Re: Lets talk about Darrell Alderman
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Who caught them? There were rumors, but no one ever proved anything illegal regarding any of the Wayne County cars.
Talk was cheap, seeing is believing. And, no one ever gave us any proof to see. So, as far as I'm concerned, they weren't cheating. I guess I must have some Missouri relatives. Show me.
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Re: Lets talk about Darrell Alderman
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I just have to say I have no respect for anyone who has to plead guilty to federal drug charges. Cheater or not that shows a serious lack of character in my book and don't care if he ever makes it back to the show. He had it all going his way and threw it away over dope.
I agree 100%.
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Re: Lets talk about Darrell Alderman
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What killed Scott??? anyone know the true story??
He fell of his roof ![](/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/bawling.gif)
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Re: Lets talk about Darrell Alderman
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I just have to say I have no respect for anyone who has to plead guilty to federal drug charges. Cheater or not that shows a serious lack of character in my book and don't care if he ever makes it back to the show. He had it all going his way and threw it away over dope.
I agree 100%.
Ahh....The world is perfect and nobody makes mistakes not even us here on Moparts ![](/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh2.gif)
Its not what he did in the past, it's what he has done to change his ways IMO.
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Re: Lets talk about Darrell Alderman
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He was a nine-time NHRA national event winner in Pro Stock. He was the runner up for the NHRA Pro Stock championship two times, in 1992 and 1994. He made it to 28 final rounds from 1987 to 2004. But he was best known for being one of the “Dodge Boys,” along with teammate Darrell Alderman.
Geoffrion died in Southern California of an apparent heart attack the day after he was hospitalized for breathing problems and fever that were related to ulcers in his esophagus.
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Re: Lets talk about Darrell Alderman
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Where are the Dodge boys?
Any mention of NHRA Pro Stock naturally brings up the subject of the Wayne County Team MoPar Dodge teams. After several years of front running performances, including three Pro Stock championships for Darrell Alderman (1990, 1991, 1994) both Alderman and teammate Scott Geoffrion vanished from the Pro Stock scene in May, 1995 when vandals allegedly broke into the Wayne County Speed Shop and destroyed six racing engines. Since that time, there has been one excuse after another as to why the Dodges haven't returned to competition.Supposedly, after moving to a new type of cylinder block, the engine builders haven't been able to come up with a competitive combination. Rather than being non-competitive, they've decided to abstain from racing.The rumor mill has it that the Dodge teams were caught running nitrous oxide and given a one-year suspension. Rather than embarrassing the teams' primary sponsor (Chrysler Corporation) both cars were simply withdrawn from competition voluntarily. At first, that theory seemed preposterous, but as time goes by, and the "Dodge Boys" continue to sit on the side lines, you have to wonder. Alderman won three of the first four races in 1995, Geoffrion won the fourth. With a string of victories like that, the Dodge teams obviously had a winning combination. With all that's at stake, the obvious move would be to return to the original engine combination, start winning races again and put an end to the speculation. Why hasn't this been done?Could it be that nitrous oxide was in fact being used?The whole situation is bizarre. More than a few people have put forth the opinion that the break-in is a complete sham. According to some observers, the vandalized engines shown in photographs in various publications don't seem to look like competitive Pro Stock engines. Other people have stated that much of the damage appears to be from the inside out, which means it couldn't have been caused by someone with a hammer.An interesting aside is that some race-savvy observers think that the cars were equipped with nitrous oxide, but that the drivers were completely unaware of it. The theory is that the systems were triggered remotely, or with a timer. Of course, all these theories are nothing more than speculation, but the longer it takes the Dodge teams to get back on the track, the more credence they seem to have. Stay tuned to the year's remaining NHRA national events to see what develops.
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Re: Lets talk about Darrell Alderman
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rumor was back in the day that they staged the entire deal to get out of being caught. What is so strange is that they never recovered from it. They never dominated again. It seems to me that anyone who builds engines would keep numbers and setups stored away. They should have been able to start with nothing and be right back to where they were befor eth ebreakin.
As far as Darrell goes... Onc ehe went to the slammer and serverd his suspension he was never as good again. I guess the nose candy helped him allot with his reaction times.
Him and Scott both where good huys to talk to and hang out with.. I met them a fwe time sin Atlanta. It is a shame that when people to seem to have everything they throw it all away..
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