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We were at the US Nationals with our 71 hemi Charger (B/SA) in 74 or 75 We had borrowed an Olynek truck with long ramps. We were pitted on the oval. The truck was designed for a Pro Stocker (Blevins) and not for the wide Charger. So we didn't have anyone in the drivers seat.
We were winching the car up and the winch cable snapped. The car took off down the ramps with Tex and me trying to stop it. We couldn't stop it and it was going all the way across the infield. Heading for Dick Baker's beautiful Flame painted Buick stocker. The car doors were locked (it's a New York thing) so we couldn't jump in. And we were slipping and sliding trying to stop the runaway car. Well Dick Baker jump in front of the car and got it stopped . And that was the start of a friendship that lasted for decades.

Another Dick Baker story was when we were heading to Seattle in 1979 We were in Cour De Lene Idaho. Dick had his enclosed trailer and a camper topped pickup. I was driving our rig and Tex was driving Dicks rig Dich was in the back of our stationwagon We were intouch using CB's We were going down a mountain and a Volkswagon Beatle was in front of Tex. We heard Tex cursing the bug for going to slow on the radio. He had to ride the brakes, heating them up.
Well we get down to the bottom and there was a road construction project. A guy has traffic stopped to allow a UTE (construction vehicle the size of a house)to cross the road.
Well Tex is just about out of brakes He goes flying by us on our left trying to stop less than an 1/8 mile ahead the Ute crosses the road. Tex stops about a car length from him.
Dick eyes as big as dinner plates then says with a sigh of relief. "I thought he was going to run out"
Those were fun days