#repost Rob Hightower - Blast From The Past Drag Racing π Gapp & Roush debuted their famous Tijuana Taxi four-door Maverick during 1974, at which point the Pinto wasnβt the teamβs featured vehicle moving forward. However, it did continue to race through the 1975 season and was then sold in Spring 1976 to privateer Tim Goodner of Minnesota. In an interview with Pro Stock photographer Dan Williams, Goodner explained that he purchased the Pinto for $6,000 sans engine, and Gapp himself gave him one particularly sage tip: βDonβt mess with the suspension.β Goodner proceeded to race the car as βGenesisβ in C/G and C/MP with a Boss 302, primarily in Division 5. He eventually concluded that just qualifying for the Pro Stock field was a better payout than winning a Sportsman class outright, so Goodner returned the Pinto to the Pro Stock ranks. In 1978, he updated the car to appear as a β76, fitting a new grille and bigger bumpers (among other things) to comply with NHRA rules that mandated Pro Stock cars to appear within five years of manufacture. Goodner stopped racing after the 1982 season, as the debut of 500-inch engines effectively ended the competitiveness of his Genesis operation. His best run in the 1981/1982 era is said to have been an 8.89 e.t. carinmylife.com _______________________ #gapproush #legends #ford #nhra #prostock #50years #dragracing #nextgendragracers #mountainmotormafia #doorslammers2 #vintage #picoftheday #instagood https://www.instagram.com/p/B9XgbwjniVE/?igshid=1r0l7p4dove17
