At the risk of breaching Nitromater protocol, I am going to post this topic here on the NHRA board since this is where all the traffic is. I posted this earlier today on the Nostalgia 1320 board, but few people may see it over there.
A few weeks ago, at the "Roar of Lions" event at the Lions Automobilia Museum in Carson, I purchased the new book about Ed Pink. Ed was there to sign it with his wife and daughter also at the table.
It is an interesting read about one of our behind-the-scenes drag racing heros from the 1960's and 1970's. It is good to see books out in recent years about the Snake and Roland Leong, and this is another one to add to the collection of any hard-core drag racing fan. If my math is correct, Ed is 93, and still is as sharp as ever, even with declining physical health.
I knew about a lot of Ed's accomplishments as an engine builder during his drag racing days, but did not know nearly as much about his engine building for other motorsports, after fuel drag racing changed to the point where car owners no longer used outside companies like Ed Pink and Keith Black to build and maintain their engines.
Who knew that Ed married, and is still married to, a Playboy Bunny? Not bad!
A few weeks ago, at the "Roar of Lions" event at the Lions Automobilia Museum in Carson, I purchased the new book about Ed Pink. Ed was there to sign it with his wife and daughter also at the table.
It is an interesting read about one of our behind-the-scenes drag racing heros from the 1960's and 1970's. It is good to see books out in recent years about the Snake and Roland Leong, and this is another one to add to the collection of any hard-core drag racing fan. If my math is correct, Ed is 93, and still is as sharp as ever, even with declining physical health.
I knew about a lot of Ed's accomplishments as an engine builder during his drag racing days, but did not know nearly as much about his engine building for other motorsports, after fuel drag racing changed to the point where car owners no longer used outside companies like Ed Pink and Keith Black to build and maintain their engines.
Who knew that Ed married, and is still married to, a Playboy Bunny? Not bad!
