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Why a FED or Nostalgia racing

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dreracecar:
There was no "advancement" in design to make the car better, In fact the older design holds up better long term. The only reason for the design change is that the builders of the new crop of cars already were tooled up from their rear motor design and unwilling to re-tool to a conventional dragster design. Its just dumb tubing and either design can be made to work equally well.

 Vintage/Nostalgia drag racing is the only series out there where modern designs & exposed components are acceptable. Am I starting a crusade to banish them--- NO, build your car and buy every electronic gizmo as you see fit and enjoy. The topic at hand was "Why a FED or Nostalgia racing" and on a previous post I had answered that question but also gave my reason for leaving it too.

wideopen231:
Actually the thread is about what made you decide to race a FED or nostalgia style race car. Its not about is the  definition of a Vintage nostalgia car. As first line of OP states its meant to be a fun thread.Point was to get folks point reason and what draws them to their choice of race car.  To each their own as long as they drag race I'm good with it.

dreracecar:
To which I did answer to when it started for me and for the changes I have seen over the last 25 years of being involved to the point of them becoming "cookie cutter"

I'm done

masracingtd1167:

--- Quote from: dreracecar on June 08, 2015, 04:03:13 PM ---We did not "LOSE" anything, racers took the easy road for a percieved edge over another racer. Tony Nancy in the mid sixtys had a rear motor dragster with a wing on the back, so for that reason I should be able to build a oil derrick R/E dragsters with a wing and call it vintage nostalgia

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     Bruce what I meant by loosing something is you don'see as much of the hand made pieces and custom paint jobs like you did in the seventy's ! Lots of chrome and polished alluminum too! You do see more of it at the nostalgia races . You and I might have different idea's on the way that things should be done but I think we both have the same love affair with FED'S ! When I was 12 years old some friends of mine took me to Dover Drag Strip IN Wingdale NY and I saw the dragster Hallzapoppin run I knew right then that I was going to race a dragster !   

janjon:
I wanted one from the first time I saw a FED at Laplace Dragway in the New Orleans area in the very late 70s. Still have pictures of the one I saw. I was still in high school at that point. It took me till Y2K to find the one I traded for the Chevelle I had built in the meantime. Much more fun to drive.

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