Any you guys remember Roger England of Columbus, IN

[Tod Lane]

Originally Posted by RogerDEngland

The original Cuda was traded with Dale Meers from Buffallo KY for the Duster. It was Shay Nichols Por Stock car, she has quite a history as well as the car. I believe her ride in that car made her the first female in Pro Stock.
That car was traded within a year for the red white & blue Cuda, which was Ronald Lyles' Pro stock car. That car was the first Sox&Martin pro stock Cuda that Ronnie won a bunch of races in, then they built a new car in '71 and sold the original '70 car to Lyles.

Thanks! Do you remember who ended up with the Duster?

[bluegrassx]

Originally Posted by Tod Lane

Thanks! Do you remember who ended up with the Duster?

I know it was here in Nicholasville, KY for awhile and IM thinking the Bibelhouser Bros from Louisville had it after that..
Just checked photos and Biblehouser Bros car was a Demon.

[DaveHyatt]

Originally Posted by Jerry Terry

Ernie thanks to you and Roger for letting us go back in time when I now realize how much fun we had racing back then. Odie Isom from Greenwood Indiana used take me with him when he went racing and I loved every minute of it. I also remember a guy from Osgood Indiana that raced a Hemi Cuda but I dont remember his name.

Jerry Terry

I haven't seen Roger in years. The is a Burger King where His Sunoco station was. Herb McCandless redone His rear suspension and wheel openings were tweaked. Odie ran a chevy wagon at one time. Blue or green. He ran at Bean Blossom quite a bit.

[DaveHyatt]

Originally Posted by Robert Swartz

Ernie,

Anyone that was around 35-40 years ago would surely remember Roger England. That SS/DA car was wicked fast and cool. It was always neat when he and Bob Williams "Double Trouble" Chevelle would tangle.

I even remember him bringing that car down here to Brown County a handful of times to take on the locals. Occasionally took trips down to Columbus to go to his Sunoco station (where the Burger King is now), just to see the car.

Robert Swartz

Double Trouble was a blue 70 chevelle if I remember right. Blue, big block car with a mile of front end lift. Kinda like the Truppi and King car.

[DaveHyatt]

Originally Posted by Dick Butler

Rogers car was great. I enjoyed running with Dewey Cook, Roger, Bob and others at Edgewater.Dallas Kelly was there too. I ran my 69 Chevelle wagon. I could not go a quick as Bill Hanes in Michigan with the 350 combination but I was very competitive locally. That was fun week end racing. Who was the big guy from Greenwood Ind with the Hemi car?, Red hair, Beard.
Just remembered Danny Crawley!

Danny worked at the dodge dealer on the south side of Indy, south of the White Castle on st rd 31.

[DaveHyatt]

Originally Posted by Dick Butler

Rogers car was great. I enjoyed running with Dewey Cook, Roger, Bob and others at Edgewater.Dallas Kelly was there too. I ran my 69 Chevelle wagon. I could not go a quick as Bill Hanes in Michigan with the 350 combination but I was very competitive locally. That was fun week end racing. Who was the big guy from Greenwood Ind with the Hemi car?, Red hair, Beard.
Just remembered Danny Crawley!

Last time I seen Roger England was in the mid 90's. He was working at Atterbury Job Corp. Roger had a 70 or 71 hurst olds convertible stashed away back r\then.

[DaveHyatt]

Originally Posted by Ernie Neal

RogerD, when will mom and dad return from Florida? I thought he might have a few things to say on here.
Ernie Neal
SS3400

I think Earnie Neal has built more ran cars than anyone alive. When I worked at the Chev/buick/olds/pont dealer in North Vernon Indiana Earnies 84 Camaro sat on our showroom floor. I don't remember the class but johnnies muffler helped him build some headers (I think).

[Ernie Neal]

Originally Posted by DaveHyatt

I think Earnie Neal has built more ran cars than anyone alive. When I worked at the Chev/buick/olds/pont dealer in North Vernon Indiana Earnies 84 Camaro sat on our showroom floor. I don't remember the class but johnnies muffler helped him build some headers (I think).

Thanks Dave, You are right about my 86 Camaro Ed Calloway put that car on the show room for a couple of months back in winter 86. It ran the SS/CS class as did my previous Chevy II.

Todd at Johnny's helped with building those front exit headers.

Since this post came back up it reminded me that I have only scanned in half of Roger's scrap book. Time permitting I'll try to finish that scanning this winter and add them on.

Roger still goes to the nationals, I didn't see him there this year, but stopped by prior to and He said Friday He was coming up.

My son David has been sporting the 2005 Sunfire in GT/C at some points meets and Indy twice now. He is also quite a car builder, too. He was all excited with it going 9.27 at 1600' last weekend.

Ernie Neal
SS 354

[David Daulton]

Originally Posted by bob^3240

Hi Danny! See that you're living in Fla. and enjoying the sun! That guy who was with us back then may have been Tom Krecskay. I remember hanging out at Englishtown one weekend with you and .some other guys. my memory is foggy as well! Lloyd still lives around here but has quit racing. Bob michael

Bob, a friend of mine owns LLoyds old '74 SD455 Firebird. Races it around here locally and some with the UMTR. Other than the engine & trans the car looks very much like it did when LLoyd last ran it.

[MikeMoller]

Originally Posted by bluegrassx

Bob, any other local guys on here who may have run at Bluegrass? I just had a 30 year reunion for the old track. First one since the track closed in 1981.

We ran at Bluegrass quite a bit. I also remember racing Roger a lot, seems like at KilKare and Edgewater we always had to run him, and we mostly came in second LOL. I remember how happy my partners were the first time we managed to beat Roger, they thought we finally 'arrived!' Roger is a class act.