Good comments. The guys running power glides all love them, simple, tough, light, most cars at our track run them. We have 3 heads up classes, 12.90, 11.90, 10.90; 9.90 and faster is bracket racing, we are a small club, 13 and slower is street. About 200 cars in the 12.90 and faster. 11.90 and 10.90 run around 16 cars each on any Saturday, and we race generally 3rd Sat. Feb - Nov. I often watch two 11.90 cars cut a .50 lite at .58 and .59 then cross the line at 11.915 and 11.905, that's close racing! Seen it too many times! Or cross the line at 11.890 and 11.895, the lessor breakout wins. Heck, done that myself in '58 truck many times over the years in the 12.90 category. You guys know, side by side, you hit it, he hits it, you back off, he backs off, you hit it, etc etc...
My truck is a 12.50 rig, so I always played it to get as close to 12.90 as possible, and not break out more than the other guy!
The gasser was built the be a street driver on pump gas, drive to the track and run 11.90's, and maybe even 10.90's!
We'll see!
Willy