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Let me tell you a little Roy Hill Story. I'd have to look through my pictures to find the date, but, some time in the mid 1990's, Roy, myself and a couple other IHRA "PROS" were ask to do some PR for IHRA in Neb., before the Nats in Scribner. We got to meet the Governor, do some radio talk shows,TV, yada, yada, yada. The highlite of the deal was going to the Childrens Hospital. After the tour, which included a burn unit, Roy said, " We should buy these kids some gifts." I said, cool ...count me in. We went to the hospital gift shop. Roy, told the lady we needed some gifts for the kids. She said, which ones? Roy said ....EVERY KID IN THE HOSPITAL !!!!. ( after a quick check of my credit card limit .) I said OK let's do it. Roy made it happen ...we bought every kid in the hospital a gift of some kind. And, we took them to every room. Not one child was left out...Say what you want...Roy's OK in my book. It was one of the best memories of my racing career...Roy should get free entry to any event he wants. Jim Bailey

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That was cool. Ahhh the good ole days. .I remember Roy punching our race director at MIR at the scales .Over ballast weight in his pro stocker.I think it was the second or third year i was working with IHRA.

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LOL......I have a LOT of stories I could tell about Roy from the 70's but not on here. He really has a heart of gold but like most all of us has had some side roads he traveled over the years. Im glad he is racing again.

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Danny,
Was that the ballast hid in his pants leg? LOL
Chip

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Roy made a 8.79 pass @ Z-Max last evening as part of the Nascar Industry Night event .

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Nope , It was a planetary wrapped in duck tape and then wrapped with hid racing coat and laying in the floor with the rest of his driving suit. started pulling suit out of car to look at it and ooopss !

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Not Roy.......LOL. I remember that moment in history,

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As far as the car that Roy is driving, it is owned by one of our sports great supporters; James Finch. He has been involved in racing for many years starting in drag racing as a fan and the all the way to winning NASCAR events. James has pushed for keeping the history of drag racing by making sure that future generations have this information. Many of our great Stock/ Super stock drivers have been fogotten and James has worked to bring their stories out for all to hear. As for Roy Hill running this weekend who cares. That man has forgoten more of his passes down the track than most of us will ever even make. He did not take someones entry the feild... is not even close to being full. So let him race without yelling and screaming "not fair".
You have to look at what will it take to put fans in the stands for sportsman.This is what we all want and if that means NHRA allows a few "super stars" to run in sportsman then so be it. If a team has to do a drivers change for a national event, no one gets mad about that and alot of these drivers have no grading points. Lets stop worring about a grading point that actually means nothing anymore. LETS JUST RACE.:mad:
Jeremy Waibel
Triple J Motorsports & Machine
NHRA STK 2231
NHRA SSTK 2232
NHRA E.T. 2230

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THAT is one reason the need of grading points to run a National event just SUCKS. As bad as the economy is the NHRA should be accepting all who wish to enter these days. Grading points are to insure racers will support the opens and points races so they can enter the larger events. The volume of racers in class legal cars is just not there anymore except for the INDY Nats.

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He who has no skeletons in their closet has not lived a very interesting life. The problems start when you can't get the damned door closed on the closet.