Don Carlton - Motown Missle

[Philip Saran]

I got to view the 73 wire car Duster at 401K hot rod shop in Anaheim about
two Satudays ago and they are making good progress on the car.

[chris3racing]

Jim, any amount of time to can be spent talking drag racing with Tom Hoover is time well spent. I spoke with him for about and hour last year and would liked to have spent more time. The book, "Ramchargers" they have for sale in Henderson is a collectors item. Oldfield, Pappas and Spehard makes for good conversation also.

What part of Florida are you in. I will be in Orlando again this year for the PRI show maybe we could meet and talk some old drag racing.

[Jim Wahl]

Originally Posted by chris3racing

Jim, any amount of time to can be spent talking drag racing with Tom Hoover is time well spent. I spoke with him for about and hour last year and would liked to have spent more time. The book, "Ramchargers" they have for sale in Henderson is a collectors item. Oldfield, Pappas and Spehard makes for good conversation also.

What part of Florida are you in. I will be in Orlando again this year for the PRI show maybe we could meet and talk some old drag racing.

You are so right! I spoke with Tom many, many years ago, he has such a wealth of knowledge. I have the book and love it. I am about 30 minutes North of Orlando. I'm not sure what I am doing about the PRI. As you know NHRA D-2 is having a National Open that weekend. I don't know why they decided on that weekend but they did. So I have a decision to make! I LOVE the PRI to! I would love to meet and talk with you also. Maybe we can. Jim

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[Satch Gragg]

I too plan to be there this year especially with Dons induction. I was lucky enough to be called upon to present Don into the North Carolina Drag Racing Hall of Fame. What an honor it was to present someone who was your Hero into such an event. I grew up around Don from the time I was 8 yrs. old till his tragic death. I had such a great childhood growing up around Don, and when he went to work and drive the #2 can at Sox & Martin I was able to tag along, man I miss those days and I miss Don every day. I look forward to seeing some old and some new friends. Satch Gragg

[Jim Wahl]

Satch! I looked for you all weekend at Darlington! Every time I went down to the scales they would said you were in the tower cooling off! I wanted to meet and talk with you as the new IHRA D-2 Director. Jim Woods has nothing but good to say about you so that's good enough for me! Jim



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[chris3racing]

Satch, you will truly enjoy this event. Look forward to seeing you.

[chris3racing]

Two weeks away. This time, two weeks from now, I will be elbow deep in Drag Racing History. Every day now brings new and exciting information for the East Coast Drag Times Hall of Fame Reunion. The thousands of classic, pre-76, cars, street rods and rat rods will be rolling in from the south end of town and the historic drag cars will be rolling in from the north, whether we drive em in, or tow em in it will be a site. For many of us, even though it was 40+ years ago, as these cars come in the memories will be like it was yesterday.

I will have some of the photo albums that I have from my brothers collection of old racing photos, come by and see if your old car is in some of these albums.

Did I forget to say that we will be burning some racing fuel and nitro beginning at about 1:30 pm in the cakkle fest. We will work our way up the street, beginning with the gassers continuing with SuperStock/ProStock and ending with nitro at the north end of the street.

[Hemi Moose]

Team doing some testing on the Mopar Missile...