Len Imborgno - Jim Skelly - Performance Preserves

Floyd Staggs · 07-03-2007, 11:27 AM

Yes Sir,
Thats when we decide to get back into bracket racing with the hay hauler, or farm truck as you called it. We had a lot of fun,won a lot of rounds, won 1 race, runner up a couple of times and made some money at each of the ET finals we went to. That was running in the mid 13's. Ever since I decided to go faster, the luck hasn't been with us. Now we're running high 10's, with a street legal truck, and haven't gone very far in the brackets. I wonder how much it has to do with the driver. Diane always use to tell me, God rest her soul, leave it alone and adjust your dial. Just make it consistent. She was right. I still carry her picture in the truck all the time. Harold always points up to the sky and say's "she's watching us". Harold is quite a guy. And, I sure do miss her.

Bruce Fulper · 07-03-2007, 02:18 PM

Indeed. I feel for you. She was great great gal. Everyone that knew her misses her. I was going thru all of my Norton pics to see if I had the truck or you guys, but it looks like I don't. I bet I have 150 pics of that place from when we set up the clocks and tested them with an airport security Caprice and my '65 Grand Prix to the last day. And lots of the Full Throttle reports on the races.

Looking thru some old mags last night I found a listing of a Ron Mandella winning A/SA in San Diego in 1964...Wonder if C. was there.....?

Chuck Norton · 07-03-2007, 03:23 PM

Yep. Flat-towed the wagon all the way to Ramona and we blew the block apart in the first round. Second-worst engine explosion I've ever seen in a stocker.

Dave Kempton won the race.

Bruce, I'd really like to see that write-up some time. Any pictures?

c

Bruce Fulper · 07-03-2007, 10:52 PM

C.
A bunch of pics but none of the wagon. Unless it's in the background somewhere. It has his name listed as Class winner. I 'll scan the list and put it up later, and get the name and month of the mag. And you're welcome to stop by and look at it. Must be a six page report. I'm still at the shop, but when I get home I'll get those yr/month specifics.

07-03-2007, 11:27 AM	#1
Floyd Staggs VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Cucamonga, CA Posts: 1,522 Likes: 157 Liked 229 Times in 99 Posts	Re: Len Imborgno - Jim Skelly - Performance Preserves Yes Sir, Thats when we decide to get back into bracket racing with the hay hauler, or farm truck as you called it. We had a lot of fun,won a lot of rounds, won 1 race, runner up a couple of times and made some money at each of the ET finals we went to. That was running in the mid 13's. Ever since I decided to go faster, the luck hasn't been with us. Now we're running high 10's, with a street legal truck, and haven't gone very far in the brackets. I wonder how much it has to do with the driver. Diane always use to tell me, God rest her soul, leave it alone and adjust your dial. Just make it consistent. She was right. I still carry her picture in the truck all the time. Harold always points up to the sky and say's "she's watching us". Harold is quite a guy. And, I sure do miss her.

07-03-2007, 02:18 PM	#2
Bruce Fulper Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: So. Cal. Posts: 651 Likes: 4 Liked 54 Times in 33 Posts	Re: Len Imborgno - Jim Skelly - Performance Preserves Indeed. I feel for you. She was great great gal. Everyone that knew her misses her. I was going thru all of my Norton pics to see if I had the truck or you guys, but it looks like I don't. I bet I have 150 pics of that place from when we set up the clocks and tested them with an airport security Caprice and my '65 Grand Prix to the last day. And lots of the Full Throttle reports on the races. Looking thru some old mags last night I found a listing of a Ron Mandella winning A/SA in San Diego in 1964...Wonder if C. was there.....?

07-03-2007, 03:23 PM	#3
Chuck Norton Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Covina, CA Posts: 474 Likes: 110 Liked 89 Times in 19 Posts	Re: Len Imborgno - Jim Skelly - Performance Preserves Yep. Flat-towed the wagon all the way to Ramona and we blew the block apart in the first round. Second-worst engine explosion I've ever seen in a stocker. Dave Kempton won the race. Bruce, I'd really like to see that write-up some time. Any pictures? c

07-03-2007, 10:52 PM	#4
Bruce Fulper Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: So. Cal. Posts: 651 Likes: 4 Liked 54 Times in 33 Posts	Re: Len Imborgno - Jim Skelly - Performance Preserves C. A bunch of pics but none of the wagon. Unless it's in the background somewhere. It has his name listed as Class winner. I 'll scan the list and put it up later, and get the name and month of the mag. And you're welcome to stop by and look at it. Must be a six page report. I'm still at the shop, but when I get home I'll get those yr/month specifics.

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