Paul dilcher-on the road again!
 

Many of you know paul dilcher-"ya see"-well hes on the road again-traveled west(again) from up state newyork to go drag racing in the west(las vegas ect.).
Doing it at least 45 years-old style van,open trailer and a grass roots stocker in tow.-by himself.
It all started with paul and a band of up state racers like neil smedley,val hedworth,barry raichlin and others who made those long trips in the 60ies, on the tow bar to go racing in the sunny west coast!
Say hi to paul,on the road chasing that dream...he would get a laugh.
"ya see,this baby rolls"!

Re: Paul dilcher-on the road again!
 

We were pitted next to Paul at the Las Vegas Nationals, and since neither of us are moving anything until next week, we will likely be pitted next to him next week too.

A delightful guy! Paul is helpful and a really nice guy. And sometimes he is downright drop dead funny.

Regardless, he is definitely one of the last of a special breed.

David
The New Hemi Guy

Re: Paul dilcher-on the road again!
 

David,
Ask him about " Hillbilly Chicken" ,,
He will know what you talkin about....

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Paul was my room mate a couple of times in the seventies and partner on a 60 Chevy V/SA. He is a very funny guy.

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Sure would be nice if nhra would let paul into pomona!!!!! 45 years of racing and wouldnt let him have a entry for pomona!!!!!!

Re: Paul dilcher-on the road again!
 

He must of hit "paydirt" selling Mason Jars by the truck load. Good luck "Grampies".

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Hmmmm, what was in those Mason Jars?

David
The New Hemi Guy

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You guys are too funny!

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Alright Pauly, one of the nicest, hardest working and good story telling guys I know...Have fun and race hard....

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Paul is the best .

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Bob Frey should sit down with Pappy for a story.Might be a looooong story though.But greatly entertaining.

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Sounds like quite a character, we need more of these free spirited individuals. Anyone have pictures or news since leaving for Las Vegas and Pomona? Cr

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Ask Paul about the POTATOES!

THE POTATO MAN

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Paul was spotted last night at the Outback on Craig Rd just outdside of Las Vegas getting his free meal from J. Meador!

If it's free, it's for me!

Jerry

D/S, #1710

Re: Paul dilcher-on the road again!
 

paul is the best, i race stock, and superstock because of him. he is my mentor! ask him about crown royal, and the waitress in Virginia.

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Paul is a great guy, he has been racing since before electricity, won a event back then beat out rookie Ben Franklin in finals. Anyhow always calls me "Alcohol Joe" and was one of the first cars to run my decal back in the day we all lived down at Jim Woods place in the winter.
Safe travels Paul.

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i was suppose to meet up with paul in vegas but was unable to, so does anybody know what paul was dq' for in first qualifying pass? thanks, norm from the "GO ARMY" SUPER STOCK
DAY'S......

Re: Paul dilcher-on the road again!
 

Paul is standing here with me now, and he says that he had a senior moment and put the wrong weight on the car...

Apparently, ooops is not a valid excuse, here and these guys have no senses of humor and DQed him on that run.

But after several more passes on the scale Paul is AOK again,

David
The New Hemi Guy

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David, tell paul he is now "qualified" for the senior aarp award of the year...........thanks for the info. And good luck to you and paul.....

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dave, check and see if paul has enough toll money for the return trip?

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I remember Paul, Neil Smedley and even Barry Raichlin, from my start into racing in the late 60's. These guys were so knowledgable about what cars for which class it was crazy. I used to go over to Neil and Marilyn's with my buddy Jerry Atanasio back then and he had some exotic stuff back then. I used to watch Paul wash his blocks out with Dove Dish soap at Chuck Geoli's Station in Cheektowaga, N.Y.
Still see Paul on occasion when he comes up to Lancaster(DTRP) . Talked to Neil a few years ago in Phoenix. Loved it when he won in Vegas, On the cover of National Dragster "Smedley is Deadly" Can't get any better than that.

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Vintage dilch.......whos that mama.....
Ya see,ya see,..i go foggin on down there...i ride up next to this joker,ya see.....and hes goin...wa-wa-wa,doin that bs ...i hang a bumper on him and ride on thru....this baby rolls!!!!

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Thanks everyone , for all the kind words . It is a great track to race at . Thanks to everyone who helped make my trip most enjoyable . Best of all , I did not have to mow Jim Marshall`s lawn , anymore .

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Hey Paul hope you had a good trip. If you ever get to the east side stop in and say hi. Billy:D

Re: Paul dilcher-on the road again!
 

Vintage dilch.......whos that mama.....
Ya see,ya see,..i go foggin on down there...i ride up next to this joker,ya see.....and hes goin...wa-wa-wa,doin that bs ...i hang a bumper on him and ride on thru....this baby rolls!!!!


*** John Force don't have nothing on talking racing with the Dilcher ***

I love it ........

Re: Paul dilcher-on the road again!
 

Something that alot of people don't know is that when we were Indy with a spun bearings, we took our car back to Dayton to try to get it together again.

We were frantically trying to find a new crank, and get other work done, and I had to run back up to Akron (nearly a three hour drive each way) to get some parts from my shop.

Keith was working on the teardown, getting the rods reworked, etc.

So we found a crank at Gary Stanton's in Kentucky, about 4 or more hours from Dayton and we had no way to get it. I was still on my way back from Akron, and Keith was still turning wrenches.

Keith talked to Paul Dilcher who was on the road to Indy. So, Paul went out of his way, picked up the crank, and delivered it to Keith's shop. And we got it all back together and back to Indy.

Paul is indeed a good friend, and a rare individual.

David
The New Hemi Guy