From the net.
"Bobby Moore was one of the last racers to run a blown nitro Pontiac powered funny car. By the 1970s, the Gay Bros., Arnie Beswick, and other diehard Poncho racers had switched engine brands or quit outright. Tim Kushi and Bobby Moore built the “Dos Hombres” in 1968. Power for the GTO came from a 421 Pontiac on low doses of nitro. Moore said it was never more than 50 percent. That, and the non-breathing heads, kept the best times in the 7.80 range. According to Moore, the car did get into the fours in the eighth mile. Moore said he quit in 1970 because of the costs involved of racing a nitro funny car. (William Holmes photo thanks to Bob Rice; info from Dennis Doubleday)"
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