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The tattle tail on his tach was up around 11000 every time I looked at it. Hard to stand by the starting line and watch some of those guys make a pass without grinning like a fool. Very cool.

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Ed,

Seems like when I think of Pete's Vette, I also think of Bear's bug and Billy Mansell. I really miss those days. Hopefully you have seen the Houston Points meet video on youtube as well as video from Eastex Dragstrip.

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Guys, every time any one mention modified I think of Paul Mercure. When ever I bring the subject with him I see that look on his face and he start talking about modified and the stories are awsome,,,Luke

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I owe my racing S/SS to these guys racing these cars and to the track owners of yesterday that allowed us teenagers to stand right behind or next to these cars as they staged and launched (damn insurance companies took all the fun away!). Watching the Knobloch - Yancer - Faulkner '63 Vette with one of those high windin' SBC and a stick and the tach clearly visible from the rear window pegged at 11K or more.
That's what got the blood moving and made me want my own someday.
My engines are now built by Bud Yancer of MACH Development. Yep, same guy!

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Jeff, funny thing you mention your engine builder, I have Paul Mercure build my engines

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Jeff,

How about holding the car in the water and/or pushing the car back and forth while the driver was doing the burnout!!!

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Todd,

You make this sound like a bad thing, LOL!

Robert Swartz

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I've ruined several shirts, holding cars in the burnout. LOL Here's a couple of photos I took in 1974 at the old Ringgold, Georgia track called "Drag City". These were both modified cars, I don't recall the Camaro driver's name, but check out the two guys holding the rear of the car, lost in the smoke. The second photo is Wayne Barker's B/Gas Nova. This is the same Wayne & Stanley Barker that had the Pro Mod Monte Carlo SS named "Super Toy" in the late eighties and early nineties.

http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/k.../DRAGCITY1.jpg

http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/k.../DRAGCITY2.jpg

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jeff,would that be billy knobloch from Performance Chevrolet mail order Arizona ,he advertised in super stock magazine for years and has machine shop services.i bought a lot of parts from him through afriend of his in derby,new york,great deals.seen the corvette at indy one year.