Screw a bunch of 7 speed dual clutch automatic mid engine cars, and I love Corvettes to death but nothing will ever make my heart beat like a screaming small block with a stick shift. Thank you for taking time out of your life to post this.
Great video thanks i didnt realize so many novas still existed i bracket race a 65 nova in Minnesota it is fun but expensive but like any other addiction you figure out how to feed it have a great day be safe.
I literally work around the corner from this track. You can easily hear the cars on a nice spring day. It's music to my ears. I would live there if I could. A lot of wet weather around here, though. It's an absolute crap chute when planning for a dry track.
No. Hawaiian cultural and culture-based Alternative Dispute Resolution practitioner, and tech writer/journalist...Still love to make a 350 small-block Chevrolet get 1.5 horsepower per cubic inch, do hi-perf upgrades and tuning, ECM troubleshooting, used car inspections for buyers and some auto and marine repair.
+Bryan Nakamura Thanks . Yeah , I was practically brought up at H.R.P. Used to race outlaws Fri. , Sta . nights between 66 and 69 . Was there for the opening july fourth 1964 . My mother dropped us off at the track . LOL
Dropped off at the HRP track! My uncle had a Union 76 station in Mo'ili'ili and my cousins drag raced; nearly all the employees there in the late '70s/early '80s raced. '80, another uncle from Ewa Beach and I raced a '65 Nova SS in outlaws and brackets, then I turned the thing into a street-legal Stock class-legal car. Class racing died out and my Wahiawa racing friends all began to go automatic, built some wild motors up there! That's about the time I began to run the iron-head LT-1 motors. Lots of us had car numbers starting with '7'--770, 780, 768, etc. Lotsa fun; someday will build my 454 SS truck the same way--a street-legal N or O Stock Automatic--even though HRP is now closed, there's hardly any class racing (IHRA on the B.I., 'FT' class; Mana, Kaua'i is a NHRA track) and we have to ship our cars to Kaua'i, Maui and Big Island to race. Malama pono!
Actually they are not that high of rpm with the near stock heads and carb size limit. If you like small block revs check out the old nhra modified production class. That was fun
Where did you get your info? 1966-67 Chevy II's/Novas also had 327cu in / 350 HP V8s. 1965 Chevy II's/Novas also had 327cu in / 300 HP V8s. 1964 Chevelle had available 327 cu in (L74) / 300 HP V8.
Heaven looks like the inside of Justin's garage, it smells like the inside of Larry's leather equipped Shelby GT 500, and it sounds like a 10,000 RPM Small Block Chevy. How could you possibly know to make this just for me? Thanks for posting this. A side note, in 1970 I had a 327 4 speed 65 Nova post car. It didn't sound like these and it ran 14.60, perhaps it needed a tune up!
‘K’ is the NHRA class determined by the weight to HP ratio of each combination. Mostly 283 cubic inch engines in the Novas, 327 in the Chevelle, and 289 in the Mustang.
Nothing like the sound of a 283 in most of these cars and when mated to a 4 speed they're fun to watch!
Screw a bunch of 7 speed dual clutch automatic mid engine cars, and I love Corvettes to death but nothing will ever make my heart beat like a screaming small block with a stick shift. Thank you for taking time out of your life to post this.
big cammed, high winding small blocks with 4 spds! Tough to beat that sound!
Ain't nothing better than a 4 speed shootout!
Stick Shift's for Life!
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Stock and Super Stock = Greatest Class in Drag Racing History.
The old Modified Production a very honorable mention.
I loved this video. Thank you for posting it. A well built small block can put on an amazing show. What fun !!!
Nova heaven...love Novas...the 63 is still the coolest when put together right...ENJOY ALL & thanks for the vids...
I've said it before, I'll say it again. You have the best drag racing videos on UA-cam. No music just action and plenty of it
I love these SS/K cars
Thanks for all the videos man , love those old nova's
that is SS racing at its finest ,Rob is my need 4 speed
Excellent video!
Not enough 66 novas ;) Cool vid thanks for posting
Love the 65 Nova
the 67 chevy was one of a kind
Great video!!
Great video thanks i didnt realize so many novas still existed i bracket race a 65 nova in Minnesota it is fun but expensive but like any other addiction you figure out how to feed it have a great day be safe.
I literally work around the corner from this track. You can easily hear the cars on a nice spring day. It's music to my ears. I would live there if I could. A lot of wet weather around here, though. It's an absolute crap chute when planning for a dry track.
How'd that Mustang get in there?
Old Chevys do not die, they go and live it up in Hebron, Ohio at National Trail Raceway. 😉
Best class in all of drag racing.
Great video
Quick little small blocks, nice revs
In HS I drove my Mom's 64 Chevy ll . Didn't go like these. Very cool.
Mahalo Rob! Your's are among the best drag racing vids on UA-cam...
Bryan Nakamura Thanks Bryan. I'm glad you enjoy. Hopefully this season will be filled with more racing action for you!
+Bryan Nakamura You one carpenter with the union ?
No. Hawaiian cultural and culture-based Alternative Dispute Resolution practitioner, and tech writer/journalist...Still love to make a 350 small-block Chevrolet get 1.5 horsepower per cubic inch, do hi-perf upgrades and tuning, ECM troubleshooting, used car inspections for buyers and some auto and marine repair.
+Bryan Nakamura Thanks . Yeah , I was practically brought up at H.R.P. Used to race outlaws Fri. , Sta . nights between 66 and 69 . Was there for the opening july fourth 1964 . My mother dropped us off at the track . LOL
Dropped off at the HRP track! My uncle had a Union 76 station in Mo'ili'ili and my cousins drag raced; nearly all the employees there in the late '70s/early '80s raced. '80, another uncle from Ewa Beach and I raced a '65 Nova SS in outlaws and brackets, then I turned the thing into a street-legal Stock class-legal car. Class racing died out and my Wahiawa racing friends all began to go automatic, built some wild motors up there! That's about the time I began to run the iron-head LT-1 motors. Lots of us had car numbers starting with '7'--770, 780, 768, etc. Lotsa fun; someday will build my 454 SS truck the same way--a street-legal N or O Stock Automatic--even though HRP is now closed, there's hardly any class racing (IHRA on the B.I., 'FT' class; Mana, Kaua'i is a NHRA track) and we have to ship our cars to Kaua'i, Maui and Big Island to race. Malama pono!
Forgot the Mustang. It's a 289!
Small block V-8s that wind into the Twilight Zone! 👏👏👏
Actually they are not that high of rpm with the near stock heads and carb size limit. If you like small block revs check out the old nhra modified production class. That was fun
The Nova Nationals!
so a track on a downhill slope to flat track? kinda like Katie Raceway in reverse.
Skip to 7:39 for a sweet double wheelie shot!
Guy in the last comment wants to know what K stands for. It stands for badass.
All 283 220hp, except the Chevelle, it's a 327 250hp. If most people saw the carburetors on these cars, they would not believe it. LOL Fast stuff.
Wait these cars are mainly 220 horse???
@@CallofDoobie585 nhra factored hp, not actual hp
@@reeflx7199 with quadrajets
@@jimwilson7403 Nope. Rochester 4GC's, 535 CFM, on the Chevies. The 289 is probably an Autolite, 600 CFM, not sure.
Where did you get your info?
1966-67 Chevy II's/Novas also had 327cu in / 350 HP V8s.
1965 Chevy II's/Novas also had 327cu in / 300 HP V8s.
1964 Chevelle had available 327 cu in (L74) / 300 HP V8.
S,BELANGER.S 65 chevyll must be a helluva ride,cant beat this all stick shifted sml blk chevrolet
Heaven looks like the inside of Justin's garage, it smells like the inside of Larry's leather equipped Shelby GT 500, and it sounds like a 10,000 RPM Small Block Chevy. How could you possibly know to make this just for me? Thanks for posting this. A side note, in 1970 I had a 327 4 speed 65 Nova post car. It didn't sound like these and it ran 14.60, perhaps it needed a tune up!
What does "K" stand for?
‘K’ is the NHRA class determined by the weight to HP ratio of each combination. Mostly 283 cubic inch engines in the Novas, 327 in the Chevelle, and 289 in the Mustang.
Kinda stripped the third gear
Anyone know the ci limit on k class ?
I don't think there would be any ci limit. It is by nhra factored HP per pound. These cars are likely all chevy 283's and the mustang is a 289
I don't think there is any ci limit. They are based on pounds per nhra factored HP. The chevy's are likely all 283's and the mustang is a 289
I don't think there is any ci limit. They are based on pounds per nhra factored HP. The chevy's are likely all 283's and the mustang is a 289.