Old Farts that don't have enough sense to quit - Page 3

Travis Miller · 03-05-2013, 12:19 AM

I guess old farts that don't have enough sense to quit could include techmen. I raced from 1964 through 1970 but started teching in 1969. That makes this my 44th year as a techman.

SStockDart · 03-05-2013, 12:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Tom Goldman

Got a killer scar on my arm from catching a rasp while shaving a 7" slick in the staginglanes at Englishtown!

That is funny, and we all have done it.....I remember shaving my slicks in Sioux City, Ia....even though I couldn't run within 2 seconds of the the winner....It was really important to me as an 18 year old...

NORMAN BARNARD · 03-05-2013, 12:29 AM

Started racing in 1960 in western new york, niagra falls, lancaster speedway, spencer speedway in rochester. Then moved to north carolina, then texas. Now retired but still love racing, but not the cost involved these days.

SStockDart · 03-05-2013, 12:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Ebern Watson

1st win at drag racing 1957 Easy Street DragStrip Benson NC 1949 Ford ,two Stromberg 97.s Offy Heads,3 speed overdrive
? Gas Class 74 MPH no et.s at that time.

1st Stock Eliminator Win 1960 with 335Hp tri powered 348 4 speed at BroadSlab, was thankful that Bobby Warren was not there.

I did not quit when I lost to Bobby Warren or Haywood Register, David Surles, David Ward, Sonny Robbins,James Bullock, Odell Lee, Ronnie Yopp, George Duff,Troy Humpries,JA Bray, James Shelton,Jimmy Morton, The Pickle Man,Bobby Smith, Harold Denton, Harold Stewart, Bobby Brown,Charlie Taylor, Bobby Warren (oh, I already said Bobby Warren)Doc Bilbrey, Bobby Smith, Jerry Ball, Jack Strickland, Jim Reynolds, Ronnie Socks,Herb Hickman,Billy Merritt, Bobby Warren (excuse me, I already said Bobby Warren) etc, you get the idea?..........Why should I quit now????

Now that is funny...is their anyone that we have not lost to?

Ed Fernandez · 03-05-2013, 02:03 AM

I raced a 1969 VW bug at NY National Speedway in 1969.It was classed X/FF
(Expertimental / foreign F).Won class that weekend.I caled it quits in 2010 and found out there was life after drag racing.

Jim Wahl · 03-05-2013, 03:28 AM

1967...... Osceola Airport/ Daytona Timing Assn. Won class with a 273 "D" Dart. I was 16 years old. Jim

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Floyd Staggs · 03-05-2013, 07:47 AM

Pomona Raceway, 1958, when they still had a flag man.

RobbieRacer · 03-05-2013, 07:49 AM

First drag race was in High School 1975 in my mom's Nova. She was not happy.

Rich Biebel · 03-05-2013, 08:49 AM

Nothing good can be said about tow bars and flat towing.

I have lots of stories about wheels coming off and being lost on the highway....

A tow bar coming loose on my friends car in front of us and me trying to get his attention that something is way wrong....horn---lights....
Traction bars hitting railroad tracks and ripping off....same friend
Exhaust systems and brakes failing on tow cars.....my car..
Going thru a red light on a downhill section of road with a car in tow because I know I can't stop....at 5 am on the way back from Indy....A Milk truck in sight but thankfully not at the intersection as I sailed thru it......my car..

Cutting slicks with a razor knife or a body file was not fun

Doing a burnout to heat up the new super sticky Firestone tires and getting melted rubber stuck into my ankles.....not fun...burnt the heck out me....

and stationary burnouts were NOT done in any designated burnout area.
We did it back in the lanes to break in new tires.......and they were not ours and this was what we were told to do......heat them up once....

Doing a Muncie transmission.......in the dark without any grease to hold the bearings in place.....I used yellow glue....and got it all over myself....fell asleep under my car on my ramp truck.....Maple Grove Park....

Ahh the golden era.......right!!!!

Jerry Hatch · 03-05-2013, 08:49 AM

1968.....Winterport Dragway, Winterport Maine. They opened in 1967 and are still in operation.

03-05-2013, 12:19 AM	#21
Travis Miller Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 478 Likes: 1 Liked 276 Times in 27 Posts	Re: Old Farts that don't have enough sense to quit I guess old farts that don't have enough sense to quit could include techmen. I raced from 1964 through 1970 but started teching in 1969. That makes this my 44th year as a techman.

03-05-2013, 12:29 AM	#23
NORMAN BARNARD Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: EL PASO, TEXAS Posts: 156 Likes: 0 Liked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Re: Old Farts that don't have enough sense to quit Started racing in 1960 in western new york, niagra falls, lancaster speedway, spencer speedway in rochester. Then moved to north carolina, then texas. Now retired but still love racing, but not the cost involved these days.

03-05-2013, 02:03 AM	#25
Ed Fernandez Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: NOO JOISEY nexta NOO YAWK Posts: 5,879 Likes: 38 Liked 100 Times in 45 Posts	Re: Old Farts that don't have enough sense to quit I raced a 1969 VW bug at NY National Speedway in 1969.It was classed X/FF (Expertimental / foreign F).Won class that weekend.I caled it quits in 2010 and found out there was life after drag racing. __________________ Former NHRA #1945 Former IHRA #1945 T/SA

03-05-2013, 03:28 AM	#26
Jim Wahl Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Central Florida Posts: 5,844 Likes: 667 Liked 683 Times in 129 Posts	Re: Old Farts that don't have enough sense to quit 1967...... Osceola Airport/ Daytona Timing Assn. Won class with a 273 "D" Dart. I was 16 years old. Jim . __________________ Jim Wahl....NHRA #2239 S/SS - IHRA # 8 Stock, D2 Stock Champion (forever I guess) 2019 Baby Gators Stock Champion 2009 NHRA D2 National Open Stock Champion 1982 NHRA D2 West Palm Beach LDRS SS Runner Up Past President, Southern Stock / Super Stock Association.

03-05-2013, 07:47 AM	#27
Floyd Staggs VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Cucamonga, CA Posts: 1,522 Likes: 157 Liked 229 Times in 99 Posts	Re: Old Farts that don't have enough sense to quit Pomona Raceway, 1958, when they still had a flag man. __________________ Floyd Staggs 787 SST Last edited by Floyd Staggs; 03-05-2013 at 08:03 AM.

03-05-2013, 07:49 AM	#28
RobbieRacer Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Phoenix, Az Posts: 320 Likes: 17 Liked 118 Times in 41 Posts	Re: Old Farts that don't have enough sense to quit First drag race was in High School 1975 in my mom's Nova. She was not happy.

03-05-2013, 08:49 AM	#29
Rich Biebel VIP Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Northern New Jersey suburbs Posts: 2,315 Likes: 25 Liked 544 Times in 213 Posts	Re: Old Farts that don't have enough sense to quit Nothing good can be said about tow bars and flat towing. I have lots of stories about wheels coming off and being lost on the highway.... A tow bar coming loose on my friends car in front of us and me trying to get his attention that something is way wrong....horn---lights.... Traction bars hitting railroad tracks and ripping off....same friend Exhaust systems and brakes failing on tow cars.....my car.. Going thru a red light on a downhill section of road with a car in tow because I know I can't stop....at 5 am on the way back from Indy....A Milk truck in sight but thankfully not at the intersection as I sailed thru it......my car.. Cutting slicks with a razor knife or a body file was not fun Doing a burnout to heat up the new super sticky Firestone tires and getting melted rubber stuck into my ankles.....not fun...burnt the heck out me.... and stationary burnouts were NOT done in any designated burnout area. We did it back in the lanes to break in new tires.......and they were not ours and this was what we were told to do......heat them up once.... Doing a Muncie transmission.......in the dark without any grease to hold the bearings in place.....I used yellow glue....and got it all over myself....fell asleep under my car on my ramp truck.....Maple Grove Park.... Ahh the golden era.......right!!!! __________________ Rich Biebel S/C 1479 Stock 147R Last edited by Rich Biebel; 03-05-2013 at 08:52 AM.

03-05-2013, 08:49 AM	#30
Jerry Hatch Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Lubec, Maine Posts: 72 Likes: 7 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Old Farts that don't have enough sense to quit 1968.....Winterport Dragway, Winterport Maine. They opened in 1967 and are still in operation. __________________ In God I trust.