Bill "da Grump" Jenkins photo tribute

[Geerhead55]

Originally Posted by Liteweight

My pet peeve in ALL professional NHRA classes is that most of the drivers now are nothing more than hired guns. Gone are the days of the innovators such as da Grump, Dandy Dick, S&M, The Swamp Rat, The Snake ,,etc where the owners were the R&D department, fabrication department, engine shop, chassis shop etc. These guys did it all. Not so much today huh??
Anyway, I'm done with my B fest, let's try & keep this thread positive.
I have another idea in keeping this thread going & would like to make a suggestion of keeping it soley for our passed 1/4 mile heros from a era & time we will never see again . I quess you could say it's somewhere where we can pay homage to the guys & girls that were the innovators of the sport we all love.

liteweight

I know what you mean, but I'm thinking Stanfield and Edwards are still from the older mold, since Edwards was a former Modified world champion, and Stanfield was once a Superstock world champ. They can still thrash and get it done. Of course, theres still WJ, another former champ, even though hes not as competitive as he once was and Larry Morgan. My 2 cents.
Danny Durham

[Liteweight]

Agreed Danny
but there are few of this calibur any more

liteweight