Thompson 2010 Comments.
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I didnt know you own Fred's car now Bo...........good for you and the car.
i had the fortune to drive that car with Fred on board at Norwalk. I miss him and am happy the car is in your hands.
i had the fortune to drive that car with Fred on board at Norwalk. I miss him and am happy the car is in your hands.
No question about it! That car is where Fred wanted it to be! Congrats Bo!!!
We were all happy to see that Bo got Fred's car. I thought it was great that Cubby passed it on to Bo rather than just looking for the highest bidder on E-bay.
It was Bo's first time racing in years but he was pounding through the gears just like a pro after a couple of runs. I think he went two or three rounds into the eliminations.
I'm sorry I didn't get to see Dick's new car run. He got sidelined with a transmission shifter issue sometime before the eliminations began.
Seeing DQ there was a big surprise, I think he had a good time!
bang
Seeing Hayden and the tribute car was great! By the way, that car is really, really, nice and it's for sale.
I don't know if anybody tried to count the number of 348/409 cars but I think there was a lot. There were quite a few guys that aren't board members that had just heard about the event and decided to come.
It was cool seeing Clyde Waldo make it from Missouri in his 409 powered T bird and the trike with the 425hp 409 was also cool. By the way I caught a glimpse of that trike on television last night, it was coverage of some big bike rally.
The weather forecast was pretty bad but there were still quite a few spectators. There was a good crowd lining the fences when the 348/409 eliminations were running.
Our group keeps getting bigger, we had a great turnout in spite of the bad weather forecast.bang
It was Bo's first time racing in years but he was pounding through the gears just like a pro after a couple of runs. I think he went two or three rounds into the eliminations.
I'm sorry I didn't get to see Dick's new car run. He got sidelined with a transmission shifter issue sometime before the eliminations began.
Seeing DQ there was a big surprise, I think he had a good time!
bangSeeing Hayden and the tribute car was great! By the way, that car is really, really, nice and it's for sale.
I don't know if anybody tried to count the number of 348/409 cars but I think there was a lot. There were quite a few guys that aren't board members that had just heard about the event and decided to come.
It was cool seeing Clyde Waldo make it from Missouri in his 409 powered T bird and the trike with the 425hp 409 was also cool. By the way I caught a glimpse of that trike on television last night, it was coverage of some big bike rally.
The weather forecast was pretty bad but there were still quite a few spectators. There was a good crowd lining the fences when the 348/409 eliminations were running.
Our group keeps getting bigger, we had a great turnout in spite of the bad weather forecast.
bang
Thompson 2010 Comments
I had a great time this past weekend renewing old friendships and making new friendships, it is
unbelievable that so many people with different backgrounds can come together and have a fun filled weekend.
All because of a MOTOR.
For those of you that where in need of parts, tires, advise, or whatever
it is my nature to help, I can't help for the consequence of my actions,(Right Brian). All joking aside I had a blast.
Thank you Ray for all the effort that you put into making this event happen.
And to all the other unnamed individuals for there input.
Allen
I had a great time this past weekend renewing old friendships and making new friendships, it is
unbelievable that so many people with different backgrounds can come together and have a fun filled weekend.
All because of a MOTOR.
For those of you that where in need of parts, tires, advise, or whatever
it is my nature to help, I can't help for the consequence of my actions,(Right Brian). All joking aside I had a blast.
Thank you Ray for all the effort that you put into making this event happen.
And to all the other unnamed individuals for there input.
Allen
I had a GREAT time at Thompson. We picked Ronnie and Virginia up at the airport thursday afternoon and as soon as we got home he was ready to tune th 62. I pulled the valve covers and he adjusted 2 valves, reinstalled the valve covers and closed the hood. I never turned a screw or checked timing all weekend. All I had to do was keep 16 1/2# of air in each rear tire, the car operated flawlessly during two days of racing. Thanks to Ray for a delicious turkey club sandwich and fruit bowl, a perfrct lunch. Brian, next year you're going to have to go to Summit by yourself. I thought we could zoom down there and back, I didn't know you were going to go window shopping for an hour and then you still forgot to pick up that flywheel in the scratch and dent corner. Except for the rain that arrived about 15 minutes too early it was a great weekend and I got to meet some great new people and renew old friendships, it don't get any better.
First, I want to apoligize to Allen George, Alan and Dick Mackenzie, and all the racers and members in attendance at the drivers meeting Sat. afternoon. I should have never requested a vote on the use of my delay box. I realized I was asking friends to choose sides and thats not cool. There is no place for these devices in the type of racing that we do at this event and I am truely sorry for trying to shove it down everyones throat. Please Forgive. Second, I had a great time meeting new people and seeing old friends. I felt bad for all the racers that came from so far away or just down the road and had issues with there cars. I wished that we could have gotten the finals of the race in but mother nature didn't allow it. Thanks To All For A Great Weekend. Barry Taylor
I turned a best of 12.35 @ 109. Got treed and spanked real good by Bo in his fine 63. Bo said he was rusty then pulled an .08 light to my .38. :? I Could not have lost to a nicer guy, way to go Bo.
Regards, Ray
Fathead Racing.
Ray, Thanks for the comments. But just to keep the records correct that was a
.0203 light I got against you
. You know Fred would not be happy with me if I let you 60 foot his car I will be in touch with you about Norwalk. Bo
Barry,
I know I also speak for my son when I say no apology is necessary. We should have hashed the issue out on the board before going to Thompson.
If anyone is interested in how it happened that Barry got the bye run, Allan was standing in the front of the staging lanes with the track manager, Jim. Allan was facing the cars and Jim had his back to the lanes. Allan said "I need a bye run in this lane" pointing over Jim's shoulder. Without looking back Jim said "Third Car". That was Barry!
Congrats to everyone who went to the finals!!
No longer a Thompson want-a-be.
I too extend a big thank you to all that put so much time & effort into making Thompson a memorable event. Ellen & I really enjoyed meeting the members and looking at all the cars. My old T-Bird is mostly with home-made items; motor mounts, headers, altenator mounts, drive shaft, wiring modifications, etc. (Back in the mid/late sixtys there wasn't much store-bought equipment available.)
The old T-Bird with the hurry-up assembled (so we could attend Thompson) 409 truck engine made it from Missouri to Thompson with out any trouble. On the way home after driving about 10 hours the engine died just before we crossed the Missouri River. Turned out to be the used ebay electric fuel pump stopped working. I turned the ignition switch to on and gave the pump a good whack and it started working again so I
jumped in & started the engine before the points burned & drove on & in another hour and a half we were home.
Now I have time to think about what to do about next year if we are able to attend - do I bring the T-Bird again or put a stroker 409 engine in my 1962 Impala? The Impala is not very nice looking and apt to stay that way. Maybe the stroker in the T-Bird & the truck engine from the T-Bird in the Impala. Food for thought.
Hope that everyone got home safely. Can't believe some drove as far as you did!
Clyde & Ellen
I too extend a big thank you to all that put so much time & effort into making Thompson a memorable event. Ellen & I really enjoyed meeting the members and looking at all the cars. My old T-Bird is mostly with home-made items; motor mounts, headers, altenator mounts, drive shaft, wiring modifications, etc. (Back in the mid/late sixtys there wasn't much store-bought equipment available.)
The old T-Bird with the hurry-up assembled (so we could attend Thompson) 409 truck engine made it from Missouri to Thompson with out any trouble. On the way home after driving about 10 hours the engine died just before we crossed the Missouri River. Turned out to be the used ebay electric fuel pump stopped working. I turned the ignition switch to on and gave the pump a good whack and it started working again so I
jumped in & started the engine before the points burned & drove on & in another hour and a half we were home.Now I have time to think about what to do about next year if we are able to attend - do I bring the T-Bird again or put a stroker 409 engine in my 1962 Impala? The Impala is not very nice looking and apt to stay that way. Maybe the stroker in the T-Bird & the truck engine from the T-Bird in the Impala. Food for thought.
Hope that everyone got home safely. Can't believe some drove as far as you did!
Clyde & Ellen
kz098123 posted some really good video in this thread.
http://www.348-409.com/forum/showthread.php?t=20388
Clyde, your car was a real crowd pleaser. It's not only cool, it's reliable too.
bang
Thompson meet
Like everyone else has said, It was a awesome weekend met alot of great people, renewed some old friendships , but there are still alot that I haven't got to meet. I have to say I really admire those of you that travel the long distances to get there. I can't tell you how bad it sucks that I didn't get my car ready in time, but something all of you in the cars missed was when you lined up to start eliminations I was up on the bridge and boy was that a sight seeing and hearing all those 09's rolling into the staging lanes.
Like everyone else has said, It was a awesome weekend met alot of great people, renewed some old friendships , but there are still alot that I haven't got to meet. I have to say I really admire those of you that travel the long distances to get there. I can't tell you how bad it sucks that I didn't get my car ready in time, but something all of you in the cars missed was when you lined up to start eliminations I was up on the bridge and boy was that a sight seeing and hearing all those 09's rolling into the staging lanes.
Well, I'm home and BEAT!!!!
What a trip!! What a GREAT bunch of friends!!!
Got 455 pictures and videos to sort through and post!!!
All I can say was it was a great event,, and we have some of the finest cars around!!
From the very fast !! To the beautiful cars !!
Then the beautiful FAST cars!!!
Just amazing!!!
One more trip of a life time to remember,,,,,,dq
What a trip!! What a GREAT bunch of friends!!!
Got 455 pictures and videos to sort through and post!!!
All I can say was it was a great event,, and we have some of the finest cars around!!
From the very fast !! To the beautiful cars !!
Then the beautiful FAST cars!!!
Just amazing!!!
One more trip of a life time to remember,,,,,,dq
Well darn, another yr and i wasnt able to make itdadgum work, so overrated these days. Well congrats to my dad for getting as far as he did, in case yall didnt know, he IS my hero and i can only hope i get his bada** racing skills. Hes so good at what he does. Its unfortunate that they werent able to get the final round run fair and square, stinkin mother nature:takethat Make sure yall post up pics so i can kick myself even harder in the butt for not being able to make it. Next yr you can count racergurl in, FOR SURE
The only reason you weren't there is your dad wanted to keep me away from you!!!
The stories about the people IS the story as said!!
When you finally meet anyone from this forum the first time in person it is like greeting an old friend!!!
Can't say enough about the quality of the members of this group!!!!
Thanks for giving me one more "life`s greatests moments" again!!
Some day I'll make out to that beautiful area of our great country with my 62 or even maybe the `09 powered Rambler!!!
Wheres Denny
Denny Ford,,, I know your here looking. Look what Jerry McNeish did to us........set new D/STOCk nat record 10.45 @ 126.+ mph 302 ci . 1x 4bbl , man . Car tear down was perfect. Lost your info give me a e-mail. How can these STOCK guys do this without strokers and cubes. Mike
Denny Ford,,, I know your here looking. Look what Jerry McNeish did to us........set new D/STOCk nat record 10.45 @ 126.+ mph 302 ci . 1x 4bbl , man . Car tear down was perfect. Lost your info give me a e-mail. How can these STOCK guys do this without strokers and cubes. Mike
Pictures
Here are a few more pictures for all to enjoy. The first is Flamin' Phil Reed and Hayden Proffitt keenly watching Doug Marion make a pass with Harold's recreation of Hayden's car, shown in second picture. The third one is of Bo making a fine pass in Fred's car. That car is finally where she belongs (no disrespect to Cubby, he also did the right thing)! Last one is of Carl making a pass.
Steven
Here are a few more pictures for all to enjoy. The first is Flamin' Phil Reed and Hayden Proffitt keenly watching Doug Marion make a pass with Harold's recreation of Hayden's car, shown in second picture. The third one is of Bo making a fine pass in Fred's car. That car is finally where she belongs (no disrespect to Cubby, he also did the right thing)! Last one is of Carl making a pass.
Steven
