Re: Racers, how old are you and how long racing ?
[Re: jg309]
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11/13/11 07:52 PM
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Posts: 21,055 in a cattle trailer down by th...
Guitar Jones
Paddle faster! I hear banjo music!
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Paddle faster! I hear banjo music!
Joined: Dec 2009
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im 63yrs.old,raceing 47yrs. & all with a mopar,owned the first 6pack in the st.louis area, had hemis,big blocks, small blocks, right now got ar3/w9 headed small block & building a ritter xr2 with p7 heads, hope to pick up block from shady dell this week,going to be a 397ci,??hp,just a real nice piece,all the good parts
I would love to have a Ritter block, yours should fly!
"Come get your wife"
'92 D250 Club Cab CTD, 47RH conversion, pump tweaks, injectors, rear disc and hydroboost conversion. '74 W200 Crew Cab 360, NV4500, D44, D60 and NP205 divorced transfer case. Front and rear disc and hydroboost conversion. 2019 1500 Long Horn Crew Cab 4WD, 5.7 Hemi.
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Re: Racers, how old are you and how long racing ?
[Re: Abodyjohn88]
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11/13/11 09:01 PM
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Joined: Dec 2004
Posts: 1,489 St. Louis Mo.
10 o to go
"Happy Don"
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"Happy Don"
Joined: Dec 2004
Posts: 1,489
St. Louis Mo.
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53 years young racing since 1977 = 34 years= fun ,friends and wife. Only 2 challengers all these years . 1 track championship 3 R.U multiple top 10 MMW wins .
Ready for 2 new tracks to open reopen in STL .
2009 418" build dan smith built
new 9.96 131.82
6.23 108
1.30 60 foot
best to date 9/15/09
8in 727 430 dana 2860 lb 3040 lb w driver
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Re: Racers, how old are you and how long racing ?
[Re: fury62]
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11/13/11 10:44 PM
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Joined: Aug 2009
Posts: 304 Portland, Oregon
Digger73
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enthusiast
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Portland, Oregon
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OK guys I don't post very offten but I like this one. I am 48 and been racing since 14. I started with a 1960 Chevy pick up running a 383 MoPar and 727. Since then I have run an FED an RED, a 71 Demon with a 440 and a whole string of others. I built my first engine at 12 in my bedroom (Mom loved that). I have chased points and TnTs. I started out racing on the street as have many others. Nothing to be proud of but it is what it is. My best pass in my RED was 8.15 at 165. Always raced BB MoPars. Now I am helping my wife run her 73 cuda that sports a 512/727 and my son with his 440/727 68 Bee and my daughter and her 73 Duster 440/727. Maybe some day I will get back into another car as I am currently building a 70 RR 500/727. Awesome thread by the way.
Mike
I live with fear everyday but, sometimes she lets me race!
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Re: Racers, how old are you and how long racing ?
[Re: fury62]
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11/13/11 11:01 PM
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Posts: 6,408 nielsville, minn.
quickd100
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Posts: 6,408
nielsville, minn.
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I'll be 54 in Dec. Started street racing before I had a drivers license. I've been kind of hit and miss at the drag strip through the years. I've never had a 'race only' car or truck, I've always enjoyed driving it on the street too no matter how snotty it ran. As far as a picture goes here's one of a number of us Moparts members.Dave From left to right,Don, (Moparsforlife) Me in the hat, Kevin, (Maximuswedges) and Greg, (GregsDart)
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Re: Racers, how old are you and how long racing ?
[Re: David_in_St_Croi]
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11/13/11 11:54 PM
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Joined: Jul 2010
Posts: 417 reynoldsburg,ohio
poppaj
mopar
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mopar
Joined: Jul 2010
Posts: 417
reynoldsburg,ohio
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I have been at it since 1974, had an aray of cars ranging from NHRA super stock, stockers, S/G, front engine dragster, even a few passes in a Pro Stock car...Enjoyed the last seven years the most running the NSS car with my son doing the driving nothing like spending time with your kids and wife. poppaj
Last edited by poppaj; 11/13/11 11:56 PM.
AA/NSS 65'Coronet "Whompin Wedge" Pop & Son Performance 557" B-1 power John Holt Chassis
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Re: Racers, how old are you and how long racing ?
[Re: quickd100]
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11/14/11 12:00 AM
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Joined: Dec 2004
Posts: 1,256 Salisbury North Carolina
8secDart
pro stock
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pro stock
Joined: Dec 2004
Posts: 1,256
Salisbury North Carolina
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Well just the same old story!!! Started at 15 running my dads 70 Charger at TNTs.It was a 4sp car and was a ball.Bob Reed lived about 2 miles down the road.It was all dowm hill from there!!! My first car that I got at 11 years old is my 68 Dart I still have it today.Mopars,Super stock and Pro Stock have been my life since I was a small kid. Bob wanted me to build a SS car but their was this new thing called Street Car Racing(KOS).I was driving my Dart everyday to school and work.It had a 440 and was a fast street car.So in the spring of 96 went the the Rock to see if I had what it took!The KOS cars were the sickest cars in the land.I ran that race and had WOOD for days after,LOL.I was runner up to Andy Mayes.I was hooked.He had the record at 9.80s and I went 10.00s.Not bad for a cast crank 440 with some NOS.I got the bug and only missed one race in all the years of the KOS.Now keep in mind I was only 18 years old!!! I gave the better half of my life working on that old black BI_TH. The best the car ever went was 8.60s ,I always built everything on the car,EVERYTHING!!! Started working on a Super Stock car with Bob for Ronnie Sox to drive and the Hemi fever set in!!!I made it a goal to have a SS Hemi before I was 30.I made the first pass in the Hemi at 28 years old.2 kinds of people,those that got Hemis and those that want a Hemi!!!! The shop had blowed up with work around this time so I parked the Dart and started building and driving my cutomers cars.It keeped me busy but not the same as running my own car.I have owned about 60 cars over the years from Max Wedge to Hemis.The Dart is stiil in the corner!!I built the Dakota last year to make a come back but life has kicked me in the nuts all year.My mother passed at the age of 53 in March.She was in perfect health.Had a massive heart attack.I closed my shop up after 10 years.The 4 kids keep me running all over the place so racing took a back seat this year.Next year I'am coming out balls to the wall!!! So for a half A$$ body man with a burning passion it has been a HELL of a ride so far!!!! Thanks Lenny
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Re: Racers, how old are you and how long racing ?
[Re: Kindafast]
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11/14/11 12:02 AM
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Posts: 21,055 in a cattle trailer down by th...
Guitar Jones
Paddle faster! I hear banjo music!
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Paddle faster! I hear banjo music!
Joined: Dec 2009
Posts: 21,055
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It;s great to find out about so many of you guy's and to add some pics helps everyone to actually see the people we have talked to for years. I will post a pic of my ugly mug soon. Keep it going .
Oh well if you actually want to see mine here it is...I can already hear you guys laughing...
"Come get your wife"
'92 D250 Club Cab CTD, 47RH conversion, pump tweaks, injectors, rear disc and hydroboost conversion. '74 W200 Crew Cab 360, NV4500, D44, D60 and NP205 divorced transfer case. Front and rear disc and hydroboost conversion. 2019 1500 Long Horn Crew Cab 4WD, 5.7 Hemi.
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Re: Racers, how old are you and how long racing ?
[Re: cagebob1]
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11/14/11 01:46 AM
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Posts: 2,540 PA
moparacer
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PA
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43 here and have been racing off and on since 1990.
67 Barracuda street/bracket car 11.27-119 68 Dart 502 BB 8.70s-152 414 cid SB Dragster 7.65-174
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Re: Racers, how old are you and how long racing ?
[Re: pro6pakRR]
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11/14/11 12:22 PM
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Posts: 22,873 Chicken coop
dustergirl340
Chicken Little
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Chicken Little
Joined: Sep 2004
Posts: 22,873
Chicken coop
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I'm 61,and have been dragracing for 45 years.
hey, I know that guy!
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