While rummaging thru a few old IHRA Drag Review papers today, I found a couple of things I need to post, and ask some questions about.
The 1st pic is of a '73 GTO, in which Mick Leiferman won a race. I think most here know that Mick got RU at Indy 3 years running. I assume this is the car he had, after that. This pic was made nearly a year after his last US Nats RU. Anybody have any good pics to post of this '73 ?
The rest of the pics are about a driver named Billy Joe Moravits. The 1st time I knew the name, was from when he got Stock RU at the IHRA points race in Tyler TX, in '78, where TJ won the bracket class.
He was pictured in the H-O Racing Specialties newsletter. There are 2 different Pontiacs pictured. So, I assume he was part of a family that raced Pontiacs, maybe. Says he was from San Antonio TX.
Have info that says he's kin to Barney Moravits, who has T&P Automotive Machine, in San Antonio TX. His full name is William Joseph Moravits, age 66, and according to online search still lives in San Antonio. So, are there any members here who live in that part of TX, who happen to know either Barney or Billy Joe ? I could start calling every number I can find for him & the shop, but seems like some of you guys know almost everybody who has ever raced a Pontiac. So, I thought I'd ask first.
So, does anybody know Barney or Billy Joe Moravits ?
He's even shown on some Q-lists from 2000, in a 3rd gen Bird GT car.
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