"Actual Match Race" 1969 440 'Cuda vs 1973 Firebird Formula 'SD-455'

Thanks Old-Man-Rick

My 69 440 'Cuda, was not 'traction friendly' from a Dead-Start at Idle.

The G60 x 14" Concorde Tires were a good tire, but were so-so for traction
despite being 8.50" Wide.

Race 2

From a 'rolling start', it was completely different.

There, the 440 'Cuda was not hampered as much by the lack of traction
against the better launching {traction-wise} 'Formula SD-455'.

Both cars were pretty much 'Even' thru '1st-Gear' {give or take an inch}, but
once the '440 'Cuda automatically shifted into '2nd-Gear', it started to pull away from
the 'Formula SD-455', though the Pontiac hung close to about a 1 1/4 Car Length
behind.

On Top-End, once the '440' opened up and the Carter 750 CFM AVS started to
draw in air, the 'Cuda opened up a bigger lead and won by about 3 Car Lengths.