Drag Racing

Testing New Project Car 9/27/15

Lee Shepherd / Tony Christian D/A 1970 Camaro

1971 Great Lakes Dragaway - 1968 Nova NHRA Pro Stock

Scott Venning -- Wally Booth

1997 Christian & Venning Motorsports - 1957 Chevy NMCA Pro Street

1972 Great Lake Dragaway - 1968 Nova NHRA B/MP Modified Eliminator

10.14 ET 134.81 MPH @ 434 ci 3,472 lbs

1998 Christian & Venning Motorsports - 1998 Firebird NMCA Pro Street

1972 Indy NHRA Nationals - 1968 Nova B/MP Modified Eliminator

10.15 ET 134.15 MPH @ 434 ci 3.472 lbs

1998 Christian & Venning Motorsports - 1998 Firebird NMCA Pro Street

1998 Christian & Venning Motorsports - 1998 Firebird NMCA Pro Street

Route 66 Raceway, Joliet IL

1972 Great Lake Dragaway - 1968 Nova NHRA B/MP Modified Eliminator

434 cubic inch - 3,472 pounds

1998 Christian & Venning Motorsports - 1998 Firebird NMCA Pro Street

Great Lakes Dragaway, Union Grove, WI

1972 Rockford Dragway - Gas Coupe & Sedan Nationals

1968 Nova NHRA B/MP

1998 Christian & Venning Motorsports - 1998 Firebird NMCA Pro Street

Great Lakes Dragaway, Union Grove, WI

1971 Great Lakes Dragaway - Pro Stock

427 cubic inch - 3,416 pounds

1998 Christian & Venning Motorsports - 1998 Firebird NMCA Pro Street

Tony Christian's D/G Camaro

1972 Great Lakes Dragaway

Tony Christian's D/G Camaro

1971 Great Lakes Dragaway

1970 Tony Christian and Scott working on Tony's first Camaro

1970 Tony and Scott working on the Camaro in Tony's mom's garage

1970 Great Lakes Dragaway

68 Nova - First time on the track

1972 Great Lakes Dragaway - B/MP

10.28 ET 133.77 MPH

1970 Great Lakes Dragaway - Jr Stock

10.68 ET 129.41 MPH ~~~ 427 ci - 3300 lbs (pump gas)

- - Holley 850
  - Corvette tach drive distributor
  - Stock coil - ignition
  - Stock TRW 12.5 pistons
  - L-88 intake manifold
  - Aluminum open chamber heads - unported
  - General Kinetics 332 B cam, 2010 springs
  - Stock rocker arms ~~~ Stock retainers
  - Stock pushrods ~~~ Stock flat solid lifters
  - 2 1/8" Hooker headers
  - M21 Muncie
  - 5.13 gears
  - 10.65 M&H slicks
  - Lakewood traction bars

Notice there is not even a hood scoop. One of my friends gave me a stock Nova hood and I painted it white the night before going to Great Lakes Dragaway.

This is a great example of how fast muscle cars were in the late 60's, early 70's. With no more than a cam, headers, tuning, and some minor suspension work, a 10 second street car was possible back then.

First 426 Hemi I worked on - Gary Brown Racing Engines 1972

Great Lakes Dragaway 1972

1972 Great Lakes Dragaway NHRA Modified Eliminator

Gary Drenk E/MP vs Scott Venning B/MP

1968 Great Lakes Dragaway 1966 Chevelle SS 396 375 HP

Scott & Art Dexter in 1970. We became good friends and Art lettered most of the race cars I painted over the years.

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