There are restrictions on the size of the horsepower-boosting superchargers. The cars, which cover the 1965-71 era, don't simply look the same as their predecessors, they're governed by rules that limit their performance to that of years gone by, too. As far as tribute cars, this is the closest to what it was back in the day." It looks almost identical to the original. It was six years ago when they built this car. Halstead's car owner, Jim Broome, was "really good friends with Paul Candies," he said, "and that's how they hooked up and decided to do a 'tribute' car. He drives a modern version of the 1971 "Cajun 'Cuda" once fielded by the Candies & Hughes team. All of IHRA's sportsman classes, which include at least two dozen Cape Fear region competitors, are part of the event.Īmong the Nitro Funny Car pilots set to tackle Rockingham this weekend is Fontana, California's Mike Halstead. That will be one of the featured divisions this weekend when IHRA's Nitro Jam series returns to Rockingham Dragway for the first time in four years.Īlso on the bill are Nitro Altereds, nitro-burning Harleys, Pro Stock, and jet-powered dragsters driven by four women. The allure of the 70s cars lives on with the International Hot Rod Association's "nostalgia" Nitro Funny Car class. There are websites devoted to the likes of War Eagle, Blue Max, Color Me Gone, Jungle Jim, Chained Lightning, Black Magic, Chi-Town Hustler, Brutus, Hawaiian, and Frantic Ford. ROCKINGHAM - At the height of Funny Car racing's popularity in the 1970s, the names of the cars were more recognizable than the drivers.
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