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01-13-2011, 10:03 AM | #51 |
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How did you win this race ? when turned on the red light against the late great Lee Shepard,
Ran good enough to win the 77 Cajun Nationals, but in the rain delayed 2 AM final, turned on the red light against the late great Lee Shepard, who happened to have a broken rear-end in the Modified Production Camaro he was driving during his Pro Stock hiatus Arlen built a real fast car, as guys like him and Don Bowles started builing these "high dollar" cars, Boy are you off on this one High $$ Fadely' Body in white was $477.00 form Walt hickey Ford in southgate MI neat thing about Body in white deal was Ford paid shipping and it was shipped from assembly plant which was Kanasas City which was closer to Floydada TX than Flat Rock. Hardy's bill was just under $1,800.00 for his work. Fadely bought a wereck Maverick for parts from Jack Roush who had a contact at Rube's Auto Parts in Livonia. The Boss motor had a definite advantage, then the Chevrolet contigent convinced NHRA to split, so B/SM became the Boss Class As I remeber Houser's car was as quick as your out WEST and in the east FJ Smiths was faster that yours in 1978 Last edited by BlueOval Ralph; 01-13-2011 at 10:07 AM. |
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How did you win this race ? when turned on the red light against the late great Lee Shepard,
Ran good enough to win the 77 Cajun Nationals, but in the rain delayed 2 AM final, turned on the red light against the late great Lee Shepard, who happened to have a broken rear-end in the Modified Production Camaro he was driving during his Pro Stock hiatus Arlen built a real fast car, as guys like him and Don Bowles started builing these "high dollar" cars, Boy are you off on this one High $$ Fadely' Body in white was $477.00 form Walt Hickey Ford in Southgate MI neat thing about Body in white deal was Ford paid shipping and it was shipped from assembly plant which was Kanasas City which was closer to Floydada TX than Flat Rock. Hardy's bill was just under $1,800.00 for his work. The Boss motor had a definite advantage, then the Chevrolet contigent convinced NHRA to split, so B/SM became the Boss Class As I remeber Houser's car was as quick as your out WEST and in the east FJ Smiths was faster that yours in 1978 Last edited by BlueOval Ralph; 04-28-2011 at 01:35 PM. |
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I am just remembering the good times we had, and to leave Jim Stevens out of the discussion of Super Modified history is just plain wrong. Get out your National Dragsters, Super Stock & Car Craft Mags and check the facts, if you must. Arlen Fadely is the King of Super Modifieds, he could not have done it without you out Ralph. also: "Ran good enough to win" is not the same as "won". He had the fastest car there, his opponent broke in the final, a red-light is driver error. Last edited by WestCoastChris; 01-13-2011 at 11:28 AM. Reason: spelling |
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If any body was king I would have to give it to Mike Edwards and Bill Long ater all he was the only S/M racer to be World Camp and win the Quaker State Cup.
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Why don't you ask Jim Stevens about something? After being qualified #3 at that Amarillo race you mentioned, Ricky Smith helpped Jim do something, looked like change a carb, before the last round of qualifying and picking up about a tenth which bumped me to 3rd. Why did he drive right by the scales? I was on the scales when he drove by, I asked the IHRA official there "Aren't you going to make him weigh?". His reply was "He has been weighing all day, he's OK." That was the last friggin IHRA race I ran.
I watched some stuff being put back into the car after we got back to the pits. And the carb was evidently changed back. Jim had slowed back down on Sunday. I got to race Ricky in the semis, Jim & Ricky got to have an all Ford (Whoopee!) final. Ask him why he didn't weigh with the rest of us. Guesing Ricky told him he could get away with it. IHRA tech doesn't seem to be so lame now, at least as far as I can tell.
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And how did he help??[/QUOTE] Just ask Flat Rock, he'll tell you. Bill Long & Mike Edwards were able to excel because they bought such a good car. Mike was just a kid back then, but those guys raced real hard and deserved everything they earned. |
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I was not at Amarillo, so I don't know for sure. I can tell you that Jim Stevens has always raced honestly. What could he do if the official waved him around the scales? He built everything he ever raced and raced to prove out what he built, a great ET or MPH was always worth more than an easy win. This is why he went on to running land speed cars at Bonneville & El Mirage, you will find him in the record books and at Speed Week every year. Sorry that your day was ruined. I only remember them complaining of wheelspin slowing them down on Sunday. |
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Nobody waved him past the scales, he just did not stop and get in line with the rest of us. I was dissapointed in both him and IHRA. I built everything I ever raced too.
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Let me tell you something Bill Long was a very good machinist and engine builder if you have any doubts Call David Nickens and ask him why he hired Bill! Give credit where credit is do! Mike & Bill earned every thing they won! They got a very good car to start with
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