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[Gone Dead Train]

www.nhra.com/news/2019/farewell-tom-jobe-last-surfers

The younger fans read this. Become one with it!!!

 

[mikebcurve]

Thanks for posting the link. Great story!

 

[SoCal Racer]

Great story, although I can no longer be considered one of the "younger" fans

 

[Cliff]

I read this early in the morning. Thanks Phil Burgess for a great article. Only thing he left out was the Surfers had a 1955 Chevy wagon push car & had a branch as a hood ornament. The fans loved it. When they ran that 7.34 at Bakersfield in 1966, it was Low ET of the World. Now you know why.

 

[MichaelD]

That brings back memories. I think I first saw the Surfers at Fontana, and they were a sight to see. They looked like kids which probably led other teams to disregard them. Because of that and that they won a lot, they were an underdog favorite. In those days you could go to the Beach on Saturday and hit Fontana on Sunday.

 

[mick]

what a magical time it must have been to grow up in so cal in that era. that is really a great article. thank you.