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Arnie Beswick (M) from
Morrison, Illinois
USA
(Comp Nr/Finish:
397 ) |
1967 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: S/XS, Div: 3 |
| "Star Of The Circuit / "Farmer" Arnie Beswick" Owned by Arnie Beswick
from
Morrison, Illinois
USA
| Crew Chief: Arnie Beswick |
| '66 Pontiac GTO by
an Unknown chassis builder |
Powered by Supercharged Nitro 421 Pontiac by Arnie Beswick with
automatic transmission |
| 1/4 Mile ET: |
8.230 at Detroit MI 1967 |
1/4 Mile MPH: |
173.00 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 1967 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
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1/4 Mile Rating: ET 59.14,
MPH 47.51 |
Entry is 0.98327 times average ET and 0.99574 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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| 1967 Records: |
1/4 Mile: 7.604 ET, 200.44 MPH |
1000 Ft. 7.120 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 5.490 ET, 151.00 MPH |
| 1967 Average: |
1/4 Mile: 8.370 ET, 173.74 MPH |
1000 Ft. 7.476 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 5.700 ET, 129.00 MPH |
| 1967 Minimum: |
1/4 Mile: 9.136 ET, 159.17 MPH |
1000 Ft. 7.896 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 6.030 ET, 121.94 MPH |
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Notes: Arnie Beswick and Don Gay were two of the last to run Pontiac-powered FCs. That and the fact that they were both very competitive made track operators do what they could to make them appear at their track. Arnie had been there since the beginning of the FC movement. He was a diehard Pontiac fan. While he never scored many "major" event victories, he was always tough to beat in match race competition. Early in May, he was at Oswego for a best of three match race against Doug Cooke, who was driving the "Stone, Woods and Cook" Mustang. A wheelstanding 10.76/104.56 lost to the Mustang's 8.89/166 in the first race but a 9.44/157.89 in the second, won when Doug blew a rear end. He made an easy solo for the win when Cooke could not repair for the last race. On May 14, he was at Minnesota Dragways for a match against Hayden Proffitt and his Corvair. Arnie's 8.82/169.81 won the first race over Proffit's 8.87. He shut off in the second race, giving Hayden the win at 8.72/163. The two had a great race in the tiebreaker that saw Hayden's 8.88/157 get the win over Beswick's much better 8.71/169.81. Arnie was at Union Grove in mid-September for a UDRA race. Unfortunately, he broke a rear-end during qualifying, and Pete Gates took his place. On October 1, he was at Covington for its Factory Showdown race. It was a 3/16 mile track, and the race featured eight cars. He beat Huston Platt in the opening round but fouled against Phil Bonner in the semi-final. Hard to say whether his tiger-striped AWB LeMans coupe or the beautiful "Star Of The Circuit" GTO is the Farmer's most famous racecar. The "Star" was built on a budget. Beswick didn't have the dough for a full tube chassis, so he took the stock frame from under the '64 Mystery Tornado GTO and had the Logghe Bros. add a tube front axle to it. This car has been restored and is running serious laps at nostalgia drag events. - RT |
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ArnieBeswick.com
Photog Web |
Arnie Beswick (M) from
Morrison, Illinois
USA
(Comp Nr/Finish:
397 ) |
1968 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: S/XS, Div: 3 |
| "Star Of The Circuit / "Farmer" Arnie Beswick" Owned by Arnie Beswick
from
Morrison, Illinois
USA
| Crew Chief: Arnie Beswick |
| '66 Pontiac GTO by
an Unknown chassis builder |
Powered by Supercharged Nitro 421 Pontiac by Arnie Beswick with
automatic transmission |
| 1/4 Mile ET: |
7.990 at Aiken SC 1968 |
1/4 Mile MPH: |
181.63 at Aquasco MD 6/16/68 |
| 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 1968 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
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1/4 Mile Rating: ET 46.14,
MPH 41.34 |
Entry is 1.00630 times average ET and 0.98691 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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| 1968 Records: |
1/4 Mile: 7.305 ET, 205.46 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 4.940 ET, 155.17 MPH |
| 1968 Average: |
1/4 Mile: 7.940 ET, 184.04 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 5.080 ET, 147.54 MPH |
| 1968 Minimum: |
1/4 Mile: 8.575 ET, 170.41 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 5.410 ET, 138.54 MPH |
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Notes: Hard to say whether his tiger-striped AWB LeMans coupe or the beautiful "Star Of The Circuit" GTO is the Farmer's most famous race car. The "Star" was built on a budget. Beswick didn't have the dough for a full tube chassis, so he took the stock frame from under the '64 Mystery Tornado GTO and had the Logghe Bros. add a tube front axle to it. This car has been restored and is running serious laps at nostalgia drag events. - RT | Confirmed 8.34 at Cecil County 5/18/68. | Arnie was loyal to Pontiac, and by '68, it was getting harder and harder to compete against the Mopar Hemis, SOHC Fords, and Chevy Rat motored cars. The other Pontiac standout, Don Gay, switched to Chevy motors mid-season. But there was no way Beswick would put a Chevy or any other engine in his car. He started the season with this GTO, but he changed to a Romeo Palamides built car mid-season. On February 18, he competed at the East Coast Funny Car Championships in Orlando, Florida. A first-round 9.32/163.33 beat Lee Walker's Camaro at a quicker 9.21/153. He was to face Phil Bonner in round two, but Arnie had to shut off on the line with no oil pressure. He then went to Daytona Beach for the NASCAR Winter Championships, where he finished runner-up to Bill Lawton's 8.91/169 despite running a quicker 8.88/164.53. On May 5, he was at Aquasco for the Funny Car Invitational. Unfortunately, he fouled against Jim Liberman in the first round. He ran really well at Cecil County's Fuel Showdown on May 18. A first-round 8.34/156.79 beat Malcolm Durham's quicker 8.16/180. In the semifinals, Beswick ran 8.17/174.41 but lost to Liberman's 7.92/182. Arnie was back at Aquasco on June 16 for a best-of-three-match race against Durham. The "Strip Blazer" was having all kinds of problems, and Arnie won two straight, hitting 181.63 on one run. He was in Canada for Grand Bend's Funny Car Championships on June 30. It was a four-car field, and Beswick got out of shape and shut off against Gary Dyer in his first race. In his second race, he lost to Eddie Schartman. Shortly after this, he debuted his new GTO. |
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Rankings updated: 05/05/24 12:04:36 am EDT
