Cool race car names!

[Michael Beard]

If you look closely, Billy is of course adjusting his helmet/glasses/sleeves/position in his seat. When Billy stages a car, a guy steals 3rd base. He's also the only guy I've ever seen get an Autostart time-out on a solo run!

Originally Posted by Ed Fernandez

Hey Michael,did you beat the old man in the picture on that run?

Yup. I think Mr. Bill and I have raced three times. He was red once, broke out once, and just flat beat once.... but of course he was disarming.

"Michael, ya gotta understand something: YOU'RE the local hero. You're SUPPOSED to beat me. It doesn't MEAN anything."

He's really no fun.

I did the Nees's Pieces on his 4-door car, but I'd really like to re-do it sometime. I was tinkering with some different print settings, and I'm not happy with the quality on it at all. Maybe I'll replace it for him when he gets the Turismo done.

I would love to be able to pick Billy's brain like you can

Let me share a few things with you that I have learned from Billy over the years.
- Pay attention to vapor pressure
- Flash cooling
- "Don't touch that."
- "You've finally grown up when you realize all of your heros are *&&h*les"
- "When in New Jersey, don't make eye contact, and don't say 'hi'. They're liable to think something's wrong with you, follow you home, and shoot you."
- "Don't stick your head in the transmission fluid bucket."

Lots of other little things, but those are the 'words to live by'.

[Byron Worner]

Names I remember from the Beaver Springs and York US 30 days that were not mentioned:

Rapid Rodent- Fred Hartman

Mr. Speed- Vernon Rowley

dragway park cayuga 1980 cicra "CLOCKWORK ORANGE" 71-73 duster always a crow pleaser

[greg fulk]

Originally Posted by Michael Beard

My uncle was an art teacher, and he taught me that trick. I lettered about a half a dozen cars with Con-Tac paper. I'd sketch the design out on the Con-Tac paper in pencil, spray paint it the main color(s) with those little cans of Testor hobby paint, then hand paint or airbrush details onto them. Then I had to cut the design out with scissors. Application was a tough process! It actually worked really good in the beginning, but after a few years, the quality of the material and the adhesive dropped significantly.

That's how I originally did my "Dust Devil II", along with "Miss Misery", "Turn Me Loose", and a few other cars that ran at Beaver Springs.


This photo was from shortly after I finally got brave enough to hand paint and airbrush the "Dust Devil" and the Taz directly on the door for the first time.

That's a Classic! I would love to be able to pick Billy's brain like you can...ya know he's quit proud of you...he told me not to tell though! I ask him once why you wouldn't run NHRA too. He said you would run where the money was.

[Old time SS racer]

Old names from Div 2
Bill and MA Madden's gasser Chicken Picker
MA owned a poultry processing plant
Stocker and Gasser from Montgomery AL area - Revenuer
Cartoon character and a still
Ronny Traffenstedt - 55 wagon, chevelle wagon - Revenge
Olds 442 stocker from Gadsden AL - Big Iron
64 Ford Galaxy 427 from Piedmont AL - Ole Blue
41 Willys gasser from GA Hemi Hurricane
Altered car Jerry Gwen - Baby Huey

[Mike Bassin]

Ed,

The track looks like York U.S. 30

[Bob Pagano]

Ed you mite be right, I could not remember what the tail lights look like on the HJ but they were very close.

[Ed Fernandez]

Originally Posted by Mike Bassin

Ed,

The track looks like York U.S. 30

I raced the Div 1 bracket finals there in 1978-79.I dont remember the tower being that fancy then.Thanks
for the info.Bob the Henry J's had rear fenders that kicked up into small fins like 50-53 cadillacs,with round taillights in the back panel.

Ed

[Mike Bassin]

Ed,

Pulled up a picture from US 30 Dragway web site and tower picture is a match from York. A lot of good pictures from the mid to late seventies on that site. To bad the track closed. I retired 2 weeks ago from the Apple automotive group in York, Pa. They last operated US 30 and closed the track in 1979. I've often asked the owners to consider reopening the track, they know it probably would do very well but they
have so many other ventures going, many car dealerships, building products division, construction companies, land development, trash removal, airport and more. They have spent big money on all their businesses and operate all of them in a first class manor. They just don't feel like taking on this project. I used drive by the track, [airport] daily, "Cragar" tower long since torn down. Never announced there,
was always working Sat .nites at 75-80 drag-o-way. Did see many events in the early sixties, raced there a few times back then also. A great place, always fun.

Mike Bassin

[Steve Doornbosch]

Friends of mine...

"Plum Wild": Nash 5speed 64 F85 Olds
"Novastalgia"
"It's about Time"
"Good night Irene"
"Quick Expense"
"Sweet Music" My car...A well tuned engine is "sweet music" to my ears, and I've been playing guitar for 25+ years. 2 of the loves of my life!