DATE: 10/05/2008 14:27:25 / MOOD: other
Hay everyone, I just had one of those weekends at the the track that reminds me why I love doing this. I have not been out raceing much this summer dew to the fact that my team manger and father/best friend was diginosed with Cancer early this spring. Saddly he lost his battle on Aug. 16.
Last weekend was the first time I had been out sence his passing, I had many people stop by and give there sympathy, and offer a ear if I ever needed any one to talk to. I was going to run both cars, somthing I had never done by myself before, after the second time run the Stocker had developed a bad miss and due to rain in the forcast they were pushing the program to try and get it in before the clouds open up. I went up in the dragster made my time run and when I got back to the trailer I had about 12 other racers there pulling the MSD out of the Stocker and replacing it so I could make first round. All of this was done just out of the kindness of there harts, as the day went on I was in the semis in both classes, I had many people at the trailer helping get the cars ready for the next round, helping out how ever I wanted. I ended up winning the box class and runner up in no-box. On my way back home I figured out that as much as I like the speed and the compation, if it was not for the other people at the track I would sell everythign and go fishing. I just wanted to tell everyone that no good deed is ever forgot, I will probley never forget this weekend, not because of the win, because of all the people who helped me keep raceing, when my father died, I was ready to give it up but I was getting 15 calls a day to get me back at the track. I will never forget it,
THANK YOU
Andy
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DATE: 04/28/2008 19:56:44 / MOOD: don't know
I was just wondering if any one else is changing there racing plans dew to the price of fuel, not just the price of the fuel for the tow there, but also the price for the race fule has gone up. Last night I had a meeting with my race team (ok we got togeather to have a few drinks) and made a change to our season dew to the high fuel prices. drop me a line and let me know if it is changing anyone's plans.
Andy Walcott
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DATE: 04/15/2008 17:25:24 / MOOD: Ready to Race
Hay there everyone new here, I have a '96 spitzer dragster powered by a 307 small block chevy and a powerglide trans. I also run a 62 plymouth in e/sa in both NHRA and IHRA. The 62 has a 383ci 343hp with a 727 trans. The dragster runs 8:20's in the 1/4 and 5:20 in the 1/8 I run mostly in Midwest in the summer and northern flordia in the winter.
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