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Wichser Stan Knopp (M) from Evansville, Indiana USA   (Comp Nr/Finish: ) 1955 - Category: GASDRAG, Type: , Class: Top Eliminator, Div: 3
"Rusty Rail/Road Knights" Owned by Road Knights Car Club from Evansville, Indiana USA Crew Chief:
Dragster by Bill Oaks | Powered by Carbureted Gas Oldsmobile with direct drive
1/4 Mile ET: Unknown at Unknown         1/4 Mile MPH: 107.00 at Lawrenceville Airport, IL/Sep. 25, 1955
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
Entry's 1955 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
1/4 Mile Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 01.00    Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.86521 times average MPH
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
1955 Records: 1/4 Mile: 10.480 ET, 152.02 MPH    1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH    1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH   
1955 Average: 1/4 Mile: 12.400 ET, 123.67 MPH 1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH 1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH
1955 Minimum: 1/4 Mile: 14.300 ET, 107.09 MPH 1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH 1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH
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Notes: This club-owned rail job competed at Lawrenceville, Illinois, in the DA dragster class and in the Class A dragster class at Sturgis, Kentucky. It took third in eliminations at the ATAA World Series of Drag Racing at Lawrenceville with a speed of 98.253 mph. Its best speed at Sturgis was 105.78 mph on Oct. 3. Photo: Evansville Courier & Press, Aug. 25, 1956 - MB
Submitted by Mel Bashore, Last updated on Saturday, March 5, 2022, 05:50:03 PM by Mel Bashore. Approved by Super Crew.
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Wichser Bob Warner (M) from Evansville, Indiana USA   (Comp Nr/Finish: ) 1956 - Category: GASDRAG, Type: , Class: Top Eliminator, Div: 3
"Rusty Rail/Road Knights" Owned by Road Knights Car Club from Evansville, Indiana USA Crew Chief:
Dragster by Bill Oaks | Powered by Carbureted Gas Oldsmobile with direct drive
1/4 Mile ET: Unknown at Unknown         1/4 Mile MPH: 121.13 at Lawrenceville Airport, IL/Sep. 9, 1956
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
Entry's 1956 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
1/4 Mile Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 38.81    Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.96905 times average MPH
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
1956 Records: 1/4 Mile: 9.730 ET, 156.00 MPH    1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH    1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH   
1956 Average: 1/4 Mile: 11.540 ET, 125.00 MPH 1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH 1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH
1956 Minimum: 1/4 Mile: 13.350 ET, 108.05 MPH 1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH 1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH
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Notes: Powered by the club's '50 Olds engine for its second year, they were able to coax about 400 HP out of the engine. Warner drove the rail job at the club's second year at the ATAA World Series of Drag Racing at Lawrenceville. He clocked 110.294 mph. Warner and Stan Know shared driving duties in 1956. On Sep. 2, the dragster set a track record at Sturgis Airport in Kentucky of 113 mph. The next week at Lawrenceville, with Knopp driving, the car turned in its fastest speed ever of 121.131 mph. It garnered the meet's Top Speed and won the Class DA dragster category. Photo: Evansville Courier & Press, Aug. 25, 1956 - MB
Submitted by Mel Bashore, Last updated on Sunday, March 6, 2022, 04:42:33 PM by Mel Bashore. Approved by Super Crew.

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