Sportsman moment of the year

[X-TECH MAN]

Originally Posted by BlueOval Ralph

From the picture I saw it looks like Charlie has a *** clutch can, when did NHRA ok these for Supe Stock???

MoPar probably said the SS/AH cars came that way from the factory as standard equipment.....lol.

[mtkawboy]

For me it was seeing my old friend Bill Dyer and his son win M/S and N/S at Indy with both cars in the winners circle picture. Probably wouldnt mean as much to the rest of you but it did to me.

[Steves68Nova]

Originally Posted by Chuck Norton

had been featured with a knowledgeable announcer

Just for the record I have been always impressed with Bob Frey's knowledge of racing. Including the sportman racing classes. I believe he was the one calling that race. Sounded like him.

Steve

[Jim Wahl]

Originally Posted by Chuck Norton

Ladies and gentlemen, we have experienced a rare moment in class racing history. It was a glimpse of a by-gone era that many of us doubted would ever be allowed to surface again. "Sportsman Moment of the Year," indeed! How about "Drag Racing Moment of the Year," or "Drag Racing Moment of the Decade?"

1. No delay boxes
2. No transbrakes
3. No handicaps
4. No throttle stops
5. No nitro or laughing gas
6. No engines on a stick
7. No flip-up "plastic replicas of the Detroit iron"
8. No legion of crew members in matching uniforms thronging around the cars on the starting line
9. No one in the stands to see the race of the weekend
10. Probably no Association marketing guru still on the property to realize what they missed

Just real drag racing the way it began and the way we love it.


That run epitomizes what this sport has always been about. If the Stock final had been aired on TV with the proper promotion or had been featured with a knowledgeable announcer working a crowd of 30,000 daylight fans with an appropriate buildup it would have whipped up a frenzy of enthusiasm. It was a promoter's dream and it was wasted.

Who is going to write the back-story?
Who is going to promote the poster of that run? (I want one.)
Who is going to do the situational play-by-play analysis of the moment?
Who took video or still pictures of the preparations for that run?
Who will conduct the in-depth interviews with the drivers?

Oh well, it was great and before it fades into a dim memory I would like to personally congratulate two really tough racers who were cast into the spotlight and who deserve a hell of a lot more than they're going to get. Nice going guys!

c

Amen Chuck! Amen! That's what it's all about and only a few lucky people got to see it! Too bad, but history just the same. Jim

[Tommy Gaynor]

I can't believe nobody mentioned Joe and Hal Sorensen's runs in Woodburn OR and Boise ID! Joe's run in Woodburn was a thing of beauty!

# 1 6633 AA/SA Joe Sorensen, Woodburn OR, '69 Camaro 9.613 10.90 -1.287


At damn near 137MPH on a 9" tire, in July! Still to date the fastest sea level run by a stocker. Or in Boise I think the farthest under the index of the season! I take my hat off to Joe and Hal nobody and I mean NOBODY works harder on there stuff!


# 1. 633 B/SA Hal Sorensen, Vancouver WA, '69 Camaro 10.159 11.93 -1.771

I know the two tools named ED will bitch and moan because that's what they do. They are angry because they can't turn on the win light! Happy Holidays Tools!

Have a nice day!

[Ed Fernandez]

# 1. 633 B/SA Hal Sorensen, Vancouver WA, '69 Camaro 10.159 11.93 -1.771

Was that the famous run where the car had to take a whizz before it got to the scales?
How comes you aren't reminding me that you came in #17 in the country this year.Nice accompliment,
that and $2 gets you a ride on the NYC subway.
I really have no problem with the runs the Sornesen's made,except the fact that they probably should have manned up and crossed the scales and took the hit.They seem more than capable of running with the Mustangs,for now.
OK Mr I'm #17,your turn.

[Sean Cour]

Originally Posted by Ed Fernandez

# 1. 633 B/SA Hal Sorensen, Vancouver WA, '69 Camaro 10.159 11.93 -1.771

Was that the famous run where the car had to take a whizz before it got to the scales?
How comes you aren't reminding me that you came in #17 in the country this year.Nice accompliment,
that and $2 gets you a ride on the NYC subway.
I really have no problem with the runs the Sornesen's made,except the fact that they probably should have manned up and crossed the scales and took the hit.They seem more than capable of running with the Mustangs,for now.
OK Mr I'm #17,your turn.

Ed-

The run you're thinking of is the other impressive run of the year. The one where "The Evil Green Car" went 10.14 in B at Boise. An altitude track.
Hope this clears up any confusion.

Sean

[Ed Fernandez]

Originally Posted by Sean Cour

Ed-

The run you're thinking of is the other impressive run of the year. The one where "The Evil Green Car" went 10.14 in B at Boise. An altitude track.
Hope this clears up any confusion.

Sean

Thank you for the correction.Boise eh?Sort of a West Coast version of Cecil County.

[Sean Cour]

Originally Posted by Ed Fernandez

Thank you for the correction.Boise eh?Sort of a West Coast version of Cecil County.

I don't know, what's the altitude of Cecil?

[Ed Fernandez]

Originally Posted by Sean Cour

I don't know, what's the altitude of Cecil?

Sean It's not the altitude,It's the "tilt", if you know what I mean.