INDY - the highs and lows

[Lyn Smith]

Highs : Winning in 1985 by .001 on a heads up run.Lows: being tossed in the mid 8o's in teardown because the lift was over by .002.the same cam had checked at Gators earlier in the year.That was when class was worth $800.plus dollars to win!!!Another low was not being allowed to race at the 50th in 04 because after racing at 28 straight, they told me I had not"participated enough the year before"!!!! Some racers who had never ever raced at the Nationals before got in.

[Nitro Joe Jackson]

oh boy do i remember the Moroso parties as Vigil Cates and myself had front row seats all the time, lol

48 E/MP's in class 1971

[Dallas Kelly]

Originally Posted by Nitro Joe Jackson

oh boy do i remember the Moroso parties as Vigil Cates and myself had front row seats all the time, lol

48 E/MP's in class 1971

See, I told you some would remember.

[KThomas]

8-26-2010-.. Left home with all my ducks in a row, truck running great and every trick i know of done. Two days into the trip i start feeling just a bit off...? We keep driving the 2200 miles almost hitting every rest stop with bad flu like symptoms. ....... Get there Sunday at about 4:00 to a field of racers from all over the country. We are number 126---Now feeling very very bad we hit the motel.Up half the night. Wake up Monday morning sicker than a dog... Get to field about 11:00 am-- I don't even have the energy to make it over to see Harold for my tech card but the wife does, thanks god. Back to the motel. Up all night again and no better on Tuesday and the wife now starting to feel the same. About noon we decide that we are in no shape to give the 125% it takes to run this race. Pulling out of the gate was the lowest thing I have ever done. Now a week later this is the first time i have logged on--. That's it, a 4500 mile trip with the wife just so we both can be sick together.

[boostedf22c]

Indy Highs-

Running 10.000, making it to the final round of class, going a round in the eliminator, being able to actually race at Indy during US Nationals, fun times

Indy Lows-

Redlighting in the finals of class.

[Nitro Joe Jackson]

Lows losing Rd 1 in all 3 cars and worse yet running 45 miles in low gear getting there!

I do want to thank everyone that helped me out at indy with trans problems, Dick & DJ Fox (Champion engine diapers) Roger Weaver, Ralph Cardamone (Rich south's Crew chief & my good friend) Ernie Neal for taking it apart for me, Red Fritsche for having his guys bring me a spare trans (and i needed it, stold the gov out it when i broke down going to Hamilton again)and my parents Bill & Mary Ann Jackson for all their help.

[Larry Hill]

Kelly,
So sorry you and your wife got sick. I wondered what had happened to you, since you were not there for qualifying on Wed. Hopefully you both are feeling better now and will come back again sometime.

Patsy

[Monte Howard]

High: Getting the A motor together and getting to Indy.

Low: Wensday 1st pass car doesn't run what it should.Thursday 2nd pass car slows even more.

Low: Take oil filter apart and it's full of bearing material.

Low: Thursday @ 2:30 Drive 1.5 hours home pull motor and tranny,take carb,intake,heads, cam & lifters,timing chain, oil pan & pump, and put on spare short block, put spare motor and tranny back in car,sleep 50 minutes and drive back to Indy for class Friday Morning.

High: WIN CLASS.

Low: After .007 light in 2nd round, give the stripe back to Lincoln Morehead by.007

Low: Not getting around to visit like normal.

Indy has plenty of high's and low's,wouldn't miss it for the world.