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Rory McNeil · 09-24-2009, 12:53 AM

Jeff, that red RX7 was run by a guy whos last name was Atkins, from the Tacoma/Puyallup area. He had a shop called "Atkin`s Rotary Service" that was located behind his house.He used to regularily race at Bremerton & SIR, and later ran the car is 10.90 Super Street, with a Nash 5 speed behind the rotary. I think his first name may have been Dennis, but I can`t say for certain.
As I understand it, Terry Hoard was working on a new RX7 when NHRA eliminated Modified Eliminator in 80 or 81. Never seen (or heard! )of Terry Hoard after that.

Isaac Zane · 09-24-2009, 05:13 AM

I had the pleasure of meeting Terry Hoard and his son or brother at the Keystones one year. We camped out at the campground next door. Uncle Jim had a co-worker that ran the white/yellow "Rotary Rattler" Mazda here in D1 and Jim worked on Wankle engines at Ingersol Rand Research. So there was a common interest in the rotary engines.
Terry was nice enough to have his exhaust end underneath the car whereas Al McEachern (Rotary Rattler) had his coming out the right side. Jim always made sure that Al parked on the right side of him. Al's car always ran better when he left the motor mounts loose...?? Al borrowed Jim's tach one day and it came back with the tell-tale pointer somewhere after the numbers left off. 12K +

I probably still had a business car of Terry Hoard laying around somewhere. I seem to remember "Braaap Industries/performance" or something along those lines.

Of course there are still plenty on Mazda's running at the import races.

09-24-2009, 12:53 AM	#1
Rory McNeil VIP Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: from Vancouver BC Canada, now in Nova Scotia Posts: 1,312 Likes: 323 Liked 1,112 Times in 304 Posts	Re: Recognize this engine? Jeff, that red RX7 was run by a guy whos last name was Atkins, from the Tacoma/Puyallup area. He had a shop called "Atkin`s Rotary Service" that was located behind his house.He used to regularily race at Bremerton & SIR, and later ran the car is 10.90 Super Street, with a Nash 5 speed behind the rotary. I think his first name may have been Dennis, but I can`t say for certain. As I understand it, Terry Hoard was working on a new RX7 when NHRA eliminated Modified Eliminator in 80 or 81. Never seen (or heard! )of Terry Hoard after that. __________________ NHRA 6390 STK M/S 85 Mustang

09-24-2009, 05:13 AM	#2
Isaac Zane Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: North Myrtle Beach, SC Posts: 361 Likes: 392 Liked 50 Times in 14 Posts	Re: Recognize this engine? I had the pleasure of meeting Terry Hoard and his son or brother at the Keystones one year. We camped out at the campground next door. Uncle Jim had a co-worker that ran the white/yellow "Rotary Rattler" Mazda here in D1 and Jim worked on Wankle engines at Ingersol Rand Research. So there was a common interest in the rotary engines. Terry was nice enough to have his exhaust end underneath the car whereas Al McEachern (Rotary Rattler) had his coming out the right side. Jim always made sure that Al parked on the right side of him. Al's car always ran better when he left the motor mounts loose...?? Al borrowed Jim's tach one day and it came back with the tell-tale pointer somewhere after the numbers left off. 12K + I probably still had a business car of Terry Hoard laying around somewhere. I seem to remember "Braaap Industries/performance" or something along those lines. Of course there are still plenty on Mazda's running at the import races. __________________ Isaac Zane STK 1237 J/SA Buick Apollo Patriot Guard Rider DOOF 43 Last edited by Isaac Zane; 09-24-2009 at 05:15 AM. Reason: Because my socks have a hole in them. How else would you put your foot in them?