D1 70;s SS/history question?

Dave Casey · 08-12-2017, 11:49 AM

It was a unique time to be racing when they ran that car. I remember a Summernationals that there were lots of SS/I cars and when they got down to 3 cars for class I saw them crawl under their car in staging lanes and drain some oil out. I was a 20 year old then and that was the first time I saw that done. I am pretty sure in those years they weighed the cars without the driver, so Ron was a pretty light guy so he would be the obvious choice to drive .

Mark Yacavone · 08-12-2017, 12:17 PM

Happy to report that Carl and Ronnie are both doing well!

Dan Lattimore · 08-12-2017, 02:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Mark Yacavone

Happy to report that Carl and Ronnie are both doing well!

Mark That's great news --- Those guys were ahead of their time. Ronnie was deadly in that thing I wonder if he still carries a brick around in his pocket :-D

08-12-2017, 11:49 AM	#1
Dave Casey VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Hampden, MA Posts: 1,205 Likes: 233 Liked 804 Times in 168 Posts	Re: D1 70;s SS/history question? It was a unique time to be racing when they ran that car. I remember a Summernationals that there were lots of SS/I cars and when they got down to 3 cars for class I saw them crawl under their car in staging lanes and drain some oil out. I was a 20 year old then and that was the first time I saw that done. I am pretty sure in those years they weighed the cars without the driver, so Ron was a pretty light guy so he would be the obvious choice to drive . __________________ Dave Casey 1330 STK

08-12-2017, 12:17 PM	#2
Mark Yacavone Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Miles From Nowhere Posts: 7,828 Likes: 2,923 Liked 5,138 Times in 1,961 Posts	Re: D1 70;s SS/history question? Happy to report that Carl and Ronnie are both doing well! __________________ "We are lucky we don't get as much Government as we pay for." Will Rogers