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Re: Bill Jenkins
What a sad day..................RIP Grump
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03-29-2012, 02:26 PM
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Re: Bill Jenkins
The Grump raced many times at my home track....Island Dragway.
Saw him match race Stahl there with their A/S cars in 1966 Camaro's, Chevy II's all in SS a couple years later and then in the Modified classes and soon Pro Stock. Saw him Match race before there was Pro Stock..... Him and Landy one night put on quite a show by themselves. Nothing like it today....rosin burnouts.....cigars hanging out of both their mouths...Loved it... Any car with a Jenkins Competition arrow on it was one that was usually fast and probably a record holder at one time or other.... Truly a one of a kind.....RIP Grump....
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03-29-2012, 03:07 PM
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How did he get the nick name "Grumpy"?
The story goes he was given the nick name "Grumpy" by one of his employees after he was short with someone on the shop phone.The Motorsports hall of Fame site gives this explanation " his continual search for improved performance left little time for idle chatter".
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03-29-2012, 03:07 PM
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Re: Bill Jenkins
So very very sad. RIP
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03-29-2012, 03:21 PM
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Re: Bill Jenkins
Now I am really having a bad day.....
An inovator and risk taker - a true ICON of our sport What an impactful person See you at the finish line Bill :-) peace
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03-29-2012, 03:29 PM
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Re: Bill Jenkins
Those were the days !
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03-29-2012, 03:30 PM
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Re: Bill Jenkins
This is just terrible news, he was one of my racing heros...RIP Grumpy maybe you Ronnie & Dick can enjoy some more match races.
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03-29-2012, 03:34 PM
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Re: Bill Jenkins
here he is and thats the way it was !
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03-29-2012, 03:38 PM
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Re: Bill Jenkins
A classic indeed. He will be sorely missed.
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03-29-2012, 03:52 PM
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Re: Bill Jenkins
We are poorer that he is gone, but richer that he was here. Dick Ullrich FED387
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