i hope i have this in the right section. what was the last true year for g***ers? to my understanding it was 73 but i have been known to be wrong before.
I ran gas cl*** on a sanctioned track in '71 (bastages) but the last gas cl*** cars maybe would depend on the sanctioning body. I think you are correct about '73 for the NHRA.
NHRA G***ers-NHRA ran the gas cl***es till the end of the 1981 season.At the same time Modified Eliminator went away.Some of the cars went to Super Stock and some to Compe***ion Eliminator.The records were published in National Dragster in December of that year.
For actual racecars, the straight-axle look ended after 1967, when Ohio George Montgomery's sponsor, Ford, pressured him to replace his Willys body with a Mustang. That, plus tire & transmission technology and aerodynamics drove the cl*** toward Mach-1's & Opal GTs.... Street cars that retained the jacked-up straight axle look were still popular; but in the 70's, we called them "street freaks". Damn... now I sound like an old guy...
Well unless its an AMX you use it to get the groceries. if its an AMX you replace the AMC motor with a built FE and go racin and the straight axle won't be compe***ive. Keep it slightly nose down so you can keep up on the big end and shoot for the moon. Seems like I saw AMXs in Superstock cl*** some. I really don't remember g***ers past the mid '70s. But my head was someplace else by then.
Compe***ive sky high "G***ers" were pretty much done by the mid 60's. The cl*** died with Modified Eliminator in 1981. I think Larry Kopp was the last cl*** winner in an Opel GT.
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