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© Mike Ditty |
Doug Thorley (M) from
Los Angeles, California
USA
(Comp Nr/Finish:
390 ) |
1968 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: S/XS, Div: 7 |
| "Javelin 1" Owned by Doug Thorley
from
Los Angeles, California
USA
| Crew Chief: Doug Thorley |
| '68 AMC Javelin by
Woody Gilmore |
Powered by Supercharged Nitro 439 AMC with
automatic transmission |
| 1/4 Mile ET: |
8.150 at 1968 |
1/4 Mile MPH: |
188.00 at 1968 |
| 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 |
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Entry's 1968 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
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1/4 Mile Rating: ET 32.89,
MPH 59.24 |
Entry is 1.02774 times average ET and 1.02152 times average MPH |
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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 |
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| 1968 Records: |
1/4 Mile: 7.300 ET, 205.46 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 4.940 ET, 155.17 MPH |
| 1968 Average: |
1/4 Mile: 7.930 ET, 184.04 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 5.080 ET, 147.54 MPH |
| 1968 Minimum: |
1/4 Mile: 8.560 ET, 170.50 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 5.410 ET, 138.54 MPH |
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Notes: Doug was at Lions on August 17 with the new Javelin. He made an 8.23/184.80 check-out pass. Powered by a 390 punched out to 439 inches. January 1969, Drag Strip magazine said, "The car did not match the 7.60s of Doug's Corvair, but runs 8.10s at 188." The car was 1665 lbs. soaking wet. B&M Tork Master auto trans. Ran a confirmed 8.19 at Lions. | Saw a picture in a late-'82 HRM pictorial that two of the names in front of the front wheel were Gary Slusser and Jim Dunn. - Joe Moore. The Javelin-1, sponsored by Doug Thorley Headers, was built by Woody Gilmore’s Race Car Engineering primarily to address Doug’s growing concern about blower explosions and fires, which were becoming more commonplace in 1968. As a result, Gilmore put the engine behind the driver. With its one-piece body removed from the chassis, Javelin-1 looked like an overgrown go-kart. This was the first AMC Funny Car to run a fuel-burning 401, although that engine proved to be quite problematic. - info from Jim Donnelly, Hemmings.com ( https://www.hemmings.com/stories/funnies-turn-50/ ) - So was engine a 439 or a 401? - JM |
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Submitted by Danny White, Last updated on Tuesday, August 26, 2025, 01:57:31 PM by
John Murnan II.
Approved by Super Crew. |
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Rankings updated: 08/26/25 03:02:43 am EDT
