Some of the best rivalries... - Page 2

Dwight Southerland · 11-21-2012, 09:42 AM

Buddy Ingersol vs NHRA

jmcarter · 11-21-2012, 09:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Stephen & Horace Johnson

Wescott vs RB clan SS/AH

If you haven't seen this rivalry play out on the track you should make the point to watch it unfold at a race....it is intense beyond description; just doesn't get the exposure of one like Enders/Anderson.

Also, the short lived WJ/Connally rivalry was entertaining...

For those of us with IHRA roots the Scotty Cannon/Shannon Jenkins wars. I was at 411 Dragway (Seymour TN) when Robbie Vandergriff made the maiden runs on Jim Bryant's 57 Chevy(it was solid white, before the yellow paint and "Thundercraft"...to see the Pro Mod evolution to today's cars is amazing and there were a lot of entertaining rivalries along the way with Scotty/Shannon being the most famous.

John Leichtamer Jr · 11-21-2012, 10:13 AM

Artie Leong vs NHRA

Hammer

Marty Buth · 11-21-2012, 11:31 AM

Steve Pohill and Ron Siebeneck in EF/S.

Craig Dawson · 11-21-2012, 07:36 PM

Bob Marshall and Steve Bagwell

Dave Ley · 11-21-2012, 07:47 PM

Evan Knoll and the Justice system !

Michael Kilduff · 11-21-2012, 09:18 PM

On the Pro side I would offer Big Daddy vs Shirley. And how about Lee Shepherd vs Bob Glidden, too. Shepherd was awfully tough. WJ vs The Wayne County team.

On the sportsman side I remember the free-for-all in Top Stock in IHRA. It was everybody vs everybody, at least from this fans perspective. That class was FANtastic!!

In Top Sportsman I remember the race to be the first in the 7's.....Charles Carpenter in his '55, Bob Riolo-I think in a green '56- in his shoebox, and Rob Vandergriff in his '57. I was at Rockingham when Vandergriff went 7.01, quickest run ever at that date. Every week I would check out all the magazines to read about which one may have been the first to get there.

Kinda seemed to be a rivalry between Harry Holton's West Coast Hemi's group and Bucky about 10 years ago.

I recall in the points races here SS/CA was pretty stout with Butch Williams vs Smith&McCurdy vs Steve Taylor circa 1987ish....

Pro Mod was Nitrous vs Blowers. Then the turbos came in.....

Alky funny car for a long time it's been Ace vs The Field. I don't remember when it hasn't been Ace vs The Field, really. Pat Austin was strong for a while...

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Pat Cook · 11-21-2012, 11:12 PM

The A/S of Robert Pond, Bobby DeArmond and that fellow with the Mopar...to be the first stocker into the 9's.

K Stubbs · 11-21-2012, 11:26 PM

Me vs Myself.

Stockerstang · 11-22-2012, 09:21 AM

NHRA and all those that detest Corporate hubris and swagger......... hey guys, thats classracers!

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Michael Kilduff Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Carolina Beach, NC Posts: 281 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Some of the best rivalries... On the Pro side I would offer Big Daddy vs Shirley. And how about Lee Shepherd vs Bob Glidden, too. Shepherd was awfully tough. WJ vs The Wayne County team. On the sportsman side I remember the free-for-all in Top Stock in IHRA. It was everybody vs everybody, at least from this fans perspective. That class was FANtastic!! In Top Sportsman I remember the race to be the first in the 7's.....Charles Carpenter in his '55, Bob Riolo-I think in a green '56- in his shoebox, and Rob Vandergriff in his '57. I was at Rockingham when Vandergriff went 7.01, quickest run ever at that date. Every week I would check out all the magazines to read about which one may have been the first to get there. Kinda seemed to be a rivalry between Harry Holton's West Coast Hemi's group and Bucky about 10 years ago. I recall in the points races here SS/CA was pretty stout with Butch Williams vs Smith&McCurdy vs Steve Taylor circa 1987ish.... Pro Mod was Nitrous vs Blowers. Then the turbos came in..... Alky funny car for a long time it's been Ace vs The Field. I don't remember when it hasn't been Ace vs The Field, really. Pat Austin was strong for a while... . __________________ IHRA STK 932 O/SA

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