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My #006 car will be part of the display, #009 will also be there. Looking forward to a great time!

Did you wash and wax it? I hope not, that car is the most unrestored early car out there

Connie has also been known to fly goods in need during times of crisis for free.

         Roy

When Darrell Gwynn was injured in England at Santa pod I heard Connie flew him home on mobile hospital plane at no cost.
Never said the man wasn't generous, but i remember seeing him and Scott "having" a discussion"  in the pits at Englishtown when Scott was driving Top/Fuel The language was legendary, plus the added physical moving of some smaller objects
Englishtown was the site of many a great NHRA moments, Jungle Jim's wheel stand in the final one year and then coming back the next year and winning funny car. Gartlis blow over, Scotts accident. the pit side yelling "the other side sucks" to the spectator side, bravely placing a small wager or two on the pit side grand stand up under the tree with some of the locals, having a drunk Jenkins stumble into our borrowed motorhome parked at the end of the grandstand, smuggling 22 cases of beer into the pits, partying with the racers in the pits until 2:00am while rebuilds were going on, the list goes on and on, and this is just Englishtown, other stores include Indy, Columbus,  and many smaller points races at NHRA drag strips
Wasted a lot of time and money to get these kind of memories
And don't get me started on the early days of match racing in the late 60's through about 1975, now those times were legendary

QSS:  Agreed on F1 vs NHRA.  My wife and I went the to the NHRA World Finals at Pomona last weekend. Had a blast. My buddy who is a high-up dude at NHRA got us VIP tower passes. 

But we also went into the pits to watch/feel/smell the Top Fuelers light off and get our eyes and lungs burned.

Also had a great conversation with the new Funny Car champ Ron Capps at his pit. I asked him how fast his car would go in reverse, theoretically. He thought about that and said "probably 100 or so, but I don't want to try it." Super nice and friendly guy. Very down-to-earth.

My buddy also got us into the photog area by the starting line. I've been to something like 75+ drag races in my professional life, but the raw-powered performance still impresses.

And the racers/pit crew are much nicer and approachable than I've ever found in Indy or F1.  Well, except for Connie Kalitta. He still looks like he'd bust you in the jaw with a wrench if you pizzed him off.

Connie can repeat a tapestry of swear words that could make a sailor on shore leave in a Singapore whorehouse blush.
and yes he has been known to throw a wrench, can of oil, fist, and other assorted items
He is a legend

Quote from: Steve McDonald Formally known as Mcdonas on November 09, 2022, 10:42:44 AM

been camped out next to the mailbox for the past week, nothing yet

ours showed up yesterday

Mine showed up yesterday

Zero down, I'll have to look for some photos

In 1978 I paid 15% for a car loan for a 12 year old used car. So everyone quit complain about 6% loans
Here's a  copy of the contract

Thanks for the info. I appreciate your hard work and dedication to getting this done

I might use Huggies occasionally but mostly it "Depends"