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Offline wideopen231

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Why a FED or Nostalgia racing
« on: May 31, 2015, 04:05:07 PM »
A thread for little fun.

What made you want to race a FED or other style of nostalgia car over more modern boring cookie cutter,oops kind of giving away part of my reason.

For me FED is cooler(to me),different than 10,000 RED's,lighter and little tuning challange to make it work as a bracket car. Most importent is its badass IMO and I am the one flipping the bill.
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Re: Why a FED or Nostalgia racing
« Reply #1 on: May 31, 2015, 05:15:35 PM »
For me at first it was the look of a FED. Then I got one and it was a blast to drive. But I didn't really know how much I liked it until I had a RED.

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Re: Why a FED or Nostalgia racing
« Reply #2 on: May 31, 2015, 07:04:53 PM »
Because people will walk past 10 RED's going 4.7x's in the lanes to talk to me about my 5.50 FED.

As one guy said, "if I wanted to see flawless pretty cars, my hobby would have been car shows, but I'm a racer.."

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Re: Why a FED or Nostalgia racing
« Reply #3 on: May 31, 2015, 07:48:26 PM »
my dad started running a FED in 84 while I was a kid and it is the only kind of car I know of that should go down a dragstrip....

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Re: Why a FED or Nostalgia racing
« Reply #4 on: June 01, 2015, 02:16:35 AM »
for me it was originally the cheapest and most accessible way to go drag racing.  In the UK we don't have the RWD V8 cars for easy street /strip fun, and american muscle cars were out of my price range.  My first slingshot was a 120" powered by a Ford V6 which I later put a Rover V8 in (aluminium Buick 215).  Got bitten by the bug and have been racing and building cars since. 

I may one day build a RED if only for the challenge of building a split chassis and something comfortable to drive.  I'm not hung up on the FED thing, what puts me off a RED is the way they're churned out with little to no individuality.  They've become a tool rather than an engineering art form. I put modern TF TED's in that category also.  For me the looks of a front engine car is as, if not more important that how it goes.

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Re: Why a FED or Nostalgia racing
« Reply #5 on: June 01, 2015, 07:03:07 AM »
My Mom found a drawing I made in 3rd grade of an FED
I have drag raced all my life, ran Mopar door cars--had fun but..hung it up for last 7-8 years since the 08 economy fall
Finally decided one last car build--made for FUN--not going to make it a scond job like before--run when I feel like it and weather is pretty so Nostalgia was way to go
Built my car--have been running it and thing is--I WISH I had built one of these years ago--it is the most fun I have ever had in any car period! driving one is the ultimate car experience! i love how they go so fast with so little an engine--the fans love it--I am having the time of my life with this car!!
I have always had a fascination with fast cars at the expense of more normal character development

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Re: Why a FED or Nostalgia racing
« Reply #6 on: June 01, 2015, 12:22:45 PM »
After working on FEDNV's fed for a few years, he asked if I would like to drive it. Decided to get my lic in it. On the second hit went 7.92 @ 171. It was when the ambulance sitting on the second return road went blipping by I realized how fast I was going and I was hooked. Exactly 1 year later I now have one in my garage waiting for an engine and all the Good Times in the near future. Oh and the people involved in the nostalgia events are great! But the best part is for sure the burn out.... Thanks Scott!
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Re: Why a FED or Nostalgia racing
« Reply #7 on: June 01, 2015, 01:42:38 PM »
Greg you are welcome!!!!  I got into it when a friend of mine in a car club ran a c gas vega and I went to my first nostalgia race.  Told my buddy after the race I was getting a FED and so I sold my harley, sold my rat rod and bought the setup I have now.  Greg and I have been at it now for almost 6 years and we have never had so much fun period let alone drag racing and we have been drag racing since high school on the streets.  This is by far the most fun I have had in a car.  Too bad 6 second passes are out of my financial portfolio (for now wink wink).  Like everyone else we have met just the nicest people and enjoy the feel of the nostalgia events.

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Re: Why a FED or Nostalgia racing
« Reply #8 on: June 01, 2015, 02:34:32 PM »
I started racing in 1969 with a FED and another FED after that 3 RED'S and now my Parks FED ! It is by far the best race car I have ever had !

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Re: Why a FED or Nostalgia racing
« Reply #9 on: June 01, 2015, 02:37:55 PM »
That was then This is now

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Re: Why a FED or Nostalgia racing
« Reply #10 on: June 01, 2015, 04:58:59 PM »
Bill,

In first pic of first car is chute even connected?

 I will say you had a set driving that thing.No way your head was anywhere near in safe postion with rollbar. Amazing when you look back at how unsafe some cars where that did not seem so then.
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Re: Why a FED or Nostalgia racing
« Reply #11 on: June 01, 2015, 05:58:53 PM »
Looks like the shoulder straps dragging on the ground--- another plus

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Re: Why a FED or Nostalgia racing
« Reply #12 on: June 01, 2015, 08:57:13 PM »
I'm 41, so I never saw a race at Lions. I missed the hay days of OCIR and the other So Cal tracks. But I've always been drawn to "Nostalgia Cars." For me they're cooler then todays modern cars. I don't care to watch super comp or super gas cars.  Gassers, NE cars and the fuel cars just appeal to me.

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Re: Why a FED or Nostalgia racing
« Reply #13 on: June 02, 2015, 11:24:45 AM »
Back then what we had was what we had ! That car had a 2 speed stick transmission ! I remember the first time we ran in the 9's with it I thought we were really flying ! Fun times !!!

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Re: Why a FED or Nostalgia racing
« Reply #14 on: June 02, 2015, 01:52:43 PM »
I have said it before. An FED is the most fun you can have with your pants on. I have only made one run with my 05 spitzer 7.90 /173 . The ignition craped out and have not had the time to get back with the repair, work and weather. Car ran that 7.90 with what sounded like it was on the chip from half track. Still the ride was worth it.