Sonny McCoy Passes

Paul Precht · 04-26-2011, 09:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Ed Fernandez

Paul I meant that Jimmie used to run against him,if I remember correctly.I was standing at the fence during one of Jimmy's burnouts and the damn car blew the oil filter off.What a mess.

Yea Ed, Jimmy and car were full of misshaps. One time his plexiglass windshield broke apart and almost took his head off, then there was the first time he put nitrous on the car and almost crashed from the wheelie. What once was a nice Hemi Super Stocker was reduced to scrap in just a couple of years.

mike natoli · 04-26-2011, 09:56 AM

Sonny McCoy was a true Hampton ICON. Always had a kind word, especially if you made him money that day. RIP my friend

Casey Miles · 04-26-2011, 09:58 AM

Jimmy and I were the best of friends, the day that the windshield broke, I told convinced him to wear a full face helmet before he made that pass, it probably saved his a@@. The car went over 140 MPH for the first time and we found out that the windshield was the weak link. Not many people know that we switched motors from a 440 to a 505 and added 200 shot of nitrious. We went to Atco with the car to test, it was cold out so the nitrious wouldn't work out of the gate, so he hit it about 300' out, put the car into a wheel stand at half track. The anouncer said that he didn't know what we were doing, but to please stop on account of safety. Those were the days!

Casey Miles
248H Stock?

04-26-2011, 09:56 AM	#2
mike natoli Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Valley Stream mini Gasoline Alley & Div I Posts: 100 Likes: 25 Liked 51 Times in 16 Posts	Re: Sonny McCoy Passes Sonny McCoy was a true Hampton ICON. Always had a kind word, especially if you made him money that day. RIP my friend

04-26-2011, 09:58 AM	#3
Casey Miles Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 704 Likes: 128 Liked 497 Times in 91 Posts	Re: Sonny McCoy Passes Jimmy and I were the best of friends, the day that the windshield broke, I told convinced him to wear a full face helmet before he made that pass, it probably saved his a@@. The car went over 140 MPH for the first time and we found out that the windshield was the weak link. Not many people know that we switched motors from a 440 to a 505 and added 200 shot of nitrious. We went to Atco with the car to test, it was cold out so the nitrious wouldn't work out of the gate, so he hit it about 300' out, put the car into a wheel stand at half track. The anouncer said that he didn't know what we were doing, but to please stop on account of safety. Those were the days! Casey Miles 248H Stock?