The Greatest All Time?????

Discussion in 'Pit Buzz' started by Tim5636sc, Mar 9, 2006.

  1. Bumpy55

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    Randy , I have great respect for anybody that will get into one of these things and make a pass. DT and DT are both great drivers, but I am kinda jaded having worked with DT for so many years and seeing what we did with just about nothing. By the way great job at Pomona. It must be great having Pete back. Also Randy in honor of you, when we painted our back up body we used blue ,purple and orange. I dubbed it the Randy Goodwin memorial body. Its in honor of all the great looking colorfull cars you had in the past.DT hope everything comes together soon. Randy good luck next time out.
     
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  2. T.Smith

    T.Smith Top Dragster

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    Yeah I remember, that was at Cordova. What you may not know is, we didn't have oil pressure and we saw you guys were having problems. So Ziz Sr. told T.J. to stage the car. The deal went about 60 feet and threw the rods out!
     
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  3. Bob Kraemer

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    That's where I thought we were but wasn't sure.
    You have to be there to take advantage of an opportunity when it presents itself.
    How is the T/F car coming?
    How many races you guys plan on attending this year?
     
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  4. NoBull

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    Sponsor Greatness!!

    Greatness is judged only by the eye of the beholder.
    Don't forget to include how long a driver holds a sponsor,
    Vern Moats picked up Kendal in 1964, and still has
    them!
     
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  5. Doug Watt

    Doug Watt AFD

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    Hay Pat,

    I'm really impressed with your list of "TOP TAD"S", did you forget to put an Afuel driver on by accident?

    A few of your boys got caught cheating:

    Bill Barney got caught with a bigger motor in his car than he claimed...

    Rick Santos was running a Cheater blower...

    just wondering what your standards were when you made your list...
     
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  6. Woodchip

    Woodchip Top Alcohol Dragster

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    Say Watt?

    TAD
    Rick Santos
    Bill Walsh
    Joe Amato
    Tom Conway
    Jay Payne
    Mike Kosky
    AA Dale Armstrong
    Billy Williams
    Al Dapozzo
    Dale Hall
    Don Enriquez/Gene adams.

    TAFC
    Frank Manzo
    Pat Austin
    Bob Newberry
    Bucky Austin
    Ken Veney
    Brad Anderson
    Vern Moats
    Steve Gasperelli
    Bob Gottshalk



    Did you check all the other posts for their A Fuel inclusions? You will find all but three have no fuel cars in their list. Too bashfull to post your own top picks but rather harp on others??
     
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  7. Dale_F

    Dale_F Super Comp

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    Tom Conway can't be mentioned enough
    Steve Federlin
    Keith Stark
    Don Woosley
    Mike Kosky
    Denny Lucas
    Brian Raymer
     
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  8. Doug Watt

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    Woodchip,

    Me bad! I think that this whole thing is a joke... That's not too bashful is it?
     
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  9. The Zone

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    Hey Doug, Santos was not in fact cheating. He did usae that blower yes, but it was not techically illegal. If it was in fact illegal, he would have like the others who were using it been penalized for it.

    None were.

    Dean
     
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  10. NITRO

    NITRO ??

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    Greatest

    Mike Andreotti TA/FC.
    Does his thing and has fun...
    Hope he comes back soon...
     
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  11. Randy G.

    Randy G. Top Alcohol

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    Ain't gonna happen. Sold the car and now he hangs out with Uyehara in his "spare time."
     
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  12. tjenna

    tjenna Top Alcohol

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    Mike Kosky has got to be on the list, Bill Barney is on it, Bill Walsh is a top 5, Santos is on it, but

    Blaine Johnson is no doubt number 1 in TAD period.

    Conway is up there even though he is not my favorite, Darrell Russell is in the top 10 and that 5.80 with the helix in Atlanta in 94 was stout.

    Funny Car it is Austin and Manzo. Bob Newberry at number 3 and moving up.
    Tony Bartone at #4 and if Boggs tuned another TAFC with a good driver/money for ten years they would be number 5.
     
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  13. hemi altered 378

    hemi altered 378 Blown Altered

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    ok, i know this guy isn't one of the top 5, but he definately deserves a mention. Chuck Baird! he was a terror for a few years, and had he not ran out of $$ he would definately be on that list. he could have won the title one year, but didn't go to the finals. hard racer
     
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  14. Kevin Brown

    Kevin Brown Top Dragster

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    Hirata!!..
     
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  15. Langenhammer

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    Bill Barney?????????
    Kinda like voting Barry Bonds the best ballplayer of all time!
     
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  16. tjenna

    tjenna Top Alcohol

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    We raced against Bill Barney many times and he was a class act.

    Maybe he cheated, but you could say that about others on peoples top lists too.
     
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