Buddy Ingersoll 1987

#1 08-20-2008, 10:36 PM

Does anybody know if this was a V8 or V6 engine? I saw Buddy at Commerce once with his V6, twin turbo, Buick Regal running in Competition Eliminator. Talk about a quiet ride, you could hear the tires all the way through the quarter.

Photos by Karen Eason.

#2 08-20-2008, 10:56 PM

If memory serves me it was a 6-cyl. But don't hold me to it. The car flew.

#3 08-20-2008, 10:56 PM

Pretty sure it was a V6.

#4 08-20-2008, 11:01 PM

If I remember right didn't he win a final round when his car broke but he was staged, the other guy was so used to not being able to hear him that he didn't know and I think he red lit

#5 08-20-2008, 11:04 PM

Wayne, you mentioned how quiet it was. That fact won him a race once. Seems he hurt the car on the burn-out. He was dead in the water so to speak. His competitor had no idea. Buddy staged on the starter motor. The other car RED LIGHTED - Buddy won.

#6 08-20-2008, 11:06 PM

I'm just assuming here, I could be wrong....

Buuuuttt..... Since it say's PRO on the window, I'll go with the V-8. I don't think that he ran that car in turbo trim in Pro Stock?

#7 08-20-2008, 11:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Paul Sapienza

Wayne, you mentioned how quiet it was. That fact won him a race once. Seems he hurt the car on the burn-out. He was dead in the water so to speak. His competitor had no idea. Buddy staged on the starter motor. The other car RED LIGHTED - Buddy won.

type faster Pops

#8 08-20-2008, 11:13 PM

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Originally Posted by PJ Sapienza

type faster Pops

yeah, I see we were both typing at the same time.

#9 08-20-2008, 11:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Gary Lum

I'm just assuming here, I could be wrong....

Buuuuttt..... Since it say's PRO on the window, I'll go with the V-8. I don't think that he ran that car in turbo trim in Pro Stock?

Gary yes he tried running in P/S but it was SO quick, they barred him from the class some how. Thats how he ended up in Comp. Elim.

#10 08-21-2008, 05:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Gary Lum

I'm just assuming here, I could be wrong....

Buuuuttt..... Since it say's PRO on the window, I'll go with the V-8. I don't think that he ran that car in turbo trim in Pro Stock?

I remember that Buddy ran his V6 turbo Buick Regal in pro stock at least once and made it to the final against Glidden. The other drivers were quite upset.

Wayne.

#11 08-21-2008, 08:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Wayne Holland

I remember that Buddy ran his V6 turbo Buick Regal in pro stock at least once and made it to the final against Glidden. The other drivers were quite upset.

Wayne.

Yeah, but that was IHRA. I'm pretty sure the car pictured in this thread was a V-8 NHRA Pro Stock Car. I might be wrong, though.......

Sean D

#12 08-21-2008, 08:46 AM

The turbo car never ran Pro Stock at an NHRA event.

#13 08-21-2008, 09:43 AM

If memory serves I remember being at E-town one year when Buddy ran over 200 mph with the Turbo car.
I think this was the first door car to do so at an NHRA event?

#14 08-21-2008, 09:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Greg Rice

The turbo car never ran Pro Stock at an NHRA event.

Greg is correct.

Here is a link to a stopy on Comp Plus a while ago : Competition Plus.com - Drag Racing's Internet Magazine

#15 08-21-2008, 09:37 PM

l believe this is the legal NHRA PS car. This is a good read for the turbo IHRA carSix Bangin'

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