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Originally Posted by Mike Keener
After hearing about the "Met a Drag Racing Legend" thread from his good friend from Indianapolis "Jerry Harvey", (because I never told him I was posting it) Gas made a special trip back to my shop to make sure that I wished everyone on the "Class Racer" Forum his very-very best! Gas emphasized that he couldn't believe that so many of todays racers remembered and appeciated his contribution to our sport and added "that if he lives to be 100 he won't forget it"!
Also Merc & I would like to thank everyone for the kind words said about "Team Checkmate past and present, and like Gas we really appeciate it too!
Merry Christmas, and the best of luck to everyone in the coming New Year!
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Read your other thread. I have not met you Mike but good story. I met Rhonda in 1964 in Julesberg Colorado. He had his BOLT and was running high 12's. Darryl Zimmerman (NHRA) was strip manager then. We ran him with our new 64 Hemi 2 dr. hdtp. all steel car. (stick) We ran low 13's (terrible) but new car. Had a nice talk with him then. I was 21 years old. I envy you. Thanks for the story Raced Les Ritchey also. Richard Beshore