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X-TECH MAN · 03-20-2013, 05:38 PM

Yepper ! Looks like beautiful Aquasco and Gene in the far lane. Wonder who that is in the black Old's.....LOL
P.S. I bet its a stick shift Old's.

MikeFicacci · 03-20-2013, 05:41 PM

Dan,
Your post about someone giving you a "drink" or 4 at the end of the track is funnier than you think.....especially when its your opponent for a heads-up race and NHRA does nothing about it.

Dan Lattimore · 03-20-2013, 06:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MikeFicacci

Dan,
Your post about someone giving you a "drink" or 4 at the end of the track is funnier than you think.....especially when its your opponent for a heads-up race and NHRA does nothing about it.

Hey Mike, Was it something I did ? ( Disclaimer ) I've done everything and seldom appologized for anything :-) As per Paul Harvey ---what's the rest of the story ?

mtkawboy · 03-20-2013, 06:56 PM

Bob Dwyer's Crockagator later owned by Dempsy Hardy had spring loaded studs holding the carb down in 1966. We used to get outrun on a regular basis for a long time with out P/S 59 Biscayne. I asked him what the deal was with the studs and he said it keeps the gas from foaming. 20 years later I was at his shop and he showed me a 280 hydro {273 Plymouth engine}that had just set the record at the Orange Bowl Regatta in Miami. Same studs & springs on it. This time he pulled the linkage all the way open and showed me how the front of the carb tilted up slightly. All the time we raced Im wondering why he runs the cars so rich, it made my eyes water. Old age & treachery etc.

tony wood · 03-20-2013, 07:33 PM

We were at Memphis nationals ran David Haag first round he red lighted went to scales they decided to 50-50 oops 5pds. light in front. . that was in the era they were about to quit weighing 50-50, didnt weigh anybody in time trials. i was not the only one to get bounced. i was in a 66 nova those cars were really close on 50-50.

Myron Piatek · 03-20-2013, 08:12 PM

This wasn't in a "class" car, but it was at the 1980 NHRA World Finals in Ontario, CA involving (I'm pretty sure) Jerry Valentine.

After bracket racing all year in Florida, winning the track championship at Orlando Speed World and then the Division 2 championship in Pro ET at Gainesville, I got to go to NHRA's first world championship race for NHRA bracket cars. Once in tech, I was shocked to learn that my 3 or 4 point roll bar wasn't legal because I didn't have a side bar!

(East coast/West coast rules?

) I may have been missing the support plates under the floor as well. So here I was on the opposite side of the country, late in the afternoon and unable to race at the biggest event I've ever been to. Luckily an old friend who now lived in San Diego was helping me out and he found a muffler shop that was open. Got some plates welded/bolted in underneath along with exhaust tubing as a side bar, nicely painted and padded. I was nervous, but obviously had nothing to lose. Somehow, surprisingly, Mr. Valentine passed me early the next morning and I made first round. I was exhausted, nervous and redlighted very badly. I had a shot, but I can't help but wonder what may have been if I had gotten a good night's rest. I believe it was a 3 or 4 round race because not all of the qualifying division champions made it.

At least I was there and it's a memory I'll never forget.

jim morgan · 03-20-2013, 08:46 PM

didnt get bounced but was with Jerry Stein at Suffolk VA eary 70's we had the only
Max Wedge choke cables that when thru tech about 6 times, the bumper jack i ithink
when thru twice

fordteacherguy · 03-20-2013, 10:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Alan Nyhus

Back 'in the day', Stockers had to have the windshield wipers. The rules didn't specify that they had to be on the car, only that they had to be there. Most guys tossed 'em in the trunk or in the back seat area.

I bounced this guy at a Div. 5 Points race in Brainerd. At least he the wiper blades........(grin)

Hey Alan,

Thanks for pics of my old Corvair!

I bought that car from that owner that got busted (sans nitrous) and rebuilt it to legal stocker specs and ran Div 5 afterward. Later it became a streeter. I was probably standing by you when the car ran. I remember the car hit third gear and went pop-pop-pop and roared off to the finish! The tech guy next to me (You?) just looked at me turned around and went over to the return road and flagged him down to teardown.

What a show! Thanks for the memories. That car has been gone almost 25 years. FYI: I had the back seat out at tech with my first race with it!

Bobby Zlatkin · 03-21-2013, 04:16 AM

How about a well known modified racer who, before being P & G'd, tore the filter tips off a few cigerettes and stuffed them in the spark plug hole. He knew just how many to put in to get the results he wanted.

Glenn Briglio · 03-21-2013, 01:16 PM

At Indy for nationals in mid 80"s got tossed for 2lbs too much spring pressure after winning class. This was after checking it two more times on same tester checking right on. Dave Danish comes over and watches everything, he says I'll go with first test.One week later we win Keystone Nationals and Tex Miller protests us after losing in final.Of course we fixed valve springs and pass tech.The best part is they tore down Tex too.Ha-ha.

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MikeFicacci Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 242 Likes: 1 Liked 19 Times in 2 Posts	Re: Things you were bounced for in the olden days when there Dan, Your post about someone giving you a "drink" or 4 at the end of the track is funnier than you think.....especially when its your opponent for a heads-up race and NHRA does nothing about it. __________________ Mike Ficacci Stk 1010

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mtkawboy Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Billings Mt Posts: 282 Likes: 186 Liked 54 Times in 18 Posts	Re: Things you were bounced for in the olden days when there Bob Dwyer's Crockagator later owned by Dempsy Hardy had spring loaded studs holding the carb down in 1966. We used to get outrun on a regular basis for a long time with out P/S 59 Biscayne. I asked him what the deal was with the studs and he said it keeps the gas from foaming. 20 years later I was at his shop and he showed me a 280 hydro {273 Plymouth engine}that had just set the record at the Orange Bowl Regatta in Miami. Same studs & springs on it. This time he pulled the linkage all the way open and showed me how the front of the carb tilted up slightly. All the time we raced Im wondering why he runs the cars so rich, it made my eyes water. Old age & treachery etc.

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tony wood Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 248 Likes: 7 Liked 42 Times in 17 Posts	Re: Things you were bounced for in the olden days when there We were at Memphis nationals ran David Haag first round he red lighted went to scales they decided to 50-50 oops 5pds. light in front. . that was in the era they were about to quit weighing 50-50, didnt weigh anybody in time trials. i was not the only one to get bounced. i was in a 66 nova those cars were really close on 50-50.

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Myron Piatek VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Florida Posts: 1,542 Likes: 34 Liked 138 Times in 51 Posts	Re: Things you were bounced for in the olden days when there This wasn't in a "class" car, but it was at the 1980 NHRA World Finals in Ontario, CA involving (I'm pretty sure) Jerry Valentine. After bracket racing all year in Florida, winning the track championship at Orlando Speed World and then the Division 2 championship in Pro ET at Gainesville, I got to go to NHRA's first world championship race for NHRA bracket cars. Once in tech, I was shocked to learn that my 3 or 4 point roll bar wasn't legal because I didn't have a side bar! (East coast/West coast rules? ) I may have been missing the support plates under the floor as well. So here I was on the opposite side of the country, late in the afternoon and unable to race at the biggest event I've ever been to. Luckily an old friend who now lived in San Diego was helping me out and he found a muffler shop that was open. Got some plates welded/bolted in underneath along with exhaust tubing as a side bar, nicely painted and padded. I was nervous, but obviously had nothing to lose. Somehow, surprisingly, Mr. Valentine passed me early the next morning and I made first round. I was exhausted, nervous and redlighted very badly. I had a shot, but I can't help but wonder what may have been if I had gotten a good night's rest. I believe it was a 3 or 4 round race because not all of the qualifying division champions made it. At least I was there and it's a memory I'll never forget.

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jim morgan Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Wilson NC Posts: 106 Likes: 310 Liked 52 Times in 9 Posts	Re: Things you were bounced for in the olden days when there didnt get bounced but was with Jerry Stein at Suffolk VA eary 70's we had the only Max Wedge choke cables that when thru tech about 6 times, the bumper jack i ithink when thru twice __________________ Jim Morgan 1916 , 9916 STK

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Bobby Zlatkin Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Mills River, NC Posts: 417 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Things you were bounced for in the olden days when there How about a well known modified racer who, before being P & G'd, tore the filter tips off a few cigerettes and stuffed them in the spark plug hole. He knew just how many to put in to get the results he wanted. __________________ Bobby & Norene Zlatkin L/SA

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Glenn Briglio VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Massapequa Park,NY Posts: 1,283 Likes: 1,899 Liked 972 Times in 309 Posts	Re: Things you were bounced for in the olden days when there At Indy for nationals in mid 80"s got tossed for 2lbs too much spring pressure after winning class. This was after checking it two more times on same tester checking right on. Dave Danish comes over and watches everything, he says I'll go with first test.One week later we win Keystone Nationals and Tex Miller protests us after losing in final.Of course we fixed valve springs and pass tech.The best part is they tore down Tex too.Ha-ha. __________________ 1989 Camaro Iroc-Z I/SA B&B Auto Machine Shop.