Old Farts that don't have enough sense to quit

Ebern Watson · 03-04-2013, 11:51 PM

1st win at drag racing 1957 Easy Street DragStrip Benson NC 1949 Ford ,two Stromberg 97.s Offy Heads,3 speed overdrive
? Gas Class 74 MPH no et.s at that time.

1st Stock Eliminator Win 1960 with 335Hp tri powered 348 4 speed at BroadSlab,Benson NC, was thankful that Bobby Warren was not there.

I did not quit when I lost to Bobby Warren or Haywood Register, David Surles, David Ward, Sonny Robbins,James Bullock, Odell Lee, Ronnie Yopp, George Duff,Troy Humpries,JA Bray, James Shelton,Jimmy Morton, The Pickle Man,Bobby Smith, Harold Denton, Harold Stewart, Bobby Brown,Charlie Taylor, Bobby Warren (oh, I already said Bobby Warren)Doc Bilbrey, Bobby Smith, Jerry Ball, Jack Strickland,Ed McLawhorn, Jim Reynolds, Ronnie Sox,Herb Hickman,Billy Merritt,Charlie Blalock, Bobby Warren (excuse me, I already said Bobby Warren) etc, you get the idea?..........Why should I quit now????

SStockDart · 03-05-2013, 12:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Ebern Watson

1st win at drag racing 1957 Easy Street DragStrip Benson NC 1949 Ford ,two Stromberg 97.s Offy Heads,3 speed overdrive
? Gas Class 74 MPH no et.s at that time.

1st Stock Eliminator Win 1960 with 335Hp tri powered 348 4 speed at BroadSlab, was thankful that Bobby Warren was not there.

I did not quit when I lost to Bobby Warren or Haywood Register, David Surles, David Ward, Sonny Robbins,James Bullock, Odell Lee, Ronnie Yopp, George Duff,Troy Humpries,JA Bray, James Shelton,Jimmy Morton, The Pickle Man,Bobby Smith, Harold Denton, Harold Stewart, Bobby Brown,Charlie Taylor, Bobby Warren (oh, I already said Bobby Warren)Doc Bilbrey, Bobby Smith, Jerry Ball, Jack Strickland, Jim Reynolds, Ronnie Socks,Herb Hickman,Billy Merritt, Bobby Warren (excuse me, I already said Bobby Warren) etc, you get the idea?..........Why should I quit now????

Now that is funny...is their anyone that we have not lost to?

Ed Fernandez · 03-05-2013, 02:03 AM

I raced a 1969 VW bug at NY National Speedway in 1969.It was classed X/FF
(Expertimental / foreign F).Won class that weekend.I caled it quits in 2010 and found out there was life after drag racing.

03-04-2013, 11:51 PM	#1
Ebern Watson Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Rose Hill, NC Posts: 24 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Old Farts that don't have enough sense to quit 1st win at drag racing 1957 Easy Street DragStrip Benson NC 1949 Ford ,two Stromberg 97.s Offy Heads,3 speed overdrive ? Gas Class 74 MPH no et.s at that time. 1st Stock Eliminator Win 1960 with 335Hp tri powered 348 4 speed at BroadSlab,Benson NC, was thankful that Bobby Warren was not there. I did not quit when I lost to Bobby Warren or Haywood Register, David Surles, David Ward, Sonny Robbins,James Bullock, Odell Lee, Ronnie Yopp, George Duff,Troy Humpries,JA Bray, James Shelton,Jimmy Morton, The Pickle Man,Bobby Smith, Harold Denton, Harold Stewart, Bobby Brown,Charlie Taylor, Bobby Warren (oh, I already said Bobby Warren)Doc Bilbrey, Bobby Smith, Jerry Ball, Jack Strickland,Ed McLawhorn, Jim Reynolds, Ronnie Sox,Herb Hickman,Billy Merritt,Charlie Blalock, Bobby Warren (excuse me, I already said Bobby Warren) etc, you get the idea?..........Why should I quit now???? Last edited by Ebern Watson; 03-05-2013 at 04:05 AM. Reason: Memory Lapse,spelling

03-05-2013, 02:03 AM	#3
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: Old Farts that don't have enough sense to quit I raced a 1969 VW bug at NY National Speedway in 1969.It was classed X/FF (Expertimental / foreign F).Won class that weekend.I caled it quits in 2010 and found out there was life after drag racing. __________________ Former NHRA #1945 Former IHRA #1945 T/SA