Slipstream - February 2020

I couldn’t run the GTO anymore, so what class did
a ‘61 Porsche 356B Normal Porsche run in? Well, first
they said it was a sports car (two seater), but I had seats
for four, so they had to assign me to the class of “0”
Pure Stock, the lowest class. Remember I only had 60
DIN, or about 70 SAE, horsepower in a 1950 lb. car,
which translated to about 28 pounds per horsepower.
My race prep was simple. Show up at the track with
about ½ tank of gas, and pump the tires up to 50 psi.
My racing strategy was even simpler. Be friendly to
everyone, say nice things about their cars, come off the
line at 5000 rpm, and never “red light.” The fact that
I got a 4.5-second head start on the GTOs, 442s, Gran
Sports, etc. was devastating to a lot of the competitors.
Many would red light just sitting there watching me go
down the strip.
This is a good time to add that it was not my driving
ability or any super mechanical tuning skills that won
every week with the little orange Porsche. The fact that
the little car could run at least 0.5 second closer to the
“0” Stock national record than a GTO could to the
“B” Stock record made this car a winner so long as I
did not mess up. It was this neat little car! One that ran
fantastically, time after time, and was never designed to
be a drag racer, needing only the extensive race prep of
airing up the tires to 50 psi. Those were the days!
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