Michigan drag racing early 70s
 

Anyone from the michigan area remember a garnet red 69 nova that was a michigan record holder in the early/mid 70s?Looking for pics or owner info. owner may have been from ohio or michigan. unfort i dont have more info than that. Successful leads will be greatly appreciated. Adam

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I have a car formerly owned by a stock eliminator record holder out of Michigan. I don't know much about his other cars, except that he ran a Nova, and a Camaro. Racer's name was Dick Ross, and he's in the Michigan motorsports hall of fame. I have some possible leads that I'll send you when I get home from work tonight.( After I shovel today's snowfall!)

Barry

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Adam,
The Dick Ross 69 Nova was called "Protest Two". I have contacted the current owner of the car to see if it might be the one you are looking for. Marc

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Barry..Do you have the Biscayne that Marc had?

Adam...Any luck with Jerry?

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Thanks guys. I spoke with Dick's son last night. He also remembers a B/stock Nova that they raced successfully for a year and then sold.

I found this on the Mich Motorsports HofFame:
Running in every class from Street Stock to Top Fuel during his racing career, Dick has set or broken over 30 World Records, his first in 1973 at Lapeer International Drag way, Where in a 1969 Chevrolet Nova, running in the factory stock class, he set a time of 11.69. In 1976 he broke that World Record that he had set by turning a time of 11.237 at Detroit Dragway. Dick set numerous track records.

I am trying to see what the HofFame has in terms of record keeping and info on his cars. Apparently he ran a few novas like High Times, Protest 2 and some unnamed cars.

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My freind in maryland owns dicks nova protest II its a 68 maybe a nickey car https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/beers.gif

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I am the Owner of the Nova that Dick Ross was racing in the day, name on the side of the car is Protest II it was also named HI TIMES II, Im still trying to get some pictures from dicks son, i've spoken to him about a month ago said he had a couple of pictures of the car Ive not seen them yet. I would like to find pictures of this car as well so I may put it back the way it was,

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Tony,

Yes, I bought the Biscayne from Marc last April.

Barry

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Anyone got pictures of these cars?

Claimed to be the Protest 2 car? (Originally High Time 2)

https://www.facebook.com/share/1HioC...ibextid=79PoIi

Umm these times don't seem right for a 427 in a Nova. I have documentation of a friends 1969 L78 Nova, 4sp and 4.88s I believe, ran 11.70s back then with tuned carb, distributor recurve open headers and slicks.

Umm these times don't seem right for a 427 in a Nova. I have documentation of a friends 1969 L78 Nova, 4sp and 4.88s I believe, ran 11.70s back then with tuned carb, distributor recurve open headers and slicks.

why do you think it was called Protest II? With the times he was running I bet he got protested/torn down a lot.

Plus as a speed shop owner you would expect him to be quicker than the average Joe.

K

Guys, I'm thinking it would have been a bit faster.

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A quick try landed lots of Old Newspaper Ads and Articles w/ Dick Ross through the years.
Looks like he was indeed faster also a major force in Michigan Drag Racing history.
Note 09/74 Ad w/ AHRA Record holders for sale, is this the High Time/Protest 2 ‘69 Nova?:hmmm:
:beers:
~ Pete

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A Nova thought to be Protest II was for sale on FB this summer.

F’Book Ad still alive as Jefferson’s post #10 link on Pg.2, here again below.
Here’s the pic posted previously but slightly defuzzed…High Time 2, not Times.
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace...extid%3D79PoIi

:beers:
~ Pete

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----What a career,,,WOW! And just north of me out of Port Huron....Bill S

McBride Dragway ==> Stanton ==> "Mid Michigan Motorplex".

Dad raced there when it was a grass runway. You would start on the pavement and then run off into the grass.

On occasion you would have to halt the action to let an airplane land.

K

Joe Taubits!

I don't remember Joe racing; he was a noted Buick enthusiast and collector.

For many years he was the guy that maintained the one remaining Buick "Bug" racer, now in Flint's Sloan Museum.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buick_60_Special

When my Uncle Jim retired from Chevrolet Flint Manufacturing/Pressed Metal Div ("Chevy in the Hole") Joe picked him up in a Buick Limo and drove him out the gate.

K