Bracket racing wed. or mid week nights, somewhere in the nation
I won 3 trophies in my dads bone stock 73 Pinto 4 speed,
in the mid 70's, while still in HS
the car he used as his 'sales car/gas milage car' to go sell
Awning, Skirting & Decks, was far better than his F350 390 4speed flatbed
IIRC Pinto Ran/dialed in at like 18.00 IIRC @ like 79 mph,
leave at like 2000 rpm, shifting at 5k
just crossing the line shifting into 4th (wahoo)
it could run quicker but not consistently
way back when at Sacramento Raceway
drive from Georgetown to Sac. & back 70 miles each way
hauled me & 3 of my buds
I took my $350 68 Charger R/T, I worked a whole 1974 summer to buy,
down to Sac. Raceway a lot too,
it never won (in stock trim) like that ol' Pinto did
you do have to be consistent & repeatable, cut good lights, to win
you
do not have to be fast
I had guys running mid 10's & 120+, flying by me
that I beat with that POS Pinto,
most would "break out" trying too run me down
because they sat at the line for 8 sec.'s waiting to leave
had a couple really close races at the stripe,
the little ol' POS Pinto still won
it's a whole lot more fun
if it's fast,
but doesn't have to be fast or expensive
Bikes are way cheaper & serious fun too