Atlanta LODRS...who's going?
 

Now that all the excitment of Indy is now over, it's back to the "ho-hum" races.

Sorry about being a .90 racer posting in the Stock/Super Stock area, but I seem to be about the only .90 racer from Div 2 that post on here, so please excuse the intrusion.

The Atlanta race is only about 4 weeks away, so who's planning to go? We plan to be there and hopefully make a better showing than we have at any of the other LODRS races we have been to so far this year.

SW, are you and the old man planning on making the trip?

(On another note)
Hey Myron, congrats on your win this past weekend at Darlington.

Joe Pinkston
2155 S/ST

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Joe says:
"SW, are you and the old man planning on making the trip?"

The Old Man, I love it! I've known Tom for only 35 years or so but I have never heard him called "The Old Man" I love it! Jim

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Jim;

When you first met him 35 years ago, what was he doing? Standing in line outside of the Social Security office to sign up? :)

In the time I have spent racing the best thing I have gained from it is the great people I have had the chance to meet, and Tom Ward (a.k.a. The Old Man) is at the top of that list.

Joe Pinkston
2155 S/ST

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Joe, I think as I remember Tom was standing at the ET slip window trying to get the girls attention, but the window was too high and she couldn't see him!

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We'll be there.........




Stephen Johnson #2162
Horace Johnson #2167
SS/D 427 Ford Fairlane NHRA-IHRA
National Record Holder

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Thanks Joe! Hope you have been doing well!

I normally don't check out too many posts on what's going on "on the other side of the fence". Glad I did! Good luck!

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Hey Joe yeah we will be there THE OLD MAN is up there this weekend for the mopar race
We will be in HOTlanta When are you going up

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Thanks Guys for the kind words about pops

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Sean;

We will most likely go up Wednesday before the race and spend Wednesday afternoon and Thursday morning in Elberton, the place we get granite from to make the grave stones. Its only about 30 miles from the track so we will get over there and tech the car in Thursday afternoon.

We are coming up in the truck and staying at a motel again this year, so tell the Old Man I'll make the breakfast run for him each morning if he needs it. Also tell the Old Man that I haven't forgot the motor deal if he still has it available. I need to ride down there and talk to him about it. Maybe you could help me out and swerve from side to side as you drive down the roads in Lake County to help my business. I can bring grave stones down there too. LOL. :)

Give me a call when it gets closer to the end of the month and we can make plans to be pitted close together.

Joe Pinkston
2155 S/ST

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Sean,
You know your dad and I go back a long way. He is one of the nicest guys I know and I am damn proud to call him my friend. I have watched you and your brother grow up to be two fine young men. Your dad and I will always be friends no matter how short he is! LOL. Love you Tom, mean it! Jim

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JOE-JIM and EVERYONE

I want to thank everyone for the kind words about THE OLD MAN. I remember all of you when you did not even have a driver's lis. so that does make me pretty old, but I am trying to still think like all of you young guys and still have a good time. Yes we will be in Atlanta but dont know which day yet.
Joe the M-H is wating for you at any time you want it.

THANKS
TOM WARD
STK. 2880

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Jim and Joe its people like you guys is why we still race . I got to know alot of people threw racing and they are all good peeps .Hope to see ya'll soon and i will bring THE OLD MAN

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IF i can get a damn motor together in time

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Jim are you going? I'll be there I hope with the race car. If not with the PT just to get a credit.

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Waibel Competition is planning on making the trip - now all of the other stockers dont have to waste their time to go...
LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL

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Artie,
I wasn't planning on it, but now I'm not sure. Call me. Jim

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Tom must be refering to you other guys when he says he is old because he knew you all before you had drivers licenses, because I just obtained mine 3 months ago. (I wish) LOL. My daughter reminded me at dinner tonight that I am starting to get gray strands in my hair, so I guess I'll need to get a buzz cut before going to Atlanta so I can hide it. I did remind her that she has helped turn some of them gray.

When I look at the names of you guys that have replied, I know who many of you are but have never met some of you. Stop by and say "hello" when we are in Commerce because it would be great to put faces with names of the people that I see posting on this message board.

Joe Pinkston
2155 S/ST

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Bad news for me and some other S/ST racer going to Commerce. I wont be able to make the trip and some lucky S/ST racer wont get the break of having an easy first round opponent.

With kids and work it was questionable if we were going to make each race last year, but somehow we managed to make all 6 Div. 2 LODRS races. This time it all came together, issues with kids and at work will keep us home from this race.

Good luck to everyone of you that go to this race and I also hope you all have safe traveling to the race and back home.

Hopefully we will have these issues solved and will be at Reynolds for the final race next month.

Hey SW, check your "private messages".

Joe Pinkston
2155 S/ST

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I hope to be there not with my SS/GS neon. But with my street car. Got to get some way of getting fuel for fuel check though .. Got to get some event points.
Jim I'll call you tomorrow. Just read your post.

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Engine is going on the dyno this morning. if there are no problems we should be there Late thursday evening