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Altered is a former National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) drag racing class and a current drag racing chassis configuration that forms the basis of many classes of NHRA Competition Eliminator. The altered is "[s]ometimes called the poor man's [d]ragster". [ 1 ]
Pure Hell was an American Fuel Altered (AA/FA) drag racing car. With an 89 in (2,300 mm) wheelbase, Pure Hell was initially powered by a Chevrolet small-block engine V8, mounted high in the chassis, at a steep angle, to improve traction. [1] Driver Don Petrich was replaced in 1965 by Dale Emery. [1]
On 28 September 1967 at Irwindale, Winged Express made the first 200 mph (320 km/h) pass by an Altered, at 7.91 seconds and 200.44 mph (322.58 km/h). [ 4 ] Winged Express qualified for the 1968 NHRA Winternationals , a 32-car field in Top Fuel , at an AA/FA record elapsed time of 7.29 seconds, only to have the rest of the field refuse to race ...
The Pacers were subjects of Walter Ungerer's 1963 drag racing documentary, "The Tasmanian Devil". NHRA Class Record AA/Altered 154.90MPH. Atco, NJ June 16, 1963; Best Appearing Car & Crew, 1963 NHRA Nationals Indianapolis, IN. NHRA Class Record AA/Altered 161.87 MPH @ 9.56 sec. NHRA Nationals, Indianapolis, IN September 3–7, 1964.
While racing at the 1977 U.S. Nationals, Burkhart's silver Camaro fuel funny car got out of shape, veering toward the centerline (reminiscent of an Altered), then swerved toward the guardrail and abruptly stood on its nose, something never seen before or since (through 2012), rotating along the rail two or three times before coming to rest. [13]
Walt’s Puffer II is a FIAT Topolino powered by a fuel injected 392 hemi, driven by Walt Knoch, Jr. [1]. Construction of the car began in 1959. Using a 1939 Fiat body, it was built by Walt Knoch, Sr., and a family friend, for Walt, Jr. [1] It originally had a Latham supercharger. [1]
On 28 September 1967 at Irwindale, Borsch turned in the first 200 mph (320 km/h) pass in an Altered, at 7.91 seconds and 200.44 mph (322.58 km/h). [4] Borsch qualified for the 1968 NHRA Winternationals, a 32-car field in Top Fuel, setting an AA/FA record elapsed time of 7.29 seconds. The rest of the field refused to race him, for fear of the ...
The Famoso Bakersfield Raceway still hosts the March Meet but it is now strictly a "nostalgia drag racing" event. In the 2000s, "Saturday Nitro" events featured Fuel altereds then switched to nostalgia funny cars around 2010. After a driver died in an on-track hit on the guardrail, they stopped hosting these non-sanctioned events.