Synopsis
The most exciting and unpredictable cars in drag racing just had to be the Fuel Altereds. These race cars were short wheelbase coupes and roadsters powered by the same high horsepower engines found in the Top Fuel Dragsters. That combination produced some wild,exciting and memorable racing.This book tells the story of the Fuel Altereds. It begins with the 1957 fuel ban when both nitro and alcohol were outlawed from drag racing. However, like Prohibition, the rule makers could not completely shut off the nitro.The rebirth of the Fuel Coupes and Roadsters in the early 1960s was the foundation of the Fuel Altered class.Much publicized performances by several Fuel Coupes and Roadsters quickly generated more competition and improved performances.By 1965 drag strips in Southern California were scheduling Fuel Altered Eliminator programs. The late 1960s were terrific for Fuel Altered racers and enthusiasts.There were numerous cars and lots of Fuel Altered Eliminator programs.Some racers went on national tours.It was wonderful but it only lasted for a few years. By the early 1970s the changes in drag racing resulted in the demise of the Fuel Altereds.This book tells about the rules changes,controversies,illegalities and perfomances that were the Fuel Altered story. Gone but not forgotten.
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About the Author
Before the 1957 ban on running alcohol and nitro fuels the author ran a very successful Fuel Coupe.After the ban he gave up and switched to competing in the Supercharged Gas Coupe class.Before that in 1956 he put together the Fuel Coupe Invitational at the Santa Ana drag strip. It was the first drag race eliminator program for any individual,non-dragster class.It was a big success but the fuel ban was introduced only a few months later.Although the author had moved on it was exciting to see the fuel guys come back in the early 1960s.Several of them were cars that the author had previously raced such as the Gene Mooneyham '34 coupe.In the late 1960s the author was organizing B/GS Supercharged Gasser shows and would often be scheduled to run with Fuel Altered shows.It was always fun to run with the Fuel Altereds because they were so unpredictable and exciting to watch. The author knew many of the guys and wanted to give them credit for their accomplishments with this book.
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Those Wild Fuel Altereds: Drag Racing in the Sixties
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Don Montgomery (edition ), 1997
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Don Montgomery [Published Date: 1997]. Hardcover, 191 pp. First edition. Very good in good dust jacket. Red cloth covered boards with gold lettering on spine. Light bumping and scuffing to edges of covers. Binding tight. Previous owner's small bookplate at bottom of dedication page. Otherwise pages are clean and unmarked. Dust jacket has a 1" tear to the paper over the top edge of the front cover near the spine and a few other smaller nicks and tears and creasing along edges. Light overall scuffing, aging and soiling to jacket as well. Now in an archival-quality (removable) Brodart Cover. NOT Ex-Library. NO remainder marks. Black and white illustrations throughout. [from front jacket flap] The most unpredictable, unbelievable and thrilling cars in the 1960s drag racing had to be the Fuel Altereds. Action with Fuel Altereds could include smoky tire runs, cars skating sideways, wheelstands or even expensive blower explosions. Because each run seemed to be a new adventure the cars were notoriously inconsistent. Thus it was almost impossible to predict the winners in Fuel Altered Eliminator shows. That helped make Fuel Altered racing more exciting. The book tells the history of the Fuel Altereds. It begins with the 1957 fuel ban (no nitro or alcohol), explaining how Fuel Roadster and Fuel Coupe competition was reborn and expanded to become the Fuel Altereds. By 1967 the Fuel Altereds had entered into their best years. After 1971 the major changes in drag racing resulted in declining Fuel Altered activity, even as the racing was getting better. Fuel Altereds have a special place in drag racing history. They were fast and much more than exciting. The cars had names like "Winged Express," "Pure Hell," 'Rat Trap," "Pure Heaven," "Nanook," "The Mob," and "Magnificent 7." The Fuel Altereds presented some great Fuel Altered Eliminator programs. And they did it themselves with no help from the sanctioning bodies of drag racing. Here is the history of Those Wild Fuel Altereds. Seller Inventory # 20220126008
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Those Wild Fuel Altereds: Drag Racing In The Sixties - No. 6 Of The Series
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