Modified eliminator protest (1 Viewer)
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Sean D, shondoo
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I was there, but I was very young. All I recollect was that there was a parade of them going down the return road, and if I remember correctly, the lead car had a sign on the roof. And one thing I do recall vividly was the crowd reaction. There was A LOT of support when they went down alongside the track.
Sean D
stitcherbob
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yup, the end of MP.... the protest is explained in this video
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That unfortunatly happens to classes as the years go by. Top Gas Dragsters (got stuck in Comp), Pro Stock Truck (stuck in Comp), Super Elim (7.90 index) & they went into all kinds of classes, probably T/D and T/S. Pro Comp was a great class, but it morphed into the current T/AD and TA/FC. Anybody remember Gas Coupes & Sedans, or modifed roadsters, or the original AA/FC, which was AA/ Fuel Competition, and the car was basically a dragster chassis with a Fiat body on it, not too much slower than AA/FD of that time (early '60's). Ah well....
Sean D, shondoo
Nitro Member
I could watch that kind of stuff all day long. Modified Production was what my Dad and his buddies ran when I was very young, so those are my first memories not only of Modified, but drag racing altogether. I was only 6 years old when they quit in '76, so I was part of probably the youngest generation that witnessed it's demise a few short years later. It was a shame when it happened, but looking back at the circumstances, I get it.
When we took our blown altered to the World Fuel Altered Nationals back in the mid to late 2000's, there was a group there doing some exhibition runs called the Ozark Mountain Super Shifters, which was a group of some old modified production type cars, and I didn't miss a single one of their runs that night. Some of the guys that were with us were asking me what I could possibly get out of watching "cars like that" run after driving a low 4-second blown altered. I just responded with, "You'll never understand.......".
Sean D
Jimbo
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Modified Production was one of the Best and most popular classes the N.H.R.A. every had and it was a shame that it ended.
Some racers never raced again with the N.H.R.A.
Just my opinion. Jim Hill
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Some racers never raced again with the N.H.R.A.
Just my opinion. Jim Hill
www.nostalgicracingdecals.com
Greggo
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stitcherbob
Nitro Member
I suspect that old original Modified Eliminator cars will be the next restoration projects, just like Nostalgia Pro Stock is doing now...
anyone know where I could find either of these B/MP Hemi A bodies?
Bob Riffle
Butch Leal
anyone know where I could find either of these B/MP Hemi A bodies?
Bob Riffle
Butch Leal
