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Mopars I Never See at the Strip #1310514
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At the local track I never see any '68-'70 B Bodies being raced. I also never see any E Bodies of any year being raced. What I see is lots of '62-'65 B Bodies, some '66-'67 B-Bodies, and A Bodies of all years.

Just wondering if that's been your experience too? Are the cars not there because they are getting too valuable as collector cars?

Re: Mopars I Never See at the Strip [Re: 67Satty] #1310515
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I race mine!... not a dedicated race car, and not real fast!

Re: Mopars I Never See at the Strip [Re: 67Satty] #1310516
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A bodies are lighter ,make better race cars.

Re: Mopars I Never See at the Strip [Re: CraigS] #1310517
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See them at our local track and all the others you mention.


What was I thinking....
Re: Mopars I Never See at the Strip [Re: CraigS] #1310518
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I race mine. 60 passes since labor day. But I don't race on the left coast. Sorry.

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Re: Mopars I Never See at the Strip [Re: 67Satty] #1310519
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At the local track I never see any '68-'70 B Bodies being raced. I also never see any E Bodies of any year being raced. What I see is lots of '62-'65 B Bodies, some '66-'67 B-Bodies, and A Bodies of all years.

Just wondering if that's been your experience too? Are the cars not there because they are getting too valuable as collector cars?


Bingo they morphed into trailer queens very sad.

Re: Mopars I Never See at the Strip [Re: 67Satty] #1310520
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There are a couple of those B bodies that race here, both are very, nice cars. Once in awhile there's an E body that shows up with a Blown Cheby in it (it's already hacked so who cares).

I rarely see any early B bodies, lot's of A's including my own but only a few early A's.


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Re: Mopars I Never See at the Strip [Re: 67Satty] #1310521
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At the local track I never see any '68-'70 B Bodies being raced. I also never see any E Bodies of any year being raced. What I see is lots of '62-'65 B Bodies, some '66-'67 B-Bodies, and A Bodies of all years.

Just wondering if that's been your experience too? Are the cars not there because they are getting too valuable as collector cars?




I beat the he!! out of mine...Pulled the W2/408 last week, put the Hemi in Saturday, going to TNT this Friday!!! Ain't met a collector/car flipper yet with enough cash to buy it.



And this one has a 477 Hemi I get to drive now and again....


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'70 Cuda,...605 EFI Hemi Street Car (6.20 best pass, 1.33 60ft)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYw6RA-k5Bk (6.25 at 108.75mph from inside car)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zQEb9uxFng (6.25 at 108mph from outside car)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCvfzsC4NgM (9.9)

'66 Barracuda AWB Stretched nose Blown 440 Car in build stage

'71 Duster Drag Car 400 Low Deck 512 best 6.002 at 115.44mph
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Re: Mopars I Never See at the Strip [Re: Dragula] #1310522
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O'side, the local track must be Barona.
I ran my E-Body junk there a couple times until it broke.
Most Es in the area are restored, that I saw.
Aren't there a couple F bodies still running out there?

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Re: Mopars I Never See at the Strip [Re: 67Satty] #1310523
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I like seeing clean B's & E's on the track, but I see the trend too.

It wasn't like this before these cars became "investments".

I used to run my A-12 hard, but the fun wore off after the value

went up. All of these cars were more fun when they weren't worth

anything.

Re: Mopars I Never See at the Strip [Re: Dan Halen] #1310524
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Re: Mopars I Never See at the Strip [Re: cagebob1] #1310525
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I race mine!... not a dedicated race car, and not real fast!




I have raced Bob and I can say he is not afraid to run a E-body hard.

67satty come out to Irwindale there are normally a few Bs out on thursday nights, but a lot more of us A-body guys.



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Re: Mopars I Never See at the Strip [Re: 67Satty] #1310526
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Re: Mopars I Never See at the Strip [Re: Just-a-dart] #1310527
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I race mine!... not a dedicated race car, and not real fast!




I have raced Bob and I can say he is not afraid to run a E-body hard.

67satty come out to Irwindale there are normally a few Bs out on thursday nights, but a lot more of us A-body guys.




What's Irwindale like? How does it compare to Barona in terms of track prep/traction, air, shut down area, etc? Thanks!

Re: Mopars I Never See at the Strip [Re: 67Satty] #1310528
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I've raced mine the past two Fridays on T&T night, and would've participated in a third but Jegs wanted to ship my parts a day later than online checkout said. Thanks Jegs! Perhaps I'll go back to Summit. At least they honor their word or make it right. <rant off> Carry on..

Re: Mopars I Never See at the Strip [Re: 67Satty] #1310529
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I have only been to Barona a couple of times (I have to remember details).

Irwindale is not as wide.

Shut down is as long (or longer). But with a small bump.

It is all paved.

Track prep can be a issue at times they don't have enough equip.
and thursdays there are street tired cars, but I have 60' there as good as anywhere.

It is next to the freeway, and cost $20 for a fun night($20 more for king of the hill bracket race)



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Re: Mopars I Never See at the Strip [Re: 67Satty] #1310530
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Jes gotta know where to look bro!

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Re: Mopars I Never See at the Strip [Re: Dago Red] #1310531
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Re: Mopars I Never See at the Strip [Re: Dago Red] #1310532
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Re: Mopars I Never See at the Strip [Re: Dago Red] #1310533
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I've been to many races in the last couple of years and the one car that seems to elude me is the infamous "Lil Demon"... that car is never at the track.. huh Bill??



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