TREE Taken out by a rear TIRE !!!

Mike Meier · 02-05-2009, 06:51 PM

The guy driving looks kinda like Jamie Heineman (spelling?) from Mythbusters. Christmas tree.....BUSTED. All kidding aside, I hope the guy is alright and they don't ding him with the bill.

Chris Kilraine · 02-05-2009, 06:55 PM

It was 5 or 6 years ago at maple grove.......it was a super gas car.

LNorton · 02-05-2009, 07:00 PM

Was it 5-6 years ago that Szilagyi got the tree?

SC1317 · 02-05-2009, 07:10 PM

At Maple Grove, it was a corvette. Older one, I think in super street. Can't remember his real name, always called him gramps. Great guy, raced for years till then. Tom Goldman would remember!

The Wooden Shoe? was on the car

badluckcrew1 · 02-06-2009, 10:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SC1317

At Maple Grove, it was a corvette. Older one, I think in super street. Can't remember his real name, always called him gramps. Great guy, raced for years till then. Tom Goldman would remember!

The Wooden Shoe? was on the car

That was the car

Tom Goldman · 02-06-2009, 10:31 AM

The Vette was Herman Terpstra's Wooden Shoe S/st car. ...It was suposedly an ex Bruce Larson car ..I don't know if he;s ever put it back together after that hit. ....Soon NHRA will bring its own concrete pier to protect its tree,like the one they used to have at Bowling Green! LOL! ....saw that chunk of concrete claim Neil Mahr's roadster way back in the Seventies at the old Sportsnationals !..........I think it also was the one Jim Oddey hit with his Opel. .....Sounds like a great project for someone to compile photos of, Blows Against the Empire would be a great title ! ....Tom

Jeff Foster · 02-06-2009, 10:48 AM

As far as I know we will not be asked to pay for it. I dont even know yet what thr cost of repairs will be. Only 1 LED light broke (thats why they cost so much to begin with), the electronics inside are probably still usable. The new center has already built by my sheet metal shop and powder coated and on Fed-ex to me, new sockets ordered. Should have it all back together for Phoenix.

Jeff Foster

Compulink
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The left rear tire/wheel cam off the truck and he made a hard left turn right to the tree.

jim tatge · 02-05-2009, 07:45 PM

Old injun steve and i didn't think you could remember back that far. We know who you are talking about but are keeping it under our hats. Tell chucky no dinner for him.

Philip Saran · 02-05-2009, 07:50 PM

The driver of the wayward truck is "GTX John" Irving, father of Jon &
Robby out of Boulder NV. They also campain a 78 Volare S/W, 73 Sat,
71 Demon and others.

BLAZER · 02-05-2009, 08:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jim tatge

Old injun steve and i didn't think you could remember back that far. We know who you are talking about but are keeping it under our hats. Tell chucky no dinner for him.

WTF-old injun-steve-i- under our hat and chucky, did you all ride together when the tree went down?

02-05-2009, 06:51 PM	#1
Mike Meier Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Webster, TX Posts: 317 Likes: 127 Liked 39 Times in 8 Posts	Re: TREE Taken out by a rear TIRE !!! The guy driving looks kinda like Jamie Heineman (spelling?) from Mythbusters. Christmas tree.....BUSTED. All kidding aside, I hope the guy is alright and they don't ding him with the bill. __________________ Mike Meier "World's most expensive DF/S" 2007 Chevy Cobalt....because suffering through owning an AMC Stocker wasn't enough Last edited by Mike Meier; 02-05-2009 at 06:51 PM. Reason: typo

02-05-2009, 06:55 PM	#2
Chris Kilraine Junior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Loretto, PA Posts: 97 Likes: 5 Liked 3 Times in 2 Posts	Re: TREE Taken out by a rear TIRE !!! It was 5 or 6 years ago at maple grove.......it was a super gas car.

02-05-2009, 07:00 PM	#3
LNorton Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: RacerTees.com Posts: 505 Likes: 0 Liked 4 Times in 2 Posts	Re: TREE Taken out by a rear TIRE !!! Was it 5-6 years ago that Szilagyi got the tree? __________________ Lee Norton - N229 STK IHRA H/FIA - NHRA O/SA RacerTees.com

02-05-2009, 07:10 PM	#4
SC1317 Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: NY Snowbelt Posts: 113 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: TREE Taken out by a rear TIRE !!! At Maple Grove, it was a corvette. Older one, I think in super street. Can't remember his real name, always called him gramps. Great guy, raced for years till then. Tom Goldman would remember! The Wooden Shoe? was on the car __________________ Michele Corigliano Last edited by SC1317; 02-05-2009 at 07:35 PM. Reason: just remembered

02-06-2009, 10:31 AM	#6
Tom Goldman VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Allentown,PA Posts: 2,476 Likes: 891 Liked 882 Times in 236 Posts	Re: TREE Taken out by a rear TIRE !!! The Vette was Herman Terpstra's Wooden Shoe S/st car. ...It was suposedly an ex Bruce Larson car ..I don't know if he;s ever put it back together after that hit. ....Soon NHRA will bring its own concrete pier to protect its tree,like the one they used to have at Bowling Green! LOL! ....saw that chunk of concrete claim Neil Mahr's roadster way back in the Seventies at the old Sportsnationals !..........I think it also was the one Jim Oddey hit with his Opel. .....Sounds like a great project for someone to compile photos of, Blows Against the Empire would be a great title ! ....Tom __________________ Tom Goldman 1500 SG , 1506 STK Last edited by Tom Goldman; 02-06-2009 at 10:34 AM.

02-06-2009, 10:48 AM	#7
Jeff Foster Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 74 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: TREE Taken out by a rear TIRE !!! As far as I know we will not be asked to pay for it. I dont even know yet what thr cost of repairs will be. Only 1 LED light broke (thats why they cost so much to begin with), the electronics inside are probably still usable. The new center has already built by my sheet metal shop and powder coated and on Fed-ex to me, new sockets ordered. Should have it all back together for Phoenix. Jeff Foster Compulink . The left rear tire/wheel cam off the truck and he made a hard left turn right to the tree. Last edited by Jeff Foster; 02-06-2009 at 11:09 AM.

02-05-2009, 07:45 PM	#8
jim tatge Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: sioux falls sd Posts: 43 Likes: 85 Liked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: TREE Taken out by a rear TIRE !!! Old injun steve and i didn't think you could remember back that far. We know who you are talking about but are keeping it under our hats. Tell chucky no dinner for him.

02-05-2009, 07:50 PM	#9
Philip Saran Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Parker, CO. Posts: 728 Likes: 165 Liked 14 Times in 11 Posts	Re: TREE Taken out by a rear TIRE !!! The driver of the wayward truck is "GTX John" Irving, father of Jon & Robby out of Boulder NV. They also campain a 78 Volare S/W, 73 Sat, 71 Demon and others. __________________ Phil Saran Parker, Colorado

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