What racer has been driving the longest ? - Page 5

NWDragracing · 01-05-2010, 12:59 AM

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Originally Posted by DIC GEARY

How about Vic Hobbs....Sept 1956....and he said that Pete Kost beat him by a year...
Man that was a long time ago...... maybe we are just getting old. NAAAAAH!!!!

As I understand, Pete Kost started racing in 1955...that is 54 years ago!!!

RANDY PAYNE · 01-05-2010, 01:58 PM

i started in 56 at a dirt track in cartersville ga. then on to green valley track in gadsden,ala. biggg

Jim Blankenship · 01-05-2010, 06:49 PM

i have been pourin water under john's tires going on 43 years sometime in the 2010 season. so he's been around a while and we coaxed Terry Earwood out of retirement every once in a while (even thou he still turns right and left for work) he can still go straight real well . just don't ask him about the school bus unless ya got a week

jim

Bret Kepner · 01-06-2010, 07:09 AM

Just for clarification, Beswick started in '52.

Also, FWIW, I know a few Bonneville racers who are in their seventh decade of competition and several were active drag racers between '49-'60.

(By the way, I presume we're omitting Garlits, who started in '50, because of multiple retirements? After all, he is a class racer now!)

vic guilmino · 01-06-2010, 11:39 AM

I started racing in june of 1960 at york, pa with a 58 pontiac bonneville conv with 3x2s
first run was 16.48 @ 86mph - still have time slip
won over 100+ trophies with this car
then build a 58 pontiac and set many records (nascar, naar,nhra)

John Lang · 01-06-2010, 03:41 PM

I guess I can enter myself in this, as I went to Union Grove in 1956, and the following week I raced a 55 Chebby, 265 W/4bbl, 3 speed w/overdrive, and got my butt kicked !
I've been racing ever since !
Less in the last 2 years, due to some health problems, that are now cleared up !
Will be back in 2010, on a limited schedule , but I'll be out having my usual good time ! See you guys this summer,,,,,,,,,.John Lang

J Kuchel · 01-09-2010, 09:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bret Kepner

Just for clarification, Beswick started in '52.

Also, FWIW, I know a few Bonneville racers who are in their seventh decade of competition and several were active drag racers between '49-'60.

(By the way, I presume we're omitting Garlits, who started in '50, because of multiple retirements? After all, he is a class racer now!)

Bret you better check your resources, Beswick was in the US Army in '52. Just got off the phone with him.

Bret Kepner · 01-10-2010, 01:02 AM

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Originally Posted by J Kuchel

Bret you better check your resources, Beswick was in the US Army in '52. Just got off the phone with him.

My only resources were Arnie and the newspaper clippings I have of him running at Half Day that year.

Floyd Staggs · 01-10-2010, 08:30 AM

My first track experience was at Pomona, '59 or '60 with a flag starter. Still doin it today. But my hat's off to the Greek, Arnie Beswick and Jess Tyree.

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RANDY PAYNE Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: ROME,GA. Posts: 197 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: What racer has been driving the longest ? i started in 56 at a dirt track in cartersville ga. then on to green valley track in gadsden,ala. biggg __________________ Randy Payne 2837 STK, SS

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Jim Blankenship Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: nashville tn Posts: 149 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: What racer has been driving the longest ? i have been pourin water under john's tires going on 43 years sometime in the 2010 season. so he's been around a while and we coaxed Terry Earwood out of retirement every once in a while (even thou he still turns right and left for work) he can still go straight real well . just don't ask him about the school bus unless ya got a week jim __________________ Jim Blankenship 3086 STK

01-06-2010, 07:09 AM	#44
Bret Kepner Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Saint Louis, Missouri, USA Posts: 418 Likes: 1 Liked 11 Times in 2 Posts	Re: What racer has been driving the longest ? Just for clarification, Beswick started in '52. Also, FWIW, I know a few Bonneville racers who are in their seventh decade of competition and several were active drag racers between '49-'60. (By the way, I presume we're omitting Garlits, who started in '50, because of multiple retirements? After all, he is a class racer now!) __________________ Bret Kepner BRETKEPNER@Prodigy.net Saint Louis, Missouri, USA Last edited by Bret Kepner; 01-06-2010 at 07:19 AM.

01-06-2010, 11:39 AM	#45
vic guilmino Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: wv Posts: 884 Likes: 42 Liked 56 Times in 21 Posts	Re: What racer has been driving the longest ? I started racing in june of 1960 at york, pa with a 58 pontiac bonneville conv with 3x2s first run was 16.48 @ 86mph - still have time slip won over 100+ trophies with this car then build a 58 pontiac and set many records (nascar, naar,nhra) __________________ Vic Guilmino 1129 STK

01-06-2010, 03:41 PM	#46
John Lang Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Sheboygan Wi Posts: 391 Likes: 0 Liked 6 Times in 2 Posts	Re: What racer has been driving the longest ? I guess I can enter myself in this, as I went to Union Grove in 1956, and the following week I raced a 55 Chebby, 265 W/4bbl, 3 speed w/overdrive, and got my butt kicked ! I've been racing ever since ! Less in the last 2 years, due to some health problems, that are now cleared up ! Will be back in 2010, on a limited schedule , but I'll be out having my usual good time ! See you guys this summer,,,,,,,,,.John Lang __________________ John Lang 365 STK, SS

01-10-2010, 08:30 AM	#49
Floyd Staggs VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Cucamonga, CA Posts: 1,522 Likes: 152 Liked 229 Times in 99 Posts	Re: What racer has been driving the longest ? My first track experience was at Pomona, '59 or '60 with a flag starter. Still doin it today. But my hat's off to the Greek, Arnie Beswick and Jess Tyree. __________________ Floyd Staggs 787 SST