Bucky Hess

Dan Lattimore · 05-01-2016, 12:53 PM

Talk about being ON and leaving his competitors nothing . 000 bulbs running dead on coming at you at 155mph and not lifting. Wow !!

Tom Goldman · 05-01-2016, 01:04 PM

Bucky is THE MAN ! who else races an AH Hemi in eliminations going 8.20's !
That's some serious confidence in your car and your engine builder .
What will it go when he takes it out of "bracket" mode to race the other Hemi's ?

Randall Klein · 05-01-2016, 01:05 PM

Impressive!
Lil Joe won recently, one could say the elephants are eating

richie 2 · 05-01-2016, 01:30 PM

"kandy Kuda rules".

Dave Kommel · 05-01-2016, 01:33 PM

Very impressive performance! Looks great, goes fast and wins races...what else can you ask for? Hats off to Bucky!

Mike Bassin · 05-01-2016, 02:31 PM

Hats off to Bucky on his amazing performance yesterday, 3 straight 8.28's @ 159 mph. In the semis, an 8.284 on an 8.28 dial @ 160 mph and a perfect .000 light. I was announcing all this, the crowd on the fences were loving it and your competitors and friends behind the starting line were going nuts! It was just great. I tried my best to convey to the crowd how difficult it is run the hemi cars real hard and do it with such a short time between rounds, and I'd bet those cars are hand full to drive well too! The whole event was fun for me, a great race overall, your performance was the highlight of the weekend for me. Great job!!

Mike Bassin, track announcer

A/SA Fairlane · 05-01-2016, 02:36 PM

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Originally Posted by dave kommel

very impressive performance! Looks great, goes fast and wins races...what else can you ask for? Hats off to bucky!

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Tom Goldman · 05-01-2016, 03:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Mike Bassin

Hats off to Bucky on his amazing performance yesterday, 3 straight 8.28's @ 159 mph. In the semis, an 8.284 on an 8.28 dial @ 160 mph and a perfect .000 light. I was announcing all this, the crowd on the fences were loving it and your competitors and friends behind the starting line were going nuts! It was just great. I tried my best to convey to the crowd how difficult it is run the hemi cars real hard and do it with such a short time between rounds, and I'd bet those cars are hand full to drive well too! The whole event was fun for me, a great race overall, your performance was the highlight of the weekend for me. Great job!!

Mike Bassin, track announcer

Mike, You did quite a good job yourself !
Gave the spectators some good insight into all the classes.

Bucky Hess · 05-01-2016, 03:38 PM

Thank you for the kind words. I owe a lot to Jason Line and Jeff Guenther and the guys at KB racing, Gene Strouse and Dave at Pro Trans for fixing my Trans problems. Jason at Coan ,Vic and Mike at the track. And the Biondos for something I read about confidence. And especially my lovely wife Jeannie and my son Travis who painted this work of art. Thank you Bucky Hess ps. and Phil Mandela for the great chassis

Spyphish · 05-01-2016, 04:59 PM

If you don't mind, please do NOT come to Bowling Green for Tim Hebert Chootout at the Sports Nationals. Please plan on skipping Indy and the Dutch as well. LOL Just kidding, I hope to see you at all of them. Man, car is working, driveline is working and the driver is working. That is very impressive and congratulations on the RU. You are sure getting me "off the couch". Lazy Phish

05-01-2016, 12:53 PM	#1
Dan Lattimore Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Beaverdam, Va./ Port St. Lucie,Fla. Posts: 362 Likes: 177 Liked 154 Times in 37 Posts	Bucky Hess Talk about being ON and leaving his competitors nothing . 000 bulbs running dead on coming at you at 155mph and not lifting. Wow !! __________________ 66W30POST

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Tom Goldman VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Allentown,PA Posts: 2,476 Likes: 889 Liked 882 Times in 236 Posts	Re: Bucky Hess Bucky is THE MAN ! who else races an AH Hemi in eliminations going 8.20's ! That's some serious confidence in your car and your engine builder . What will it go when he takes it out of "bracket" mode to race the other Hemi's ? __________________ Tom Goldman 1500 SG , 1506 STK

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Randall Klein Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Lincoln, Nebraska Posts: 785 Likes: 45 Liked 316 Times in 67 Posts	Re: Bucky Hess Impressive! Lil Joe won recently, one could say the elephants are eating

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richie 2 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 971 Likes: 426 Liked 205 Times in 93 Posts	Re: Bucky Hess "kandy Kuda rules". Last edited by richie 2; 05-01-2016 at 01:33 PM.

05-01-2016, 01:33 PM	#5
Dave Kommel Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: San Dimas CA Posts: 143 Likes: 2 Liked 2 Times in 1 Post	Re: Bucky Hess Very impressive performance! Looks great, goes fast and wins races...what else can you ask for? Hats off to Bucky! __________________ Dave Kommel

05-01-2016, 02:31 PM	#6
Mike Bassin Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: East Berlin PA Posts: 134 Likes: 0 Liked 120 Times in 19 Posts	Re: Bucky Hess Hats off to Bucky on his amazing performance yesterday, 3 straight 8.28's @ 159 mph. In the semis, an 8.284 on an 8.28 dial @ 160 mph and a perfect .000 light. I was announcing all this, the crowd on the fences were loving it and your competitors and friends behind the starting line were going nuts! It was just great. I tried my best to convey to the crowd how difficult it is run the hemi cars real hard and do it with such a short time between rounds, and I'd bet those cars are hand full to drive well too! The whole event was fun for me, a great race overall, your performance was the highlight of the weekend for me. Great job!! Mike Bassin, track announcer

05-01-2016, 03:38 PM	#9
Bucky Hess Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Bunker Hill Posts: 182 Likes: 69 Liked 151 Times in 23 Posts	Re: Bucky Hess Thank you for the kind words. I owe a lot to Jason Line and Jeff Guenther and the guys at KB racing, Gene Strouse and Dave at Pro Trans for fixing my Trans problems. Jason at Coan ,Vic and Mike at the track. And the Biondos for something I read about confidence. And especially my lovely wife Jeannie and my son Travis who painted this work of art. Thank you Bucky Hess ps. and Phil Mandela for the great chassis __________________ Bucky Hess 1426 SS/AH Last edited by Bucky Hess; 05-02-2016 at 11:05 AM.

05-01-2016, 04:59 PM	#10
Spyphish Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 846 Likes: 16 Liked 679 Times in 180 Posts	Re: Bucky Hess If you don't mind, please do NOT come to Bowling Green for Tim Hebert Chootout at the Sports Nationals. Please plan on skipping Indy and the Dutch as well. LOL Just kidding, I hope to see you at all of them. Man, car is working, driveline is working and the driver is working. That is very impressive and congratulations on the RU. You are sure getting me "off the couch". Lazy Phish