You have to watch this video

Bench Racer · 10-10-2007, 09:53 PM

I was there! Watching that was like meeting an old friend you have not seen in years. My Brother (David)started started racing a 1958 Chevy wagon in SS/3JA 2bbl class in 1981, and before the wife and kids I pretty much went to every race that he did. That 50 Olds rocket 88 was a favorite of mine, I think it fit in Z/SA I always enjoyed the wagons,oddball combos, and the slow "come catch me" cars. It sure was neat watching a "stick" in the finals of H/R, and it was a pleasure to NOT see a heads up car with electronics "coast" for 2 seconds. I used to watch the heads up classes back then, but not now. I had forgot about Johnny Mcquirt (sp?) having the nova in SS, I did remember his SS/FA corvette. After watching Ricky Smith give the camera man a ride, I remembered Mike Bowles giving (I think) Vern Gosden the country music singer a ride in the Good Ol Charlie Brown Wagon at Farmington Dragway in North Carolina. Thanks for making the evening a good one! Don Jackson

JEFF ESSMANN · 10-10-2007, 10:18 PM

that was 10 times better than the wally and john tribute hour they tried to pass off as a drag race sunday night somebody should forward this to espn and nhra so they could see how to cover a race and if paul page watched it he might learn how to announce a drag race

Chip THELEGEND Johnson · 10-11-2007, 07:13 AM

That natural high nova car is still around with the same paint(I Think).
How about Terry Taylor in the finals of SS as a teenager.
Truman Fields car.
The front engine dragster in Q/R (would be the same as T/S-T/D) now.
Tommy Mauney in Modified.

I was probably there too, but by the finals we were already on the way home.LOL

Chip Johnson

p.s. LONG TREE

Michael Beard · 10-11-2007, 11:20 AM

Very sweet! Loved the sportsman action.

Anybody else notice that Mark Oswald won $20,000 for winning Funny Car??? In 1983...

bill dedman · 10-11-2007, 01:10 PM

Looked it up on the "Cost of living Online Calculator:

http://www.aier.org/research/col.php[/

$20,000 in 1983, would be $41,305.22 in 2007.

10-10-2007, 09:53 PM	#1
Bench Racer Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Green Creek (Tryon) North Carolina Posts: 331 Likes: 69 Liked 99 Times in 21 Posts	Re: You have to watch this video I was there! Watching that was like meeting an old friend you have not seen in years. My Brother (David)started started racing a 1958 Chevy wagon in SS/3JA 2bbl class in 1981, and before the wife and kids I pretty much went to every race that he did. That 50 Olds rocket 88 was a favorite of mine, I think it fit in Z/SA I always enjoyed the wagons,oddball combos, and the slow "come catch me" cars. It sure was neat watching a "stick" in the finals of H/R, and it was a pleasure to NOT see a heads up car with electronics "coast" for 2 seconds. I used to watch the heads up classes back then, but not now. I had forgot about Johnny Mcquirt (sp?) having the nova in SS, I did remember his SS/FA corvette. After watching Ricky Smith give the camera man a ride, I remembered Mike Bowles giving (I think) Vern Gosden the country music singer a ride in the Good Ol Charlie Brown Wagon at Farmington Dragway in North Carolina. Thanks for making the evening a good one! Don Jackson

10-10-2007, 10:18 PM	#2
JEFF ESSMANN Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 57 Likes: 10 Liked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: You have to watch this video that was 10 times better than the wally and john tribute hour they tried to pass off as a drag race sunday night somebody should forward this to espn and nhra so they could see how to cover a race and if paul page watched it he might learn how to announce a drag race __________________ Jeff Essmann 5780 ss/ja WEB SITE WITH MY RACECAR

10-11-2007, 07:13 AM	#3
Chip THELEGEND Johnson Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 287 Likes: 224 Liked 285 Times in 81 Posts	Re: You have to watch this video That natural high nova car is still around with the same paint(I Think). How about Terry Taylor in the finals of SS as a teenager. Truman Fields car. The front engine dragster in Q/R (would be the same as T/S-T/D) now. Tommy Mauney in Modified. I was probably there too, but by the finals we were already on the way home.LOL Chip Johnson p.s. LONG TREE

10-11-2007, 11:20 AM	#4
Michael Beard VIP Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 4,060 Likes: 0 Liked 13 Times in 9 Posts	Re: You have to watch this video Very sweet! Loved the sportsman action. Anybody else notice that Mark Oswald won $20,000 for winning Funny Car??? In 1983... __________________ Michael Beard - NHRA/IHRA 3216 S/SS

10-11-2007, 01:10 PM	#5
bill dedman VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Conway, AR Posts: 1,739 Likes: 0 Liked 6 Times in 4 Posts	Re: You have to watch this video Looked it up on the "Cost of living Online Calculator: http://www.aier.org/research/col.php[/ $20,000 in 1983, would be $41,305.22 in 2007. __________________ Bill Last edited by bill dedman; 10-11-2007 at 02:42 PM.

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