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01-13-2014, 09:03 AM
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Re: OLD Modified Corvettes
Pete Smith was (hope still is) a cool guy. First time I saw his tach tattle tale after a pass I almost fainted. Thought I was really zinging my C/SM Camaro leaving at 9000. LOL
Moving to Modified Eliminatot was sure a learning experience. Learned a lot. Learned to not run aluminium rods too long. Stayed over until a Monday to finish a points race at Baton Rough due to rain one time. Pulled a rod into in the final against Coleman Roddy's black Camaro. Had a new set to put in it, but thought I didn't have time. Told Jeanie "one more race will be OK". She was SO happy with me. LOL The ride home was kinda quiet.
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01-13-2014, 10:47 AM
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[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7afhmO0jrOI&list=PL1CA2924595C07468"]Houston 2 - YouTube[/ame]
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01-13-2014, 11:19 AM
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Joe,
I literally was probably standing next to the guy filming this or very close. We would get to the gates EARLY so we could get a fence spot. To be able to relive a weekend like that just one more time.... |
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01-13-2014, 01:18 PM
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Thanks Joe, I love going back and watching the old races.
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01-15-2014, 01:14 AM
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Found a Feb 4, 1977 National Dragster in a pile of my stuff and looked through the National Records. What I found was impressive to me. It was listed that Modified racer David Surles held the ET record for G/Gas, H/Gas, E/MP and the F/MP speed record. I know some will say that G/Gas and E/MP were both 11 pounds and H/Gas and F/MP were 12 pounds, respectively, so there was an easy jump between the classes. Still impressive. That must have been one bad-*** Corvette back in its day.
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01-15-2014, 11:11 PM
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My dad Kenny Rose was best known locally for his Hemi powered 55 Chevy that he ran in C/Gas, but he wrenched on a G/Gas 58 Corvette for Bob Widmeyer in the mid to late 70's. He often told me of how Division 1 was like war every week in Modified Eliminator.
After he quit racing the 55, his last car was a Hemi powered 1960 Corvette that I believe he purchased from Harry Huntzberry in 1974. He sold that car as a roller in 1998-99 sometime to a guy named Jim Frost near Cumberland, MD. |
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01-16-2014, 10:09 AM
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Thank you all for your posts of info ,stories and photos!!!!! Modified is like drugs...... Cars and the sound of the past is chilling!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Please post anytime. Also keep up with Randy Wilson post. Need NHRA and IHRA to hear the noise of MODIFIED Thanks again
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