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Re: "Rod Shop" Race Team
[Re: sixpackjeff]
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05/11/10 12:29 PM
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Couldn't help but notice "Northland Dodge" on the car.. That's a part of ROD SHOP history that never gets talked about.
Carl Kirk was Service Manager at the dealership during this time. Jim Thompson (who ironically later became Service Manager at Northland during the late eighties/early ninties) told me "they just threw the name on there". Maybe so Kirk could get extra time off work? Northland sold out to Bob Caldwell CP in 1992. The dealership moved across the street 2 years ago in the "consolidation". The building sits empty now.
I hoped you would chime in Jeff.. 
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Re: "Rod Shop" Race Team
[Re: sixpackjeff]
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05/11/10 06:17 PM
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Caroll Fink, Judi Bortman, Dave Bortman, Ray Noltmeyer, Gene Dunlap, Don Carlton, Butch Leal, Larry Morgan, Bill Mcgraw, Ed Eckard, Rick Stickel, Dick Shroyer, Carl Kirk, Bob Riffle, Dave Conners, Ronnie Sox, Bob Bonds, Jim Thompson, Mike Fons, Tommy Ivo. Thats who I can come up with off the top of my head, some more may come to me later. I'm sure thats not all.
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Re: "Rod Shop" Race Team
[Re: Frito]
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05/11/10 09:53 PM
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In 1972 while in Columbus to attend the NHRA Spring Nationals, I stopped in the Rod Shop with some friends.
Was met inside by a great guy, Cliff Ghetti, who designed the Rod Shop paint scheme for the cars.
Took us out back to see the cars getting ready for the weekend.
Very small shop but some big time racing & drivers ran out of that shop.
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Re: "Rod Shop" Race Team
[Re: Frito]
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05/12/10 08:56 AM
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Caroll Fink, Judi Bortman, Dave Bortman, Ray Noltmeyer, Gene Dunlap, Don Carlton, Butch Leal, Larry Morgan, Bill Mcgraw, Ed Eckard, Rick Stickel, Dick Shroyer, Carl Kirk, Bob Riffle, Dave Conners, Ronnie Sox, Bob Bonds, Jim Thompson, Mike Fons, Tommy Ivo. Thats who I can come up with off the top of my head, some more may come to me later. I'm sure thats not all.
Gale Fink, David Nickens, Greg Stanfield, Arlen Vanke, Jim Walters... There are more.
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Re: "Rod Shop" Race Team
[Re: Frito]
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05/13/10 09:22 AM
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Clyde Sutton. (Clyde's Camel) I can't get the pic to reduce, maybe Jeff can help. E mail on the way.
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Re: "Rod Shop" Race Team
[Re: Frito]
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05/13/10 11:11 AM
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Clyde Sutton. (Clyde's Camel) I can't get the pic to reduce, maybe Jeff can help. E mail on the way.
Which car are you talking about? I owned Clyde's '63 Savoy aluminum nose car briefly in the mid 70s. Here is how it looks today restored...
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Re: "Rod Shop" Race Team
[Re: 52savoy]
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05/13/10 04:45 PM
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Clyde Sutton. (Clyde's Camel) I can't get the pic to reduce, maybe Jeff can help. E mail on the way.
Which car are you talking about? I owned Clyde's '63 Savoy aluminum nose car briefly in the mid 70s. Here is how it looks today restored...
Is Rick and Tom Sutton still racing? I haven't seen them in years.
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Re: "Rod Shop" Race Team
[Re: mgpanos]
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05/23/10 10:32 PM
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Yeah...Rick Johnson bought it from Jimmy DeFrank and still plans to run the car in Brainerd this weekend. WELL acomplished car in SS/BA.
The little old lady from Pasadena is back!
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Re: "Rod Shop" Race Team
[Re: Frito]
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05/24/10 12:29 AM
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Caroll Fink, Judi Bortman, Dave Bortman, Ray Noltmeyer, Gene Dunlap, Don Carlton, Butch Leal, Larry Morgan, Bill Mcgraw, Ed Eckard, Rick Stickel, Dick Shroyer, Carl Kirk, Bob Riffle, Dave Conners, Ronnie Sox, Bob Bonds, Jim Thompson, Mike Fons, Tommy Ivo. Thats who I can come up with off the top of my head, some more may come to me later. I'm sure thats not all.
Frito
Add Roy Johnson to this list. He drove the 64 Polara for Dave Bortman at the 72 or 73 IHRA Winternationals in Lakeland FL. And maybe a couple of other races after that.. I remember because he went thru the field of NHRA SS guys too easily and comented to me and my future wife after the race that it was easier racing the NHRA gus who had come over to IHRA to play than it was to beat the IHRA regulars. I also remember because both he and Dave ended up in the SS Finals and had to race each other. Roy red lited to Dave on a pre arranged deal. They also ran the race on Firestone Drag tires and changed them to Goodyears in the staging lanes prior to the final round. Goodyear was one of their sponsors.
Roy converted his "new" 71 Challenger to a NHRA SS car after the winternationals and ran a small block in it. Alan later drove the car.
Old Geezer Racing
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