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Don Biggers (M) from
Kansas City, Missouri
USA
(Comp Nr/Finish:
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1969 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: AA/FC, Div: 5 |
| "Mr. Plymouth" Owned by Don Biggers & Johnny Loo
from
Kansas City, Missouri
USA
| Crew Chief: Don Biggers |
| '68 Plymouth Barracuda by
an Unknown chassis builder |
Powered by Supercharged Nitro 426 Chrysler Hemi with
2 speed manual transmission |
| 1/4 Mile ET: |
7.725 at Unknown |
1/4 Mile MPH: |
194.80 at Unknown |
| 1000 FT ET: |
Unknown at Unknown |
1000 FT MPH: |
Unknown at Unknown |
| 1/8 Mile ET: |
Unknown at Unknown |
1/8 Mile MPH: |
Unknown at Unknown |
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Entry's 1969 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
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1/4 Mile Rating: ET 45.45,
MPH 54.84 |
Entry is 1.00849 times average ET and 1.01142 times average MPH |
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1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00,
MPH 00.00 |
Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH |
| 1/8 Mile Rating:
ET 00.00,
MPH 00.00 |
Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH |
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| 1969 Records: |
1/4 Mile: 6.960 ET, 215.31 MPH |
1000 Ft. 6.340 ET, 175.45 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 4.940 ET, 173.00 MPH |
| 1969 Average: |
1/4 Mile: 7.660 ET, 192.60 MPH |
1000 Ft. 6.657 ET, 166.68 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 5.080 ET, 151.80 MPH |
| 1969 Minimum: |
1/4 Mile: 8.360 ET, 176.47 MPH |
1000 Ft. 7.077 ET, 156.79 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 5.410 ET, 142.54 MPH |
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Notes: Won 69 AHRA Grand American in St. Louis with a 7.81. Also ran 7.81 at Bristol. |
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Submitted by Draglist Archives, Last updated on Friday, September 4, 2020, 11:20:00 PM by
Cliff Tarpy.
Approved by Bill Pratt. |
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Courtesy Cliff Tarpy |
Willie Borsch (M) from
Watts, California
USA
(Comp Nr/Finish:
739 ) |
1973 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: AA/FC, Div: 7 |
| "Revell's Wild Man" Owned by Willie Borsch
from
Watts, California
USA
| Crew Chief: Willie Borsch |
| '73 Dodge Charger by
Frank Huszar |
Powered by Supercharged Nitro 454 Chevrolet by Ed Pink with
2 speed manual transmission |
| 1/4 Mile ET: |
6.580 at Unknown |
1/4 Mile MPH: |
212.76 at Unknown |
| 1000 FT ET: |
Unknown at Unknown |
1000 FT MPH: |
Unknown at Unknown |
| 1/8 Mile ET: |
Unknown at Unknown |
1/8 Mile MPH: |
Unknown at Unknown |
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Entry's 1973 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
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1/4 Mile Rating: ET 58.82,
MPH 42.68 |
Entry is 0.98680 times average ET and 0.98958 times average MPH |
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1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00,
MPH 00.00 |
Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH |
| 1/8 Mile Rating:
ET 00.00,
MPH 00.00 |
Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH |
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| 1973 Records: |
1/4 Mile: 6.169 ET, 235.64 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 4.520 ET, 189.00 MPH |
| 1973 Average: |
1/4 Mile: 6.668 ET, 215.00 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 4.657 ET, 184.00 MPH |
| 1973 Minimum: |
1/4 Mile: 7.168 ET, 200.00 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 4.987 ET, 172.12 MPH |
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Notes: Wild Willie's Chevy-powered nitro funny car of 1973 was definitely not competitive on the national match race circuit. This was due to numerous minor "bugs." He spent most of the tour year sorting them out before getting any full passes worth recording. Being a master mechanic who could change his own pistons in his ex-Don Garlits tow truck in the middle of nowhere in the Arizona desert was certainly a plus. But changing injectors from Hillborn to Enderle, fuel tanks that were not adequately vented, losing blower belts, and burning pistons, among other things, almost every run, were some of his race car's problems. These constant disruptions prevented any match race wins. Despite the terrible year he was having, the worst of his NHRA top 50 driver career, The Wild Man lived up to his "handle." He surprised many of his opponents with great hole shots, come from behind "wins" to the eighth-mile mark :} And far out of shape two-handed driving, except when shifting, of course, somewhere in the mid-range. However, his funny car "act" with ultra wild, out-of-control smokey burnouts, sometimes in the other guy's lane, incredible wheels-up launches, and typical seat-of-the-pants driving was extremely popular with the fans then. In my opinion, his "Nitro Act" was worth more than several of the more popular and powerful Chrysler stroked Hemi Funny cars of that day who were making twice as much or more booked in money than him. Willie was match racing that year on less than a dollar, a shoestring, and a bucket of water. :} It was more like he was racing in the Funny Car Wars back in that day with nothing but a wing and a prayer. :} - Cliff Tarpy, aka Pete Allen - greenhorn crewman. |
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Submitted by Draglist Archives, Last updated on Monday, December 18, 2023, 12:17:58 PM by
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Larry Rayl |
Larry Reyes (M) from
Memphis, Tennessee
USA
(Comp Nr/Finish:
201 ) |
1971 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: AA/FC, Div: 7 |
| "Mazmanian/Plymouth" Owned by John Mazmanian
from
Whittier, California
USA
| Crew Chief: John Mazmanian |
| '70 Plymouth Cuda by
Woody Gilmore |
Powered by Supercharged Nitro 426 Chrysler Hemi by Keith Black with
2 speed manual transmission |
| 1/4 Mile ET: |
6.895 at Unknown |
1/4 Mile MPH: |
201.79 at NHRA Pomona CA 2/07/71 |
| 1000 FT ET: |
Unknown at Unknown |
1000 FT MPH: |
Unknown at Unknown |
| 1/8 Mile ET: |
Unknown at Unknown |
1/8 Mile MPH: |
Unknown at Unknown |
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Entry's 1971 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
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1/4 Mile Rating: ET 58.50,
MPH 28.11 |
Entry is 0.98782 times average ET and 0.97014 times average MPH |
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1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00,
MPH 00.00 |
Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH |
| 1/8 Mile Rating:
ET 00.00,
MPH 00.00 |
Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH |
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| 1971 Records: |
1/4 Mile: 6.480 ET, 227.27 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 4.520 ET, 173.00 MPH |
| 1971 Average: |
1/4 Mile: 6.980 ET, 208.00 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 4.780 ET, 161.29 MPH |
| 1971 Minimum: |
1/4 Mile: 7.480 ET, 194.10 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 5.110 ET, 150.87 MPH |
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Notes: My lifelong racing pal since 1957, Larry Rayl of Topeka, Kansas, and I were at Orange County International's "Super Track" for their All-Pro Championships on February 14/1971. The late great "Big John" Mazmanian had two Funny Car entries. Rich Siroonian Funny Car 717, Big John's late great-nephew, drove the familiar Woody Gilmore chassied, Keith Black powered, candy red 'Cuda. And the all-new Woody built mini 'Cuda with the gold trim shown in Larry's nice pit photo was driven by John's new No. 2 driver, Larry "Pineapple" Reyes, Funny Car 201, who had already run this car at the recent 1971 NHRA Pomona Winternationals. Larry Reyes was my "pioneer main man" of Nitro Funny Cars at the time. Larry's "pioneer main man," Don the Snake Prudhomme, stole the OCIR All-Pro Funny Car show that day by saving his best for last and winning with a then mind-boggling dragster time of 6.62 ET at 226.13 mph in his “Lil' John” Buttera built, Keith Black 426 Hemi powered 'Cuda. In comparison, Big John's Keith Black 426 Hemi 'Cuda Funny Cars only ran in the 6.80s. And Tony Nancy's dragster had Low ET of the meet at 6.46 at 232.55 mph. However, Mr. "C" Gary Cochran's car won top fuel dragster. Mazmanian's two-car plan for 1971 was for Reyes to tour back east with the new car and the late great "Sir" Rich Siroonian would join him at the many National meets with the older 'Cuda. After the March Meet at Bakersfield, CA, where Siroonian drove instead of Reyes, Mike Snively Funny Car 707 took over the reins of this same mini 'Cuda Funny Car, with all new Rueben candy red paint and lettering and Maz sold the old car. Larry and I again saw the new 'Cuda with Snively driving at Dallas, Texas, at the NHRA Spring Nationals. Good memories. - Cliff Tarpy | Qualified #5 at Pomona Winternationals at 7.12/198. Won first-round over Dave Condit, 7.04/201.79 to 7.18. Lost second round to Jake Johnston, 7.03 to 7.11. |
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Submitted by Danny White, Last updated on Sunday, May 24, 2020, 02:06:53 AM by
Cliff Tarpy.
Approved by Bill Pratt. |
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Rankings updated: 05/05/24 03:05:17 am EDT
