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Courtesy Roger Garten Roger Garten (M) from Arcadia, California USA   (Comp Nr/Finish: 792 ) 1973 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: AA/FC, Div: 7
"War Horse" Owned by Roger Garten from Arcadia, California USA Crew Chief: Glenn Way
'73 Ford Mustang by M&S Welding | Powered by Supercharged Nitro 417 Donovan Hemi with 2 speed manual transmission
1/4 Mile ET: 6.480 at Unknown         1/4 Mile MPH: 227.84 at Orange County CA 6/73
1000 FT ET: Unknown at Unknown    1000 FT MPH: Unknown at Unknown
1/8 Mile ET: Unknown at Unknown    1/8 Mile MPH: Unknown at Unknown
Entry's 1973 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
1/4 Mile Rating: ET 68.83, MPH 81.10    Entry is 0.97181 times average ET and 1.05972 times average MPH
1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00 Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH
1/8 Mile Rating: ET 00.00, MPH 00.00 Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH
1973 Records: 1/4 Mile: 6.169 ET, 235.64 MPH    1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH    1/8 Mile: 4.520 ET, 189.00 MPH   
1973 Average: 1/4 Mile: 6.668 ET, 215.00 MPH 1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH 1/8 Mile: 4.657 ET, 184.00 MPH
1973 Minimum: 1/4 Mile: 7.168 ET, 200.00 MPH 1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH 1/8 Mile: 4.987 ET, 172.12 MPH
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Notes: Followers of the Funny Car class noticed that the Donovan-powered FC's failed to turn in the big MPH numbers. That was maybe true, except for this car. It could mph with the best. At the NHRA's soggy Winternationals, traction was poor, but Garten still was able to qualify the car #12 at 7.633/173.07. That was better than the 42 cars that failed to qualify for the sixteen-car field. Unfortunately, an opening-round 7.588/202.54 lost to Jim Murphy's 7.40. Roger was at an eight-car show at Lions in March. He qualified #4 with a 6.80 and set Top Speed at 215.31. A 7.01 beat Mike Halloran in the first round, and in the semifinals, he got around an out-of-shape Shan Shiroma driving the "Pacemaker" Vega. He won the event with a final round 7.39/191.08 over John Lombardo. He competed at the Las Vegas Opener, where a first-round 7.10 beat Jim Adolph, but in the semifinals, his 6.91 lost to eventual winner Dave Beebe's 6.89 in the "Mr. Ed" car. Roger finished runner-up to Gerry Glenn in an all-Donovan-powered Funny Car final at Irwindale's Memorial Day Championships. Both smoked the tires in the final, and Garten's 9.34/94.38 lost to Glenn's 7.06/191. As the season progressed, the "Warhorse" got stronger. Roger really flexed his muscles at the OCIR Championships in June. It was an eight-car field, and Garten only ran 7.02 to qualify. But in the first round, he opened some eyes with a 6.80/225.56 that beat Gervase O'Neil. A semifinal 6.61 at a whomping 227.84 beat Joe Lee's 6.91/207. No other Funny Car broke 210 during eliminations, and his speed tied the Top Fuel dragsters as tops of the meet. A final round 6.84/223.32 got him the victory over Mert Littlefield's 7.07. He was back at OCIR in July for the PDA Championships, where although he lost to Lee in the second round, he did come away with Top Speed of the meet for FC's at 218.97. Also ran 6.76 at OCIR. Roger's performance was a little "off" at the Irwindale Grand Prix. He "only" qualified on the "bump" for the sixteen-car field with a 7.03, and in round one, his 6.96 lost to Danny Ongais' 6.88. He ran much better at Fremont a couple of weeks later (Oct. 14) for the AHRA World Championships, where his 6.55 qualified #7 for the sixteen-car show. But he lost to Ongais in the opening round once again. Where did Roger run 6.48?
Submitted by Danny White, Last updated on Saturday, November 20, 2021, 05:47:30 PM by Ron Howard. Approved by Super Crew.

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