If you could have any 5 drivers over for dinner, who would you invite and why?

[Randy]

I'm going old school. Jerry Ruth, Frank Bradley, Dale Pulde, Jungle and Larry Fullerton

I was being "old school" when I mentioned you. LOL.

JUST KIDDING!!

 

[none]

I was being "old school" when I mentioned you. LOL.


JUST KIDDING!!

I do get the senior meals.

 

[Randy]

I do get the senior meals.

Me, too. Even in the drive thru's.

 

[Jimbo]

My five would be the following, The Lagana's, Gene, Anthony and Vic Terenzio, Frank Manzo, and Bob Newberry.

Plenty of great old racing stories between these guy's

Jim Hill
www.nostalgicracingdecals.com

 

[Sandman]

I'll go with Ken Veney, Frank Hawley, Bob Glidden, Jack Beckman and Tim Wilkerson. I met Veney years ago away from the track when he and his wife toured my work and he's one of the nicest guys I've ever met, period. Same with Glidden, met him at a race and he seemed to be surprised I'd want his autograph. Beckman and Hawley seem like a LOT of fun and Wilk because he's one of my heroes.

 

[Fireball]

Garlits, Connie, Prudhomme, Bernstein and John Force.

 

[Gordon]

Garlits - To hear some of the stories he could tell, even if I've already heard them.
Amato - To learn about his domination w/ Tim Richards.
Beck - Always had a soft spot for the Canuck who tried to run the quad cam.
Bazemore - Do I have to explain?
Greek - Again, do I have to explain?

Bonus: Alan Reinhart (He's made a pass or two down the 1/4 mile, no?) - Need someone to orchestrate the conversations and re-ignite old memories.

Alternates:
Eckman - To hear the truth about nitrous.
W. Johnson - To hear the truth in general.

 

[stitcherbob]

Eckman has pretty much told all he's gonna tell, including his suicide attempt

https://www.caranddriver.com/features/blowup-feature
https://dragillustrated.com/qa-bill-orndorff-and-jerry-eckman/

 

[arbfuldodger]

1. Snake
2. Force
3. Glidden
4. Connie
5. Flip a coin between Scelzi & WJ

 

[Rajunz]

John Force
Whit Bazemore
Ron Capps
Chad Head
and Lee Beard

......just to see where that conversation ends up!

 

[JF]

Ronnie Sox, Bill Jenkins, Ron Hutter, Dyno Don, Roy Hill

 

[fatcat]

Glidden, Garlits, Snake, George Montgomery, Grump

 

[Treeshaker]

I would have:
1. Richard Hartman - member of the original FC 4 second club
2. Rhonda Hartman-Smith - earned NHRA top ten 4 years in TF, top ten of IHRA 5 years, won 3 IHRA national events
3. John Smith - TF and FC driver
4. Paul Smith - Done about everything in a FC, and for a very long time
5. Mike Smith - TF and FC driver

Main reason for all of them is that they are family, and we get the pleasure of being together a lot.

 

[Randy]

John Force
Whit Bazemore
Ron Capps
Chad Head
and Lee Beard

......just to see where that conversation ends up!

That might make a good "pay per view." LOL

 

[Bullard Anderson]

Roland Leong. Ron Capps. Bob Glidden. Warren Johnson. Jim Dunn.

 

[fueller42]

Force....it's Force.....there's more than enough for a few books just there
Brent Fanning....if anyone knows about bull $hit, it's Brent....he's a hoot
The Greek.......legendary
Jim Head......I love tech talk
Big.....same as ^...I love tech talk
as a back up, Larry Dixon jr., a lot of history there
would have given anything to have Steve Evans there to moderate

 

[DAN]

Force
Bazemore
Connie Kalitta
Mike Dunn
Shirley.

I'd have to sneak in Scelzi, Scotty Cannon, Capps, Dixon and Jungle Pam on another night though!