Some of the best rivalries...

Michael Kilduff · 11-21-2012, 09:18 PM

On the Pro side I would offer Big Daddy vs Shirley. And how about Lee Shepherd vs Bob Glidden, too. Shepherd was awfully tough. WJ vs The Wayne County team.

On the sportsman side I remember the free-for-all in Top Stock in IHRA. It was everybody vs everybody, at least from this fans perspective. That class was FANtastic!!

In Top Sportsman I remember the race to be the first in the 7's.....Charles Carpenter in his '55, Bob Riolo-I think in a green '56- in his shoebox, and Rob Vandergriff in his '57. I was at Rockingham when Vandergriff went 7.01, quickest run ever at that date. Every week I would check out all the magazines to read about which one may have been the first to get there.

Kinda seemed to be a rivalry between Harry Holton's West Coast Hemi's group and Bucky about 10 years ago.

I recall in the points races here SS/CA was pretty stout with Butch Williams vs Smith&McCurdy vs Steve Taylor circa 1987ish....

Pro Mod was Nitrous vs Blowers. Then the turbos came in.....

Alky funny car for a long time it's been Ace vs The Field. I don't remember when it hasn't been Ace vs The Field, really. Pat Austin was strong for a while...

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11-21-2012, 09:18 PM	#11
Michael Kilduff Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Carolina Beach, NC Posts: 281 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Some of the best rivalries... On the Pro side I would offer Big Daddy vs Shirley. And how about Lee Shepherd vs Bob Glidden, too. Shepherd was awfully tough. WJ vs The Wayne County team. On the sportsman side I remember the free-for-all in Top Stock in IHRA. It was everybody vs everybody, at least from this fans perspective. That class was FANtastic!! In Top Sportsman I remember the race to be the first in the 7's.....Charles Carpenter in his '55, Bob Riolo-I think in a green '56- in his shoebox, and Rob Vandergriff in his '57. I was at Rockingham when Vandergriff went 7.01, quickest run ever at that date. Every week I would check out all the magazines to read about which one may have been the first to get there. Kinda seemed to be a rivalry between Harry Holton's West Coast Hemi's group and Bucky about 10 years ago. I recall in the points races here SS/CA was pretty stout with Butch Williams vs Smith&McCurdy vs Steve Taylor circa 1987ish.... Pro Mod was Nitrous vs Blowers. Then the turbos came in..... Alky funny car for a long time it's been Ace vs The Field. I don't remember when it hasn't been Ace vs The Field, really. Pat Austin was strong for a while... . __________________ IHRA STK 932 O/SA