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2/21/17, 10:58 PM |
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Race Count This Year: 13 Race Count Last Year: 87 Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 2,553 |
Met J J at LPS last summer . Super nice guy . Hopefully more drivers follow . Good luck this year . See you in April .
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2/22/17, 12:11 AM |
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This is great to hear I have a great story about a driver helping me out once. Wyatt who drove the orange 81 pavement sprint last year bought me a ticket to the races one night. I forgot my wallet and was standing by the fence on the outside waiting on a friend to show up and help me out. He walked over and asked why I was just standing there looking through the fence I must have looked like a sad little kid. I told him I forgot my wallet. He told me stay right there and went jogging away with his speedway hot dog he just bought in hand. He met me back at the fence and told me meet him at the gate. Before I could tell him my friend was on the way he handed the ticket window money then handed me a ticket. I barely got to thank him because he said he had to get ready for his heat race and ran away real quick. His car broke that night I surely wanted to see him do better than DNF. I commented on a post to here once hoping to say hi and thanks if anyone knows him tell him thanks alot that really left an impression on me.
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2/22/17, 7:12 AM |
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I was about 8 & 1 night at Limaland Rick Ungar was on the spectator side & I asked him what it was like to drive a sprint car & he said "cool man, cool".
Jr Smalley was talking to a guy in the pits & I waited until he was done & called his name, as soon as he turned around I snapped the pic & he said that ought to be a good 1. Had a lady take a pic of me & Dick Gaines after Dick won 1 night on the original frontstretch of Limaland. When she got them developed she sent me the pic. One thing I like to do is ask the younger folks that come to Limaland is, you see the UNOH hauler's & they say yes & I tell them that's about where the oversized outhouse set & they almost always say "Really". If the line was too long the fella's went on back to the treeline. |
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2/22/17, 7:23 AM |
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I have been helping JJ is a small way for a couple of years. I have to tell you that besides his ability on the track, away from the track, it is hard to find a better young man. I am certainly proud to be associated, and I certainly applaud his efforts to draw young fans to my favorite sport.
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2/22/17, 12:57 PM |
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2/22/17, 4:52 PM |
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I see less and less kids at the races, doesn't bode well for the sport we all love. Anything we can do to attract and keep young fans interest up is great for the sport. TKS JJ
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ferkel had one of the first driver shirts anywhere in this area. lucky enough to still have mine...
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2/23/17, 4:16 PM |
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Race Count This Year: 28 Join Date: May 2015 Posts: 324 |
I have mine as well,,just doesn't fit the same for some reason anymore...Also have one never worn in the bag last one with the 6-7 different shots..Did some aero work for Rick back in the 80's best time of my life...Nobody better than The Ohio Traveler..
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2/25/17, 1:30 AM |
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Way to go, JJ. I have said this for years when working with the UMRA TQ Midget series; you guys HAVE to build a following, and the best way to do it is to give those kids someone - not just a particular car - to root for.
I wish you the best this season and appreciate what you and guys and gals like you are doing for our sport. Scooter Williamson |
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