Old Farts that don't have enough sense to quit - Page 6

vic guilmino · 03-05-2013, 05:00 PM

LEW ok your just a kid
on my 58 pontiac i had sear M/T slicks with a red sidewall

Lee Valentine · 03-05-2013, 07:13 PM

1962 Dover drag strip with my 55 Chevrolet 265 k/s still going strong and having fun.

joe huestis · 03-05-2013, 07:57 PM

Beginning in '66, would get dropped off at Dover Drag Strip on Sundays to watch the likes of Sir Tom and Lee Valentine, Clem LaChance, Bill Casey, Jim Lovallo, the Terenzio Bros. etc. Started crewing for a neighbor with his brand new '68 Camaro in 1968 already hooked, Got my drivers license in '71 and drove my '57 Chevy Wagon straight to Dover. Took it off the road and have raced continueously since '72. Enjoy it today as much as I did over 40 years ago !

Greg Hill · 03-05-2013, 10:03 PM

My first pass was in 1967 in my mom's 61 Buick Skylark at Bowling Green. That car had a 221 cu. in. All aluminum V8 with a very small afb carb. Took the air cleaner off so in could hear that afb.

Bob Lasko · 03-05-2013, 11:14 PM

Well not as old as some of these farts, but my older brother took me to Dover Drag strip in the mid 60"s and then i Started to race my car in 1970 and at Dover and Connecticut Dragway .AND STILL DOING IT, AS AN OLD FART!!!!!
Bob Lasko

Rick Kolber · 03-05-2013, 11:42 PM

My father/brother started racing 64-66 in Max wedge Plymouths. I started in 73 with a steet driven VW that ran 13's in 1/4 eventually graduating to a Max wedge SS/EA and then an A/SA which Kasse/Corda can talk about. Quit for some stupid reason only to resurface in 2001 for a short stint in F/SA only to quit mainly for the loss of my brother but will soon be back with the best car ''I" hopefully have put together. Rick

Bob Emery · 03-06-2013, 12:35 AM

I am just a kid! First time down the strip was at Thunder Valley, Marion S.D., in 1972 with a '66 Fairlane 289....trophy stock....

Dan Lattimore · 03-06-2013, 02:10 AM

1959 Old Dominion Dragway Manassas, Virginia 1/5 mile. My Pop's 37 Packard convertible . Hope he doesn't read this , 89 years old and he would still beat my ***** and ground me.

Ronnie Hamlin · 03-06-2013, 05:54 AM

After reading most of this, I feel pretty young....first time to the drag strip I snuck into Person County Drag Strip (now known as Roxboro) riding in the trunk of my brothers car. Must have been 1974....I was back in a few weeks with my car and still going.

terrylee · 03-06-2013, 02:47 PM

1966 quaker city, salem, ohio
terry dye

03-05-2013, 05:00 PM	#51
vic guilmino Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: wv Posts: 884 Likes: 42 Liked 56 Times in 21 Posts	Re: Old Farts that don't have enough sense to quit LEW ok your just a kid on my 58 pontiac i had sear M/T slicks with a red sidewall __________________ Vic Guilmino 1129 STK

03-05-2013, 07:13 PM	#52
Lee Valentine Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Brookfield, CT Posts: 708 Likes: 13 Liked 319 Times in 68 Posts	Re: Old Farts that don't have enough sense to quit 1962 Dover drag strip with my 55 Chevrolet 265 k/s still going strong and having fun. __________________ Lee Valentine 1661 STK

03-05-2013, 07:57 PM	#53
joe huestis Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Youngsville, N.C. Posts: 623 Likes: 280 Liked 409 Times in 113 Posts	Re: Old Farts that don't have enough sense to quit Beginning in '66, would get dropped off at Dover Drag Strip on Sundays to watch the likes of Sir Tom and Lee Valentine, Clem LaChance, Bill Casey, Jim Lovallo, the Terenzio Bros. etc. Started crewing for a neighbor with his brand new '68 Camaro in 1968 already hooked, Got my drivers license in '71 and drove my '57 Chevy Wagon straight to Dover. Took it off the road and have raced continueously since '72. Enjoy it today as much as I did over 40 years ago ! __________________ Joe Huestis "Annie's Song" Racing U/SA 2724 Youngsville, NC

03-05-2013, 10:03 PM	#54
Greg Hill VIP Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Louisville , KY Posts: 1,995 Likes: 68 Liked 279 Times in 68 Posts	Re: Old Farts that don't have enough sense to quit My first pass was in 1967 in my mom's 61 Buick Skylark at Bowling Green. That car had a 221 cu. in. All aluminum V8 with a very small afb carb. Took the air cleaner off so in could hear that afb. __________________ Greg Hill 4171 STK

03-05-2013, 11:14 PM	#55
Bob Lasko Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Wilton,CT Posts: 628 Likes: 0 Liked 185 Times in 54 Posts	Re: Old Farts that don't have enough sense to quit Well not as old as some of these farts, but my older brother took me to Dover Drag strip in the mid 60"s and then i Started to race my car in 1970 and at Dover and Connecticut Dragway .AND STILL DOING IT, AS AN OLD FART!!!!! Bob Lasko Last edited by Bob Lasko; 03-05-2013 at 11:19 PM.

03-05-2013, 11:42 PM	#56
Rick Kolber Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 98 Likes: 20 Liked 32 Times in 13 Posts	Re: Old Farts that don't have enough sense to quit My father/brother started racing 64-66 in Max wedge Plymouths. I started in 73 with a steet driven VW that ran 13's in 1/4 eventually graduating to a Max wedge SS/EA and then an A/SA which Kasse/Corda can talk about. Quit for some stupid reason only to resurface in 2001 for a short stint in F/SA only to quit mainly for the loss of my brother but will soon be back with the best car ''I" hopefully have put together. Rick

03-06-2013, 12:35 AM	#57
Bob Emery Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Marysville, WA Posts: 90 Likes: 1 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Old Farts that don't have enough sense to quit I am just a kid! First time down the strip was at Thunder Valley, Marion S.D., in 1972 with a '66 Fairlane 289....trophy stock....

03-06-2013, 02:10 AM	#58
Dan Lattimore Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Beaverdam, Va./ Port St. Lucie,Fla. Posts: 362 Likes: 177 Liked 154 Times in 37 Posts	Re: Old Farts that don't have enough sense to quit 1959 Old Dominion Dragway Manassas, Virginia 1/5 mile. My Pop's 37 Packard convertible . Hope he doesn't read this , 89 years old and he would still beat my ***** and ground me. __________________ 66W30POST

03-06-2013, 05:54 AM	#59
Ronnie Hamlin Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Chalybeate Springs, N.C. Posts: 131 Likes: 18 Liked 29 Times in 8 Posts	Re: Old Farts that don't have enough sense to quit After reading most of this, I feel pretty young....first time to the drag strip I snuck into Person County Drag Strip (now known as Roxboro) riding in the trunk of my brothers car. Must have been 1974....I was back in a few weeks with my car and still going.

03-06-2013, 02:47 PM	#60
terrylee Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: crossvile, tn. Posts: 13 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Old Farts that don't have enough sense to quit 1966 quaker city, salem, ohio terry dye