THE FRENCHTOWN FLYER
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This article was published in SuperFord Magazine in 1985. Most of what I wrote still holds true today. Enjoy.
russk":3n8fxamm said:'Flyer:
PS: Real men drive altereds. Real crazy men drive FUEL altereds!
I know. I watched Willie and Sush (and many others) race many times at Lions and OCIR back in the day. The question was never who would win. The real question was which lane they'd be in going through the lights . . .
Its funny you should mention that Russ as one of my "pressing projects" is getting all the pieces together to restore my old (1978) Logghe Stamping car, as pictured in the article above. It needs front-halving after an intimate encounter with a concrete guardrail in 2000. I plan to set it up for Nostalgia racing and make it run 10.0hs. That is as fast as is allowed and not have to get the chassis re-certified every couple of years - a hassle I don't need.russk":b69thz92 said:'Flyer:
So if I were to field a car at this point, I think I'd be looking at a nostalgia FED or altered running a 240+ Ford. The Inliners D/D[ragster] late stock head and maximum 260ci class on gasoline or alky might be interesting. Of course, bracket racing would be the primary mode of competition as a simple practical matter.
... I understand that an old school car would limit potential performance but at this point in life, it's not so much about going really quick and fast as it is about having (affordable) fun and enjoying the company of other racers at the track.
Russ