First Time Drag racing

What clutch? That's the number one reason they don't shift.
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Interesting , I had a 69 440/4 speed coronet r/t that I couldn't speed shift at all. Almost always missed second gear in a dragrace . TOO dumb to do anything about it back then/16 yr old .
A correctly tuned clutch car is always quicker and faster. That's why Pro Stock isn't crying for powerglide X.
I don't agree, my EX 18 time national record holder friend attended a race recently "his car is wrecked < just watched" , and said there were only 3 stick cars in superstock at that race/ Guess what won !
How many 4 speed cars win the hemi shoot outs ? Not hardly ever !