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East Coast Timing Association Maxton, NC June 25, 2005 Pictures & Text by A.B. Shuman 3 Pages
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One of Guthrie�s machines. Those �1� stickers stand for something. We�ll get back when we find out what.
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There were three neatly turned-out deuce highboy street roadsters on hand, all prepping for Bonneville. This C/SR featured a removable step to ease entry, and a distinctive air grabber.
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Biglow Racing, from New Jersey, was sorting out its A/Blown Street Roadster (indicating a dual-quad, supercharged Chevy big block in this case). A real street machine, it features some heavy duty steering and suspension pieces of sprint-car origin. Front tire tread would make the CSI lab�s job easy.
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The limit for E/SR is 260 cubic inches, and this car�s GM V6 slots in nicely at 258. Hailing from the Philadelphia area, this is a new car. The body is a steel Brookville unit, lovingly finished and complete with all equipment needed to be street-legal. Bart wheels hold wide rear tires used at Maxton; others, with narrow Bonneville tires, will be used on the salt flats.
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Worried that old NASCAR racing tires may end up as mosquito hatcheries? Bill Crawford, who runs the Maxton refreshment stand, offers reassurance that�s not the case. The souvenir sidewalls tell the tale of where these �tars� came from and on what run (RF8 = right front, 8th change, crayon gives the car number). $20 each�makes a fine dart-board surround. The floor mats use the material from the tires� tread area. $30 each.
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Mopar wedgemotor pulls this comp sedan�after the tow strap is disconnected.
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It looks like a streamliner, but it�s a modified sports car. The original body was initially a tiny British Berkeley.
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What happens after you go 175 in a Volvo Bertone coupe and win the ECTA championship? You put the 355-inch Chevy in a Mazda RX-7 and go for 200. The team uses a 930-cfm Predator carb, abetted by application of nitrous.
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