Unscientific informal poll - Page 4

Charrlie_S · 03-04-2010, 10:47 AM

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Originally Posted by FED 387

yes 67--As my wife says I may be getting older BUT I will never grow up!!!!

Growing older is mandatory, growing up is strickly optional

Harry 6674 · 03-04-2010, 11:04 AM

Yes,63,as long as we keep shoe polish on the windows. And I agree with Travis about the young people in super fast street cars. One close to me is a mid 60s corvette that is streetable, street legal and runs mid high 6s-low 7s. Big engine lots a laughing gas.

Ed Fernandez · 03-04-2010, 11:14 AM

I posted this to confirm that we pretty much agree that times change,no matter how hard us old timers try to hold on to the past.S/SS is changing,some say for the better some say for the worse.In the end we should just try to enjoy the time we have left trying to go some rounds,win a race, set a record,in spite of the way our sport is being manipulated.
Like the guy with the bald head standing on the box says: Let's race................................

Dave Turner · 03-04-2010, 11:29 AM

Yes, 57.....but that's only 55 US!

Jerry Hatch · 03-04-2010, 11:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Dave Turner

Yes, 57.....but that's only 55 US!

LOL, thats funny. :-)

Yes......56.

Fred Holdorf · 03-04-2010, 11:56 AM

Yes 70

Ronnie Scott · 03-04-2010, 12:03 PM

Yes 64

Jeff Teuton · 03-04-2010, 12:04 PM

Yes 66 How many remember racing on active airports without towers or communication. The plane buzzed the track, the racing shut down, a large flag was waived, the plane landed and taxied off, back to racing. You gotta love it.

W J · 03-04-2010, 12:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Jeff Teuton

Yes 66 How many remember racing on active airports without towers or communication. The plane buzzed the track, the racing shut down, a large flag was waived, the plane landed and taxied off, back to racing. You gotta love it.

Yes, 63.....And I ran at the old Orange, Mass. airport, a sanctioned 1/4 mi. NHRA strip, run by the New England Timing Assoc., which was still a active multi-runway airport at the time, although no planes were using the same strip on the Sundays we ran, sometimes sport parachutists would land on or real close to the track, holding things up at least once or twice during a event....Tasca Ford's F/X Thunderbolt, along with many other heavy-hitting GM, Chrysler, and Ford dealer- sponsored -east coast stock and superstock teams ran there often....Orange drag strip has been gone since the mid-late 60's, but it's still a fully operating, quite busy airport, w/a number of long runways... Anyone here remember it?

WJ

George Fitzpatrick · 03-04-2010, 01:03 PM

Yes 60
York PA
Had to stop racing for the planes to land.

03-04-2010, 11:04 AM	#32
Harry 6674 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 589 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Unscientific informal poll Yes,63,as long as we keep shoe polish on the windows. And I agree with Travis about the young people in super fast street cars. One close to me is a mid 60s corvette that is streetable, street legal and runs mid high 6s-low 7s. Big engine lots a laughing gas.

03-04-2010, 11:14 AM	#33
Ed Fernandez Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: NOO JOISEY nexta NOO YAWK Posts: 5,879 Likes: 38 Liked 100 Times in 45 Posts	Re: Unscientific informal poll I posted this to confirm that we pretty much agree that times change,no matter how hard us old timers try to hold on to the past.S/SS is changing,some say for the better some say for the worse.In the end we should just try to enjoy the time we have left trying to go some rounds,win a race, set a record,in spite of the way our sport is being manipulated. Like the guy with the bald head standing on the box says: Let's race................................ __________________ Former NHRA #1945 Former IHRA #1945 T/SA

03-04-2010, 11:29 AM	#34
Dave Turner VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Schomberg, ON, Canada Posts: 1,222 Likes: 1,606 Liked 364 Times in 138 Posts	Re: Unscientific informal poll Yes, 57.....but that's only 55 US! __________________ Dave Turner SS/GT #1153

03-04-2010, 11:56 AM	#36
Fred Holdorf Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Minden, Nv Posts: 44 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Unscientific informal poll Yes 70

03-04-2010, 12:03 PM	#37
Ronnie Scott Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Mattapoisett MA Posts: 14 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Unscientific informal poll Yes 64

03-04-2010, 12:04 PM	#38
Jeff Teuton VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Houma, LA Posts: 2,717 Likes: 2 Liked 325 Times in 50 Posts	Re: Unscientific informal poll Yes 66 How many remember racing on active airports without towers or communication. The plane buzzed the track, the racing shut down, a large flag was waived, the plane landed and taxied off, back to racing. You gotta love it. __________________ Jeff Teuton 4022 STK

03-04-2010, 01:03 PM	#40
George Fitzpatrick Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: West Babylon, NY Posts: 345 Likes: 121 Liked 94 Times in 24 Posts	Re: Unscientific informal poll Yes 60 York PA Had to stop racing for the planes to land. __________________ George Fitzpatrick 426 HEMI STK, SS