My Dad is 60, just passed his license test

Bronze Star,

I envy your Dad, give him a big congrat from Old Joe Smith!!

Irwindale Fan

Ivy,
Glad to see someone that loved the Irwindale Days make a posting. I was wondering when you would pop in. You fixed that old picture a lot better that I did, boy was I a handsome young clean cut guy, way before I knew anything about Drag Racing, that's probably why.
I visited your site on myspace, pretty neat, first time I seen anyone use that picture to link my site. Once I learn how to use myspace I'll probably flood it with my junk.
I really appreciate the email you sent me and the news cast things were great, I used the one on a posting. You should post that video so they can see that speed wobble of Sonny Raz.
After looking at your myspace I'm sure I'll see more postings from you even if it's just to give your opinion.

Exhibition

Lions Drag Strip

I just got thru watching 'Lions The Greatest Drag Strip" part one and part two. Boy, is that cool to watch, it's a must especially for the West Coast guys. If you haven't got it you should "get it".

Really Early Days

Back in the mid 50's there was a rider and bike that I use to have to leave early from home and drive to 2 or 3 different Drag Strips (back then there was that many and more) to look for this guy. His name was Dave Schultz and he raced a Knucklehead. That is me in the far lane and Dave in the near lane. We raced over the early years and he never won a race, used to always go to a track where he was hoping I wouldn't show up.

T C ??

I never heard of that 180 TC turned untill just recently, never heard of it at the time I was racing. The day at Ontario they made a big deal out it as being the first bike over 180.

Nostalgia Thoughts

Nostalgia Spoken here!
The Knucklehead, 1969

My Wife Pat was really involved in my Drag Racing. She did all the fuel mixing for all my Fuel Bikes. Some times a racer would come and ask her to mix a batch of fuel for them. She also changed the percentage without telling me because she could hear the bike on a run and knew a change was needed. Pat was a good racers wife.