Cobra Jet article in NY Times

bill dedman · 03-11-2009, 05:23 PM

Terry,

That is SO COOOOL, that your family provided you with transportation to the races and magazines with all the technical info so you had a "basic training" in the tech field and could get into the classification/safety area of working on the tech crew, a little later... I learned it the same way (magazines and hands-on experience) and was the "Stocker-line" tech man at Carlisle (Arkansas) drag strip from '59-'64, Little Rock drag strip (alternate weekends) from ''60-'64, and Des Moines (IA) drag strip from '65-'68. Peeked under a lot of hoods during those years... and have never gotten over this disease.

My dad only ever went to the drags once.... and, unbeknownst to me. When I got home that night, (still unaware that he had been there) his only comment was, "GOT BEAT, DIDNT YA..." (in regards to our having had our asses handed to us on a platter in B/Gas.)

I just walked out of the room. We never talked about it again.

X-TECH MAN · 03-11-2009, 07:26 PM

Bill...In 1965 I had a new 426 street wedge Belvedere and won quite a few trophies. My parents didnt want me to race such a nice new car so I used to tell them that the trophies belonged to a friend who had a 1964 Sport Fury that was the same color as my car and the fact that HIS parents didnt want him to race either.....lol.

bill dedman · 03-11-2009, 09:03 PM

Terry,

Maybe you should have entered it as Floyd Lippencotte, III

LOL!

03-11-2009, 05:23 PM	#1
bill dedman VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Conway, AR Posts: 1,739 Likes: 0 Liked 6 Times in 4 Posts	Re: Cobra Jet article in NY Times Terry, That is SO COOOOL, that your family provided you with transportation to the races and magazines with all the technical info so you had a "basic training" in the tech field and could get into the classification/safety area of working on the tech crew, a little later... I learned it the same way (magazines and hands-on experience) and was the "Stocker-line" tech man at Carlisle (Arkansas) drag strip from '59-'64, Little Rock drag strip (alternate weekends) from ''60-'64, and Des Moines (IA) drag strip from '65-'68. Peeked under a lot of hoods during those years... and have never gotten over this disease. My dad only ever went to the drags once.... and, unbeknownst to me. When I got home that night, (still unaware that he had been there) his only comment was, "GOT BEAT, DIDNT YA..." (in regards to our having had our asses handed to us on a platter in B/Gas.) I just walked out of the room. We never talked about it again. __________________ Bill

03-11-2009, 07:26 PM	#2
X-TECH MAN Banned Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Lake Placid, Florida Posts: 3,203 Likes: 1,047 Liked 235 Times in 110 Posts	Re: Cobra Jet article in NY Times Bill...In 1965 I had a new 426 street wedge Belvedere and won quite a few trophies. My parents didnt want me to race such a nice new car so I used to tell them that the trophies belonged to a friend who had a 1964 Sport Fury that was the same color as my car and the fact that HIS parents didnt want him to race either.....lol.

03-11-2009, 09:03 PM	#3
bill dedman VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Conway, AR Posts: 1,739 Likes: 0 Liked 6 Times in 4 Posts	Re: Cobra Jet article in NY Times Terry, Maybe you should have entered it as Floyd Lippencotte, III LOL! __________________ Bill