Any TP fans out there??

pletchfan · 8/14/09, 11:23 PM

He is planning on running the Pletch Pools sprinter tomorrow night at Paragon!!! I already have butterflys in my tummy!!! Not news I wanted to hear. I was SO glad when he hung up the racing boots. Looks like I will be praying and anxious AGAIN!!! I LOVE YOU TERRY, GOD KEEP HIM SAFE!!!!

SprintManDave · 8/14/09, 11:48 PM

Good to hear that he still has the desire. I have been a fan for some time. I once worked on his pit crew at Knoxville for the Masters race.(2002) I believe.

pletchfan · 8/15/09, 12:04 AM

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Originally Posted by SprintManDave

Good to hear that he still has the desire. I have been a fan for some time. I once worked on his pit crew at Knoxville for the Masters race.(2002) I believe.

Was that the year he wiped out the billboards?? LOL
He won that race in 2000!!! 1999-2000 were very good.
Thanks for being a long time fan. It is hard not to be though, TP has that infectious smile and such a warm friendly sense of humor. Most people I have talked to down through the years always reference that grin and how friendly he always was to anyone who wanted to talk.

SprintManDave · 8/15/09, 12:09 AM

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Originally Posted by pletchfan

Was that the year he wiped out the billboards?? LOL
He won that race in 2000!!! 1999-2000 were very good.
Thanks for being a long time fan. It is hard not to be though, TP has that infectious smile and such a warm friendly sense of humor. Most people I have talked to down through the years always reference that grin and how friendly he always was to anyone who wanted to talk.

Yes that was the year. We spent some time getting those wadded up wings off of the car.Yes Terry is easy to become a fan of. I am going to try to be there tomorrow.

Panama · 8/15/09, 8:35 AM

Been a TP fan for a while.............even when he was still on 2 wheels! :2:
Good luck at Paragon tonight!

Might this be Bart Markle 4, Jay Ridgeway 31C, and Terry Pletch 17H.

Man was that a long time ago!

Found another on of TP in the background beside Roger Crump at Indy in 1975 (?)

AustinSprinter · 8/15/09, 9:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Panama

Been a TP fan for a while.............even when he was still on 2 wheels! :2:
Might this be Bart Markle 4, Jay Ridgeway 31C, and Terry Pletch 17H.

Man was that a long time ago!

Sweet!!....Looks to me like it could be!!.....Tracks not look'n familiar tho!!....indoors in mid west??.....with #s/letters (C),(H)....out west (Y),(Z)norcal...socal((Q),(R)!!......
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Brucer'

Panama · 8/15/09, 10:19 AM

I think the B/W photo is from the Dayton Indoor Nationals around 1974 or 75?
Great memories from days looooong ago.

8/15/09, 11:48 AM

This is AWSOME to hear!!!! Who isn't a T.P fan? Best of luck to him!!! A great guy and is always fun to watch.. Now lets get Van Sr.back in a car!!! It would be like old times for sure then!!! Have fun Terry!!

E.P. · 8/15/09, 3:19 PM

As long as he has his famed "Holy Ghost Power" under the hood and that infectuous smile all will be fine. I only wish I could be there to see him gas it up one more time.

8/15/09, 4:12 PM

I have known T.P. for a long time.I used to work for Terry in the pool business and also work on his race cars.I had the plesure of being on the team that won the Hulman Classic.Terry taght me so much about race cars and now look I am still doing what I love to do.I first grew up in the same town that Terry grew up in and started watching him race motor cycles on the flat tracks.I could go on forever and write a book.But I am getting ready to leave for the TNTtour.Terry I wish you the best of luck tonight.P.S. Don't forget to hook up the traction control like we use to do when we won all them races together.

Have a great race and may God be with you!!!

Brian Cripe

8/15/09, 3:19 PM	#9 Re: Any TP fans out there??
E.P. Senior Member Race Count This Year: 22 Race Count Last Year: 17 Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 287	As long as he has his famed "Holy Ghost Power" under the hood and that infectuous smile all will be fine. I only wish I could be there to see him gas it up one more time. __________________ Eric B. Pethtel

8/14/09, 11:23 PM	#1 Any TP fans out there??
pletchfan Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 1,116	He is planning on running the Pletch Pools sprinter tomorrow night at Paragon!!! I already have butterflys in my tummy!!! Not news I wanted to hear. I was SO glad when he hung up the racing boots. Looks like I will be praying and anxious AGAIN!!! I LOVE YOU TERRY, GOD KEEP HIM SAFE!!!!

8/14/09, 11:48 PM	#2 Re: Any TP fans out there??
SprintManDave Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 1,495	Good to hear that he still has the desire. I have been a fan for some time. I once worked on his pit crew at Knoxville for the Masters race.(2002) I believe.

8/15/09, 11:48 AM	#8 Re: Any TP fans out there??
john3g Posts: n/a	This is AWSOME to hear!!!! Who isn't a T.P fan? Best of luck to him!!! A great guy and is always fun to watch.. Now lets get Van Sr.back in a car!!! It would be like old times for sure then!!! Have fun Terry!!

8/15/09, 4:12 PM	#10 Re: Any TP fans out there??
triplexxx Posts: n/a	I have known T.P. for a long time.I used to work for Terry in the pool business and also work on his race cars.I had the plesure of being on the team that won the Hulman Classic.Terry taght me so much about race cars and now look I am still doing what I love to do.I first grew up in the same town that Terry grew up in and started watching him race motor cycles on the flat tracks.I could go on forever and write a book.But I am getting ready to leave for the TNTtour.Terry I wish you the best of luck tonight.P.S. Don't forget to hook up the traction control like we use to do when we won all them races together. Have a great race and may God be with you!!! Brian Cripe