[Shotimes] OT Question for the drag racers

[Ron Porter]

IIRC, the Altered class, as a minimum, allowed altered wheelbases. I'm sure that there were other more radical mods allowed vs the Gassers.
   
  Ron Porter

bjshov8 <bjshov8@comcast.net> wrote:
  An altered is a car probably with specially constructed frame, a body the
might be derived from a model A or T Ford, Anglia, Willys, anything like
that. The engines were usually Chrysler or Chevrolet V8's. I have images
of them in my mind with fuel injectors and with superchargers so I can't say
for sure which was allowed in that class. "C" is a class of altereds that
is probably related to engine displacement vs. vehicle weight, with class
"A" having the highest displacement per pound.

Here are a few images I quickly googled. They talk about "gassers" and I
seem to remember that "gas" was a class similar to altered, but I can't tell
you what the differences were.

http://www.gassermadness.com/afew/



> This is way off topic, but I am curious about a drag racing class known as
C/altered. Apparently this class is rather old & maybe
> not used anymore. Any info would be appreciated. What kind of cars? How
much modifications were allowed. What would be the
> typical speed? Is/Was this class limited by weight? ET? Horsepower? TIA
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