal races at Atlanta Dragway are Lucas Oil events where I run it with restrictor plates and a couple hundred more pounds of ballast with, timing, fuel system and shift points backed off to make it run 10.0 Index and 9.90 S/Gas with no throttle stop.
Keith

Thanks guys. Now if I can only tighten up my deal a little and get a win at the upcoming Lucas Oil race at Reynolds Ga in a couple weeks.....
Keith

Congrats Keith! great job.

Good job Keith. You are hErO material brother. 

Mighty fine job sonny,  you did good.  

Congrats on the wins good thing the paper box wasn't a mail box they would have put the check in there and you would have had pieces parts.   

Later Mark.

Your hood scoop looks great. Looks like the color almost match's the car. Need a sticker that says never late, usually earily or something to that effect.

Good job Keith    
 
What do you think happened with your tb? What were the symptoms?

Awesome!

Having any luck in S/G with the restricter plates?

bigblockfox468 wrote:Good job Keith    
 
What do you think happened with your tb? What were the symptoms?

I have been too busy to work on it. It has power going through the switch and to the brake. I didn't even work on it at the track, since it was so smooth footbraking.
I will check it out this weekend...and get it ready for the next weekend.
Thanks,
Keith

PanaVet wrote:Awesome!

Having any luck in S/G with the restricter plates?

I have run a few rounds earlier this year, and I will put them back on and get it in 10.0 / 9.90 trim this weekend. There is a Lucas Oil race in Reynolds GA the following weekend where I will double enter S/G and 10.0 Index. It is tough to cut a .400 pro tree lite with all of the ballast in the car (3900...4000#) and the timing backed off.
I am sure ready to give it a try!

Thanks all for the nice comments
Keith