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July 24, 2018 at
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Posted By: Dryslick Willie on July 24 2018 at 05:30:27 AM
Interesting. I think I've got that album somewhere. Gotta go see if I can dig it out. IMO any 4 year old should dig "I Want A New Drug"!
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Hell, if the four year old has ever watched Ghostbusters, he's already heard "I Want A New Drug". Just the heisted Ray Parker Jr. version.
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July 24, 2018 at
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Posted By: AJ_81 on July 24 2018 at 11:57:43 AM
Rapid Roy (that stock car boy) by Jim Croce
Check that one out. I know it says stock car, but he talks about dirt track racing in the song. Gotta love Croce!
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OK, here it goes. Looks like I have to put link in another post?
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July 24, 2018 at
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1aUl9l1O7sE
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July 24, 2018 at
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Posted By: Johnny Utah on July 24 2018 at 12:39:24 PM
Roy Hall was an early pioneer of stock car racing in the south. He and Lloyd Seay (drivers), Red Vogt (head wrench), and Raymond Parks (car owner) were the first "team" in the late 30's and early 40's in and around the south. Based out of Georgia. A great book to read about moonshine and the early forgotten period of stock car racing is "Driving With the Devil" by Neal Thompson. I highly recommend it. A lot of excellent stories in there. They talk about Vogt's all night garage in Georgia helping to soup up the shiners cars, Parks' WWII service at the Battle of the Bulge, Seay getting shot and killed by a cousin.....
I know it's not about sprint cars, but its racing on dirt. Give it a try.
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I always wondered about that... wouldn't it have made more sense to use a nondescript family station wagon & drive the speed limit, at daytime? Always seemed to work for pounds of weed ("back in the day" OF COURSE!  )
I think those ole rednecks just liked to drive fast
But I'm gonna try to order the book, sounds like fun!
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July 24, 2018 at
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Posted By: larsonfan on July 23 2018 at 10:51:00 AM
My 2 favorites are:
- "Won't Leave the Porch Blues"
- "Port Surface Serenade" (co-written and sung by BStrawser)
Just kidding!
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Or the mournful ballad "who will show up and how many cars" followed by the next track on the CD "what does it pay to win".
Stan Meissner
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July 24, 2018 at
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Posted By: revjimk on July 24 2018 at 01:49:13 PM
I always wondered about that... wouldn't it have made more sense to use a nondescript family station wagon & drive the speed limit, at daytime? Always seemed to work for pounds of weed ("back in the day" OF COURSE! )
I think those ole rednecks just liked to drive fast
But I'm gonna try to order the book, sounds like fun!
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Good stories in there about the beginnings of NASCAR, and how Big Bill France essentially swindled, bullied, and cajoled his way into being THE guy.
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July 24, 2018 at
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Posted By: Johnny Utah on July 24 2018 at 02:18:07 PM
Good stories in there about the beginnings of NASCAR, and how Big Bill France essentially swindled, bullied, and cajoled his way into being THE guy.
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I just ordered it on Amazon..... Retired, time on my hands (or actually putting off IMPORTANT stuff )
Thats why I've been BSing on the Internet all day...
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Posted By: Johnny Utah on July 24 2018 at 12:39:24 PM
Roy Hall was an early pioneer of stock car racing in the south. He and Lloyd Seay (drivers), Red Vogt (head wrench), and Raymond Parks (car owner) were the first "team" in the late 30's and early 40's in and around the south. Based out of Georgia. A great book to read about moonshine and the early forgotten period of stock car racing is "Driving With the Devil" by Neal Thompson. I highly recommend it. A lot of excellent stories in there. They talk about Vogt's all night garage in Georgia helping to soup up the shiners cars, Parks' WWII service at the Battle of the Bulge, Seay getting shot and killed by a cousin.....
I know it's not about sprint cars, but its racing on dirt. Give it a try.
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Got that book in about 2 days...Amazon is amazing
It's great!! And I haven't even got to racing part yet,,,, loving the moonshining stories
I have to finish book I'm reading first (Roy Orbison bio), looking forward to finishing "Driving With the Devil" (its better, so far)
Thanks JU.... it would be cool to meet some time. Planning on USAC midgets in Pa., but weather report is AWFUL!
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Side 2 of the Slade classic "Keep Your Hands Off My Power Supply" has a good 3 part song about early F1 racing called "Ready To Explode"
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Posted By: revjimk on July 29 2018 at 01:50:55 PM
Got that book in about 2 days...Amazon is amazing
It's great!! And I haven't even got to racing part yet,,,, loving the moonshining stories
I have to finish book I'm reading first (Roy Orbison bio), looking forward to finishing "Driving With the Devil" (its better, so far)
Thanks JU.... it would be cool to meet some time. Planning on USAC midgets in Pa., but weather report is AWFUL!
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Hey, glad you are enjoying it! Indeed, the weather for this week looks pretty crappy. Hopefully I dont get 7.25 inches of rain like I did this past week. Pretty friggin miserable.
I'm leaving Saturday night to head out to Knoxville for the entire week. Can't wait.
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July 29, 2018 at
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Haven't been to Knoxville for few years, used to plan my drive back to Colorado around that week. Now I'm staying East a lot longer. Was looking forward to USAC midgets.... oh well
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