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Post by featherduster on Jul 10, 2019 9:46:13 GMT -5
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Post by featherduster on Aug 1, 2019 14:36:15 GMT -5
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Post by treetop on Aug 1, 2019 15:44:20 GMT -5
I had know idea he was that old I knew he had some age but 190 at 87 that’s something for sure
Was watching the Xfinity race the other night and seen Morgan Shepard was in it not sure how old he is but he’s got to be getting up in years by now
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Post by jjas on Aug 1, 2019 16:20:28 GMT -5
I had know idea he was that old I knew he had some age but 190 at 87 that’s something for sure Was watching the Xfinity race the other night and seen Morgan Shepard was in it not sure how old he is but he’s got to be getting up in years by now According to google, Morgan Shephard is 77 years old. |
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Post by treetop on Aug 1, 2019 17:58:53 GMT -5
I had know idea he was that old I knew he had some age but 190 at 87 that’s something for sure Was watching the Xfinity race the other night and seen Morgan Shepard was in it not sure how old he is but he’s got to be getting up in years by now According to google, Morgan Shephard is 77 years old. I hope I’m still above ground at 77 let alone drive a race car I know he does not place all that good but against a bunch of 20 year olds it’s not all that bad plus he is lucky to have a 1/4 of the budget they do |
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Post by esshup on Aug 1, 2019 21:18:13 GMT -5
Google "Chris the Greek" Karamesines. DOB 11-11-1931. He's still racing Top Fuel, although on a very limited schedule. Lucas Oil said they'd sponsor him for as long as he wanted to race. He doesn't have the budget to compete with everybody today but he still qualifies once in a while. He ran 305 mph last August in Brainerd. That's in 1,000 feet, not 1/4 mile!
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Post by mgderf on Aug 2, 2019 6:08:16 GMT -5
I saw Big Daddy and many more when I was a young punk.
I went to the NHRA "National Drags" at Indianapolis back in the late 1970's.
I managed to walk right down track-side with a huge Minolta camera.
People evidently thought we were press because they just let us do as we pleased.
Those cars are astounding, and the drivers have an enormous amount of testicular fortitude.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 2, 2019 7:11:50 GMT -5
I met and talked to Big Daddy and team. Luke Oswald is one of my very good childhood friend. His brother Mark was the driver for Candy and Hughes team. I got to met must of the drivers and teams of the early 80's. Luke was the engine mechanic tech and I would help him on some of the cars per my schedules. (High school and college conflicts). We would break down the engine, test all the parts of the engine, and re-build between races. Replacing failed tested parts. Those 6 or 7 years were my best fun years. During the off-season Luke and I spent weeks at Mark's home in Cincinnati (Wyoming area). A lot of house watching and working on our cars. Mine was the Mach 1 Mustang (ruststang I call it). I was able to run in the low 12's with the rustang. I'm surprised that I didn't stay with it. I guess my calling to be an engineer won out.
PS: Mark owned a pit bull to be the house guard dog. That's dog was one of the best trained dog I've ever been around. It would attack on command or or be a house dog off command. I can't remember the dogs name. Hopefully, I will.
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Post by featherduster on Aug 2, 2019 10:19:09 GMT -5
You might say I knew a guy.  |
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Post by featherduster on Aug 2, 2019 10:20:06 GMT -5
Had good friends back in the day.  |
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Post by deadeer on Aug 2, 2019 11:45:06 GMT -5
Surprised those pics are in that good of shape considering their age. 😆
Pretty cool.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 2, 2019 12:00:53 GMT -5
Most camera's back then where better than today's. We lost that quality in the 80's when analog changed to digital technology.
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Post by esshup on Aug 2, 2019 16:29:15 GMT -5
You can get that quality and better now with todays cameras. I'm NOT talking about a cell phone, a real camera with detachable lenses. I still have my Cannon AE1 with all the lenses in a bag somewhere.....
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Post by esshup on Aug 3, 2019 1:34:45 GMT -5
Dang it, now I'll have to dig out some pictures. Does Romeo Palamides ring any bells with anyone?
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Post by greghopper on Aug 3, 2019 5:48:32 GMT -5
You don't see them OLD style Trucker Hats nowadays.... looks like a walking billboard. Ha
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Post by featherduster on Aug 3, 2019 8:12:17 GMT -5
You don't see them OLD style Trucker Hats nowadays.... looks like a walking billboard. Ha YEP.....and we wore them with the bill facing forward with a nice bend in it. |
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Post by deadeer on Aug 3, 2019 8:43:00 GMT -5
You don't see them OLD style Trucker Hats nowadays.... looks like a walking billboard. Ha YEP.....and we wore them with the bill facing forward with a nice bend in it. Amen! |
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Post by featherduster on Aug 3, 2019 8:59:34 GMT -5
That's my son in the car that Garlits won the U S Nationals with just days before. This was his last win at Indy. It was in a secret location near my home,being prepared for a total new look.  |
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Post by featherduster on Aug 3, 2019 9:05:29 GMT -5
The way it looked.  |
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Post by featherduster on Aug 3, 2019 9:08:34 GMT -5
The way it was going to look. To this day nobody in the general public has ever seen this photo. DEADEER: you could have walked to this place from your home.  |
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