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Old Farts that don't have enough sense to quit
In response to the thread about "girl racers"....I only thought it appropriate to start a list of us old farts that don't have enough sense to quit>>>>>>>my name should near the top of the list. Been racing since 1965.
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Re: Old Farts that don't have enough sense to quit
since 1960 at York, Pa 58 Pontiac
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Re: Old Farts that don't have enough sense to quit
1964 Started at Cecil county.
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03-04-2013, 08:21 PM
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Re: Old Farts that don't have enough sense to quit
1974 New England Dragway (Wow, I'm just a youngster!)
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03-04-2013, 08:47 PM
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Re: Old Farts that don't have enough sense to quit
1963 at Spencer Speedway just east of Rochester, NY...........but I have had the good sense to quit
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03-04-2013, 08:48 PM
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Re: Old Farts that don't have enough sense to quit
1964 at Atco, in a 1964 Valiant.
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03-04-2013, 09:02 PM
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Re: Old Farts that don't have enough sense to quit
1969 at Englishtown, in a U/Stock 63 Chevy wagon.
1972 at Englishtown, Island, and Sanair in an O/Stock 65 Bel Air. Then quit for 40 years - now building a V/Stock 67 El Camino. All powered by 230 6 cylinders!
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Re: Old Farts that don't have enough sense to quit
After college I bought a new GTO (Tri-power, 4 speed etc ) and went to Sanford Dragway in Maine in 1965. I've raced every year since and can't stop!!
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03-04-2013, 11:05 PM
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Re: Old Farts that don't have enough sense to quit
1964, Arlington WA. Quit at the end of the 1970 season, somehow got back into it in 94. Neet cars back then, straight 8 Buicks, Hudson Hornets, early V8 Oldsmobiles, D dragsters.
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Re: Old Farts that don't have enough sense to quit
1st win at drag racing 1957 Easy Street DragStrip Benson NC 1949 Ford ,two Stromberg 97.s Offy Heads,3 speed overdrive
? Gas Class 74 MPH no et.s at that time. 1st Stock Eliminator Win 1960 with 335Hp tri powered 348 4 speed at BroadSlab,Benson NC, was thankful that Bobby Warren was not there. I did not quit when I lost to Bobby Warren or Haywood Register, David Surles, David Ward, Sonny Robbins,James Bullock, Odell Lee, Ronnie Yopp, George Duff,Troy Humpries,JA Bray, James Shelton,Jimmy Morton, The Pickle Man,Bobby Smith, Harold Denton, Harold Stewart, Bobby Brown,Charlie Taylor, Bobby Warren (oh, I already said Bobby Warren)Doc Bilbrey, Bobby Smith, Jerry Ball, Jack Strickland,Ed McLawhorn, Jim Reynolds, Ronnie Sox,Herb Hickman,Billy Merritt,Charlie Blalock, Bobby Warren (excuse me, I already said Bobby Warren) etc, you get the idea?..........Why should I quit now???? Last edited by Ebern Watson; 03-05-2013 at 04:05 AM. Reason: Memory Lapse,spelling |
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