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[Dave Ribeiro]

Lee's car wasn't that Fast , but man could he drive !!!! He also would give you the shirt off his back ? I can remember one year at Indy , when I got a flat tire in class- final, in the staging lanes ?? Lee, went back to his car & took off both front tires and help me put them on !!! I ended up wining L/SA in my Firebird ..

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Originally Posted by Dave Ribeiro

Lee's car wasn't that Fast , but man could he drive !!!! He also would give you the shirt off his back ? I can remember one year at Indy , when I got a flat tire in class- final, in the staging lanes ?? Lee, went back to his car & took off both front tires and help me put them on !!! I ended up wining L/SA in my Firebird ..

Yeah, I noticed that the car wasn't that fast. But, as you know, as long as you don't get a heads-up run, you can win.

I've also had other racers help me, in the lanes. And I've helped others. I remember one time when I loaned somebody a tool. Don't even remember what it was now. They left without returning the tool. That's pretty low. I didn't even see when they left. I think either me or TJ won the race. So, most everybody else had left the track.

You can have both good & bad experiences racing, if you do it long enuff. I can remember a bracket race where we got winner, RU, & semi, with the 3 Pontiacs we entered. I can also remember lots of times when we all lost 1st round & were loaded up & driving out the gate before the 2nd round. Also remember driving for 3 hours, only to get rained out for both the Sat & Sunday races. Total waste of a weekend.

Our best year was also the year we had the most rain outs. Went to 49 races, but 4 were rained out. Now that don't count those we didn't go to because we knew it was gonna rain. We drove 3 hours to get to the Tyler TX track, for all 4 of those rain outs. But, if you're gonna do it, you gotta take the bad along with the good. Overall, I loved all my racing experiences, even the dirt trackin.

Dave, if it's not too much trouble, and you still have 'em, would you Email me pics of your national record certificates. I haven't been able to find any source for old nat record info. But I've seen a few certificates posted. Or you can post 'em on this thread yourself. Hey, since you've done good with Pontiacs, I wanna be sure that info is recorded here. Most of the Chevy, Ford & Mopar guys don't care. But I do. And there are a few others here who do also.

Would also like to know about any/all nat & div race wins, as well as any other big races, such as the Dutch Classic. I have a few pics of your Bird, which I'll post when I get around to the late 2nd gens. But, if you have some good pics that you especially like, please either post 'em here, or Email 'em to me. Email: speedbarn455@gmail.com

This goes for all you other Pontiac guys. I wanna know about all the big wins you've got, plus nat records, & your best pics of those winning Pontiacs. There are so many that I don't know about. That car with the 2 Gator wins is a good example. I'd never heard of the car or driver. and I'd never taken the time to look thru the DRC archives to find out.