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Darrell Alderman #1240811 05/28/12 12:42 AM 05/28/12 12:42 AM
Joined: May 2007 Posts: 69 Franklin Furnace, OH M moparman1954 OP member
moparman1954 OP member M Joined: May 2007 Posts: 69 Franklin Furnace, OH	Saw DA at Clay City Ky Sat nite. He was there with his sons ex pro stock quick 16 firebird. Didn't bother him but cool to see probably the best Mopar pro stock racer ever behind Ronnie Sox!

Re: Darrell Alderman [Re: moparman1954] #1240812 05/28/12 12:55 AM 05/28/12 12:55 AM
Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 501 CEDAR RAPIDS Plymouth340 mopar
Plymouth340 mopar Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 501 CEDAR RAPIDS	Quote: Saw DA at Clay City Ky Sat nite. He was there with his sons ex pro stock quick 16 firebird. Didn't bother him but cool to see probably the best Mopar pro stock racer ever behind Ronnie Sox! thats cool, was he driving the car?

Re: Darrell Alderman [Re: Plymouth340] #1240813 05/28/12 01:03 AM 05/28/12 01:03 AM
Joined: May 2007 Posts: 69 Franklin Furnace, OH M moparman1954 OP member
moparman1954 OP member M Joined: May 2007 Posts: 69 Franklin Furnace, OH	No, his son Chase was driving. He was holding down a lawn chair like me. Still one of my favorites all time.

Re: Darrell Alderman [Re: moparman1954] #1240814 05/28/12 01:26 AM 05/28/12 01:26 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 4,046 Minnesota 72blubird master
72blubird master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 4,046 Minnesota	He is a nice man talked to a long time one year at Brainerd. Don't remember much about the conversation except he was gracious with his time and seemed to just want shoot the breeze for a bit. I really enjoyed watching him race. What was I thinking....

Re: Darrell Alderman [Re: moparman1954] #1240815 05/28/12 09:48 AM 05/28/12 09:48 AM
Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 3,696 jersey S Spaceman Spiff master
Spaceman Spiff master S Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 3,696 jersey	Don Carlton > Darrell Alderman. 526 cubes of angry wedge, pushbutton shifted, 9 passenger killer!

Re: Darrell Alderman [Re: Spaceman Spiff] #1240816 05/28/12 10:09 AM 05/28/12 10:09 AM
Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 2,325 Clinton Twp... north of Deetro... L Labratt Good Ol Randy B!
Labratt Good Ol Randy B! L Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 2,325 Clinton Twp... north of Deetro...	Carlton was AWESOME...as well as Ronnie,and Darrell! Butch Leal,and Dandy Dick weren't any slouches either! ALL great drivers!

Re: Darrell Alderman [Re: moparman1954] #1240817 05/28/12 10:35 AM 05/28/12 10:35 AM
Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 3,699 Newport, Mi Evil Spirit master
Evil Spirit master Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 3,699 Newport, Mi	Met him years ago at a Northern Nationals at Milan Dragway - our local school had won the High School Nationals and it had been set up for us to meet the Dodge Boys. Alderman was a pretty nice guy to talk to; very personable. Geoffrion seemed to be bothered by the whole thing, to the point that he made an off handed comment to one of the Mopar reps there about being paid for the autographs he was signing. Alderman heard it and pointed out to him that since we had bought the stuff at the Mopar table, we had allready helped pay his salary for the day. Geoffrion got pizzed and went back in the motorhome while Alderman stayed for quite a while and talked to us and the students. I still have the Dodge Boys plate they signed - it's on loan to my friend Rob Eppler for the front of his 65 Dart. 7224946-_YOK2688_copy.jpg (167 downloads) Free advice and worth every penny... Factory trained Slinky rewinder.........

Re: Darrell Alderman [Re: Evil Spirit] #1240818 05/28/12 10:49 AM 05/28/12 10:49 AM
Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 9,847 MI, usa dvw master
dvw master Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 9,847 MI, usa	When Darrel was on probation he was doing community service. I don't remember where we were when my wife asked if he could give a talk at my sons school since my boys were into the cars at a young age. Dave Hutchins flew him up from Kentucky to Michigan. He did a presentation at my sons grade school class. He did a very nice job. A long way to come for one grade school class. I was impressed. Doug

Re: Darrell Alderman [Re: moparman1954] #1240819 05/28/12 10:55 AM 05/28/12 10:55 AM
Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 914 tn R robnbird super stock
robnbird super stock R Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 914 tn	Quote: Saw DA at Clay City Ky Sat nite. He was there with his sons ex pro stock quick 16 firebird. Didn't bother him but cool to see probably the best Mopar pro stock racer ever behind Ronnie Sox! with respect to Sox I would give the nod to Alderman considering the level of competition he raced against, and don't forget the competition these guys have today. the Hemi gets the most respect from me concerning the late 60 and early 70. Last edited by robnbird; 05/28/12 10:56 AM.

Re: Darrell Alderman [Re: robnbird] #1240820 05/28/12 01:12 PM 05/28/12 01:12 PM
Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 2,325 Clinton Twp... north of Deetro... L Labratt Good Ol Randy B!
Labratt Good Ol Randy B! L Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 2,325 Clinton Twp... north of Deetro...	426..or de-stroked 396 Hemi, got EVERYONE'S respect!...especially the Chevy,Ford..and AMC guys!

Re: Darrell Alderman [Re: Labratt] #1240821 05/28/12 01:30 PM 05/28/12 01:30 PM
Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 914 tn R robnbird super stock
robnbird super stock R Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 914 tn	Quote: 426..or de-stroked 396 Hemi, got EVERYONE'S respect!...especially the Chevy,Ford..and AMC guys! thats what Im saying the hemi. it was so bad they made rules to try to beat it when that did not work they outlawed it. both NHRA and NASCAR did they want the ford and chevys to win. well GM and Ford sold more cars thus more fans so yes that was the plan. what a shame. 7225195-0506121928a.jpg (109 downloads)

Re: Darrell Alderman [Re: robnbird] #1240822 05/28/12 02:50 PM 05/28/12 02:50 PM
Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 656 Alberta R rustbuckett68 mopar
rustbuckett68 mopar R Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 656 Alberta	Seem to remember a meeting allegedly taking place in the early 60's (?)with a sanctioning body (NASCAR?) and select racers, and the consensus was to promote the Ford vs. Chevrolet rivalry. By the late 60's, it didn't appear to be working very well. "If you can't beat them, outlaw them".

Re: Darrell Alderman [Re: rustbuckett68] #1240823 05/28/12 03:08 PM 05/28/12 03:08 PM
Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 319 jonestown,pa D dmking enthusiast
dmking enthusiast D Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 319 jonestown,pa	i still wish they would of kept the max wedge port for the non hemi owners. imagin what the 440 sixpack would of done max wedge port flowing heads for a stock showroom car. we would all of had better stock heads if that would of happened and not kill the wedge for the hemi.

Re: Darrell Alderman [Re: rustbuckett68] #1240824 05/28/12 03:46 PM 05/28/12 03:46 PM
Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 914 tn R robnbird super stock
robnbird super stock R Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 914 tn	Quote: Seem to remember a meeting allegedly taking place in the early 60's (?)with a sanctioning body (NASCAR?) and select racers, and the consensus was to promote the Ford vs. Chevrolet rivalry. By the late 60's, it didn't appear to be working very well. "If you can't beat them, outlaw them". that is what happened, the ford and gm was going to get out of Pro Stock Im thinking and so came the rules. Im guessing it was 73 when the outlaw of the hemi came to pro stock 7225400-0506121928a(4).jpg (65 downloads)

Re: Darrell Alderman [Re: robnbird] #1240825 05/28/12 05:01 PM 05/28/12 05:01 PM
Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 6,334 Heaven EvilB1Dart master
EvilB1Dart master Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 6,334 Heaven	Still hangin' in my garage........met both years ago, both were cool. Oh wait! I think I hear "Ari440" running down the hall to take this pic for his HUGE collection...lol "Any fool can know. The point is to understand" - A. Einstein

Re: Darrell Alderman [Re: EvilB1Dart] #1240826 05/28/12 07:06 PM 05/28/12 07:06 PM
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 4,987 new jersey usa 1 11secdart master
11secdart master 1 Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 4,987 new jersey usa	I have a Dodge Boys ( D.A, and S.G. ) plate hanging in my trailer, I agree he was a great driver, but Don Carlton was a good driver and innovator/engineer/car builder etc. he didn`t just drive. Last edited by 11secdart; 05/30/12 08:39 PM. 68 Dart 410 / 904 92 D150 original owner 21 Ram 1500 Quad Cab, Big Horn , Hemi ,4x4 23 Audi Q5 16 Honda HRV

Re: Darrell Alderman [Re: 11secdart] #1240827 05/28/12 07:37 PM 05/28/12 07:37 PM
Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 9,847 MI, usa dvw master
dvw master Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 9,847 MI, usa	I wore my 88' D.A. autographed .Wayne County T-shirt today. Doug

Re: Darrell Alderman [Re: dvw] #1240828 05/28/12 08:47 PM 05/28/12 08:47 PM
Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 469 Tennessee S steeldust mopar
steeldust mopar S Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 469 Tennessee	In 91 the man 7225830-gifdarrelalderman.gif (103 downloads)

Re: Darrell Alderman [Re: robnbird] #1240829 05/28/12 09:08 PM 05/28/12 09:08 PM
Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 1,565 tennessee P pushbutton pro stock
pushbutton pro stock P Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 1,565 tennessee	Quote: Quote: Saw DA at Clay City Ky Sat nite. He was there with his sons ex pro stock quick 16 firebird. Didn't bother him but cool to see probably the best Mopar pro stock racer ever behind Ronnie Sox! with respect to Sox I would give the nod to Alderman considering the level of competition he raced against, and don't forget the competition these guys have today. the Hemi gets the most respect from me concerning the late 60 and early 70. Yea,but back in the day Ronnie was shifting a 833.

Re: Darrell Alderman [Re: pushbutton] #1240830 05/28/12 09:14 PM 05/28/12 09:14 PM
Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 1,845 Tampa D DusterDave top fuel
DusterDave top fuel D Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 1,845 Tampa	Quote: Quote: Quote: Saw DA at Clay City Ky Sat nite. He was there with his sons ex pro stock quick 16 firebird. Didn't bother him but cool to see probably the best Mopar pro stock racer ever behind Ronnie Sox! with respect to Sox I would give the nod to Alderman considering the level of competition he raced against, and don't forget the competition these guys have today. the Hemi gets the most respect from me concerning the late 60 and early 70. Yea,but back in the day Ronnie was shifting a 833. What were Sox's reaction times on average? Gone to the dark side with an LS3 powered '57 Chevy 210

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