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Was it or wasn't it faster?

I ran my little 273 powered '65 Valiant (four door/four speed I installed the A833) with an 8 3/4 rear end (4.56) at Fremont Raceway (circa 1975-1980) where it ran a best of 12.72 @ 108 mph. I have zero photos of the car at the track. However, a friend just sent me this photo that has been...

Both 440's but not same build.

Nothing happening today noonish at the starting line. There is a plaque remembering a bystander killed ten years ago.

A few year back:

The local "Mr. Mopar" here in La Paz (finish line of the Baja 1000) told me that this Saturday (May 27th) is tune day and the following Saturday (June 3rd) is the scheduled 1/8 mile competition. Mr Mopar has a 600 HP 440 1972 Cuda.

The best man at my wedding went to Concord High (class of '74 maybe).

Let's hear about your street racing days (hope they ended years ago). My one experience: Circa Spring of 1972 (I was a Junior) I was driving my parents special order 1971 Road Runner to high school daily (Palma High School-Salinas California). I had already raced the car at Fremont Raceway...

This chart should help with the input:

Anyone playing with a good online dyno program? I was using CamQuest, but some years ago it failed to load with the message: "The CamQuest application is currently offline for maintenance and updating." I just tried again today on the CompCam website and received the same message. Thank you.

I don't watch the quickest vehicles anymore, what fun is a three or four second race anyway.

I have a custom set of small block rods that have a 6.298" length (vs 6.123" stock connecting rod length). They are standing by inside my 305 Mopar de-stroked 340 long block to be finished some day soon (see photo).

How we do it here since the track shut down. Eighth mile action starts at minute 1:25. This takes place about a mile from where we are living. Some years ago the starter was killed. I believe the tragic incident took place at night and there had been some drinking involved and the "return road"...

In post #10 I mentioned a cool can and enclosed a partial photo. This video shows a better image of the same style cool can:

I used an aftermarket "cool can" on my bracket racer back in the '70's. It was an aluminum round canister with coiled metal fuel line inside (and a twist open/close drain at the bottom. The first time I used it with dry ice, but I found the dry ice not only expensive (compared to regular ice)...

Chevy vs. Mopar in the final. https://www.nhra.com/news/2020/50-years-pro-stock-salute-it-all-started-1970-winternationals

Mark Worman definitively asks (and answers) the question beginning @ minute 21:50 of the episode:

The drivers! And she has a twin sister! https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/motorsports/nascars-first-female-arab-american-driver-toni-breidinger-debuts/ar-BB1dJwaz?ocid=uxbndlbing#image=BB1dJwaz_1|1

Not bedroom cheaters.

Of course one is nervous, I used to feel it in my knees. Always on the edge of blowing something up and wondering about it (even with the safety net of a rev limiter set at a "safe" speed).