injected nitro vs. blown alcohol TAD

[Randy]

Scott Weis ran an A/Fuel funny car in IHRA in 1998 and they quickly outlawed it because everyone else burst into tears. Bucky wanted to run one in NHRA and so did we. I would have done it in a heartbeat if they would have allowed it.

Bobby Bennett did a nice article on Weis: http://www.competitionplus.com/featured-stories/8099-afuel-flopper-the-weisguy

 

[Nunz]

Saw Scott run that car at an IHRA event at our home track, Empire Dragwsy. It was badass.

 

[JCHansen]

NHRA Heritage is allowing/ inviting Injected Nitro Funny cars this season in A/F, same rules as the dragsters, ie same pump size.
Check NHRA, Heritage for rules.
Have Fun !
Jon Hansen, Hayden Wheels, and JrFuelDragsterAsociation

 

[Toejam]

Scott Weis ran an A/Fuel funny car in IHRA in 1998 and they quickly outlawed it because everyone else burst into tears. Bucky wanted to run one in NHRA and so did we. I would have done it in a heartbeat if they would have allowed it.

Bobby Bennett did a nice article on Weis: http://www.competitionplus.com/featured-stories/8099-afuel-flopper-the-weisguy

Burst into Tears? Ask Jay Payne, Lee Calloway, Sean Obannon, Jeff Wilson, and Don Hutson why they switched to FC! Ask them if they burst into tears...

 

[Toejam]

NHRA Heritage is allowing/ inviting Injected Nitro Funny cars this season in A/F, same rules as the dragsters, ie same pump size.
Check NHRA, Heritage for rules.
Have Fun !
Jon Hansen, Hayden Wheels, and JrFuelDragsterAsociation

Be interesting to see how they ran with those small pumps...

 

[cephus]

AF funnies that wuld b cool

 

[DG]

The class name says it all for me: Top Alcohol Dragster, not Junion Fuel <g>!

 

[Randy]

Burst into Tears? Ask Jay Payne, Lee Calloway, Sean Obannon, Jeff Wilson, and Don Hutson why they switched to FC! Ask them if they burst into tears...

IHRA racers couldn't jump ship like these guys did from TAD to TA/FC because IHRA didn't have the dragster class for the funny cars guys to move to. Scott was running a lot better than the IHRA blown alcohol cars were so the complaining started. The ban came shortly thereafter.

Us So Cal guys remember John Kinsel, a professional drummer, who had an injected funny car back in the 1970's that ran very well. Bobby Bennett included it in an article a while back and even mentions Jeg's A/FC.

http://www.nhra.com/blog/dragster-insider/2010/10/22/odds-and-ends-injected-to-the-thread/

 

[Randy]

The class name says it all for me: Top Alcohol Dragster, not Junion Fuel <g>!

Before that it was Pro Comp. Those were the days. Altereds against Funny Cars against Dragsters.

Here are a couple of the few pictures I could find without a copyright from Steve Reyes. This is the Butters and (Dave) Gerard TF dragster. The good old days. I think Sutton used to drive that car, so he had a vested interest in putting the fire out.

 

[Nunz]

I think that the variety is cool. And, it seems like there is parity, while each combo does have it's favorite conditions. I also think the modern day A/FDs sound pretty badass. At one time there were a ton of injected FCs, I believe the circuit that Ken Veney and Wilfred Boutilier ran in California featured injected alky cars. When Pro Comp started, Veney ran injected fuel before switching to blown alky.

 

[Jimbo]

I like blown alcohol better myself.

I know to some it may sound crazy but this class is what makes me want to watch drag racing the most. I just wish the NHRA would realize what a great class of racers it really is and then start treating them that way!!!

Sorry it just my opinion.

Jim Hill

http://www.nostalgicracingdecals.com

 

[Toejam]

I think that the variety is cool. And, it seems like there is parity, while each combo does have it's favorite conditions. I also think the modern day A/FDs sound pretty badass. At one time there were a ton of injected FCs, I believe the circuit that Ken Veney and Wilfred Boutilier ran in California featured injected alky cars. When Pro Comp started, Veney ran injected fuel before switching to blown alky.

I like Nitro as much as anyone, but the A/Fuel Dragsters are boring to me, take forever to Warm up and do a Burnout. Time some of them from the Fire-up to staging, it's over 2 minutes! Having said that there are A/Fuel drivers I know and like, Mike Manners, Duane Shields, Jared Dreyer....but I guess I'm just a Blower guy.

 

[JHOLE]

Few A/FC ... old school. https://www.flickr.com/gp/130579502@N05/451G04/

Edit.. I've seen this pic at least a million times...but never noticed until today.....how fitting to show up here.... ( check the valve cover...)

 

[Nunz]

Great pic Jeff, I remember your dad's BB/FCs but didn't know he ran an injected car first. Was that on nitro?

 

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Here are a couple of the few pictures I could find without a copyright from Steve Reyes.

You can still share pictures with a copyright, it's called Fair Use doctrine. You just can't use them for profit.