no idea why this popped up in my head. We've had 4 wide racing for over a decade now. They had 4 wide racing years before the NHRA started implementing it as a national event. My question is how did they do it in the old days?. I recall seeing an old photo some time ago, but i didnt pay that close attention to it. Did 2 cars share one lane and how did the tree work and how was the timing kept?
4 Wide question (7 Viewers)
- Thread starter camaro
- Start date
PiPPi
Nitro Member
I wrote this in another place when the inaugural Potomac Nationals was announced
"I was there as a spectator back in the days when it was called Budd's Creek. To show my age, one of those visits was historic with a four wide Nitro Funny Car show in 1972. Steve Reyes took the attached picture. I met him IRL at Gainesville some 40 years later."
"From left to right across the tracks, the four legendary teams captured in Reyes' famous photo include: Ron Colson driving the Revell's Chi-Town Hustler - Gene Snow driving his Revell Snowman - Pat Foster driving Barry Setzer's Vega - Russell "Doughboy" Long driving Charlie Proite's Pabst Blue Ribbon Charger". I think they only did burnouts, not full 1/4 mile pulls.
They ran 4-Wide at US 30 in York as well. There's an image attached of that. I know there are better ones out there but could not find them.
"I was there as a spectator back in the days when it was called Budd's Creek. To show my age, one of those visits was historic with a four wide Nitro Funny Car show in 1972. Steve Reyes took the attached picture. I met him IRL at Gainesville some 40 years later."
"From left to right across the tracks, the four legendary teams captured in Reyes' famous photo include: Ron Colson driving the Revell's Chi-Town Hustler - Gene Snow driving his Revell Snowman - Pat Foster driving Barry Setzer's Vega - Russell "Doughboy" Long driving Charlie Proite's Pabst Blue Ribbon Charger". I think they only did burnouts, not full 1/4 mile pulls.
They ran 4-Wide at US 30 in York as well. There's an image attached of that. I know there are better ones out there but could not find them.
