Re: CHRYSLER DRAG RACE HISTORY AND PEOPLE
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Tell Teddy --- that the future depends on the past, that we have to learn and appreciate all that he and the RaceGroup did so we can understand what NOT to do --- also ask him to correct any names on photos --- WE NEED HIS INPUT!!!!!
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Re: CHRYSLER DRAG RACE HISTORY AND PEOPLE
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Here's that Ramchargers picnic picture. I won't try to give all the wives' names, but, from the left, that's Tom Hoover, Doug Patterson, Troy Simonsen, Jack MacPherson, Dick Burke, and Skip McCulley. Don't recall the older gentleman. Tom held the records in C/GA with his '57 Plymouth, Troy liked to play with his flathead '50 Dodge Wayfarer, terrorizing the Olds and Cad V8 owners in the "stock" class, Doug and Jack were early drivers of the C/A, Dick has been of great value most recently with his documentation of those early years, and Skip went on to Pontiac and was responsible for much of the success the big engines had in the Tempests.
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Re: CHRYSLER DRAG RACE HISTORY AND PEOPLE
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Re: CHRYSLER DRAG RACE HISTORY AND PEOPLE
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Billy --- is that Dick Maxwell in the upper left with the RED shirt on ??
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Re: CHRYSLER DRAG RACE HISTORY AND PEOPLE
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There is going to be a interview of Mr. Spehar in the next issue of Drag Sport Illustrators, due out late summer
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Re: CHRYSLER DRAG RACE HISTORY AND PEOPLE
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Billy --- is that Dick Maxwell in the upper left with the RED shirt on ??
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You know, you might be right. My memory's getting fuzzy and I have trouble distinguishing between Dick Maxwell, Doug Patterson, and Jack MacPherson. I thought I had them straight, but you could very well be right on this one. I think all 3 of them drove the C/A in the early days. I think Doug was the driver who made the first hard run at the '59 Nationals which resulted in that infamous picture of the car on only its two left tires (cover of "Cars" magazine).
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Re: CHRYSLER DRAG RACE HISTORY AND PEOPLE
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Here are a couple of more RamCharger photos that I stole from Fred's site
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Re: CHRYSLER DRAG RACE HISTORY AND PEOPLE
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Re: CHRYSLER DRAG RACE HISTORY AND PEOPLE
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Stewart, I read that story about S&M protesting Stepp in the recent book that came out about SS and Pro Stock from back in the day. I don't doubt there were intense rivalries between even the Chrysler teams themselves especially considering Ronnie's driving abilities. That would be something others would have been trying to figure out a way to equalize or overcome I would think. S&M always used the 4 speed before the Lencos came on the scene or did they ever use a Clutch-Flite or even experiment/test with one? From what little I know about those Clutch-Flites, they sound like they may have been an explosion waiting to happen...
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Re: CHRYSLER DRAG RACE HISTORY AND PEOPLE
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Here are a couple of more RamCharger photos that I stole from Fred's site
Okay, let's see if I can get my names straight this time. That's Doug Patterson, Dick Maxwell, Maurie Leising, and Jack MacPherson.
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