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Why Funny Funny Cars are called Funny Cars
- Thread starter zippy
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Among us old timers, the term 'funny car' as it originates from the odd-appearing altered wheelbase FX cars of the 60s is well known. Once the flip-top bodies came to be, the term 'flopper' became commonplace. Later on, NHRA decided to add a bit of professionalism to the class name and rebadged it 'Fuel Coupe' but the term never stuck.
The first funny car I ever witnessed making a pass was Big Mike Burkhart driving the Doran Chevrolet Camaro - at Green Valley Raceway in Ft. Worth, Texas. May that wonderful old track rest in peace. His car ran similar ETs (but with about 20mph more trap speed) to today's Factory Stock Camaros...we've come a long way....but it would probably have picked up 3 or 4 tenths and broke 200mph had Burkhart's 400-pound heft been replaced with someone along the lines of Ron Capps.
The first funny car I ever witnessed making a pass was Big Mike Burkhart driving the Doran Chevrolet Camaro - at Green Valley Raceway in Ft. Worth, Texas. May that wonderful old track rest in peace. His car ran similar ETs (but with about 20mph more trap speed) to today's Factory Stock Camaros...we've come a long way....but it would probably have picked up 3 or 4 tenths and broke 200mph had Burkhart's 400-pound heft been replaced with someone along the lines of Ron Capps.
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