Vintage 'Maters (2 Viewers)

[twostep]

Joined in 2011 but like others looked in before that. Still hanging around at age 70

2010 here; I joined the day I found out about NitroMater. I no longer race but I follow our sport religiously. I've learned a lot from this site over the years and many thanks are due the people at NM who go all the way back to the glory days of California hot rodding. And it's nice to come to a place and not fight over politics all day long.

 

[Nappy]

Dec. 2020 here. Followed it since almost the beginning, but finally joined. 63 and enjoying life and still a drag racing nut since about 10 years old. good old U.S.30 and Oswego dragstrips !!

 

[chop]

@Joe Sherwood He hasn't been active here for quite some time.

Yes, that's him. Thanks. I wonder what happened to him. I know he loved going to the races.

 

[Paul]

Yes, that's him. Thanks. I wonder what happened to him. I know he loved going to the races.

He still goes to races, just not as many as he used to. He is active on Facebook.

 

[Dennis]

Mine says July 22 2006.

Anyone remember Franklin?

Shh you may summon him. Just kidding. Didn't agree with everything he said but he was entertaining for sure.

I was on the old Nitromater from the beginning. It was between that and DRU Forums for me. There were quite a few characters in the "anonymous" days.

 

[Just Paul]

Yes, that's him. Thanks. I wonder what happened to him. I know he loved going to the races.

Met him in Phoenix this year. He still loves the drags no question.

 

[Chili]

Yes, that's him. Thanks. I wonder what happened to him. I know he loved going to the races.

The cost of traveling as cut back on the races he attends. He lives in New Mexico. I saw him In Phoenix, Denver and Vegas this year.

 

[Randy]

Mine says July 9, 2006, but I think that was also the re-register date. I was here very early, and seem to remember this was originally a Scotty Cannon fan site that became Nitromater.

For results and conversations I was originally on Compuserve, which was accessed by dialup (phone with the squacks and screeching until it connected) internet. From there you went to CIS RIS which was Racing Information Services on Compuserve. They did live updates of the races on it. I know Dave Gerrard will remember names better than me, but Ed Dykes (?) was involved and a few others.

Before that, unless you had a friend at the races near a pay phone you had to wait two weeks for National Dragster to arrive in your mailbox to find out who won. I did run up a few bucks dialing the "Castrol GTX Pipeline" 900 number ($3.99 for the first minute, $1.99 for each additional minute or something like that) to get daily evening race reports on a recorded message from Dave McClelland. "Dial 1 for top fuel, 2 for funny car 3 for pro stock, 4 for sportsman..." The sportsman coverage was weak on that.

Oh. I'll be celebrating the 40th anniversary of my 28th birthday in about 3 weeks.

 

[Mike]

Randy, I'll be 73 in a few months, still up at 5 every morning for a good bike ride{still havent made it to the top of the big hill by my house but closer everyday} comeback a take the dogs for their morning, then fire up the coffee pot..

 

[none]

I was around before the days we started this site with real names which I think was sometime in 2006. I want to say I first joined in 2002 or 2003, but I can barely remember what happened last week so don't hold me to that.

It was like these words were coming out of my mouth. Same memory too (or lack there of)

 

[J. S.]

I'm fairly new here. I came over after the Competition Plus message board shut down. Does anyone remember the "Nitronic Research" message board? That one had to be from circa 2000. That was the first drag racing message board that I found out about. The great Tom Jobe from the "Surfers" posted there from time to time, among other racers and former racers. I also used to monitor the "Classic Funny Car" board, but that site died out like so many when most members went over to Facebook. I can't stand Mark Zuckerburg and his left-wing politics so I am not on Facebook.

 

[Von Halen]

July 9, 2006 Before that I was "Alky"

I'm July 9, 2006 too. Before that I was Von Halen.

 

[winr]

2006

Who else is old?

July "06

 

[Randy]

Randy, I'll be 73 in a few months, still up at 5 every morning for a good bike ride{still havent made it to the top of the big hill by my house but closer everyday} comeback a take the dogs for their morning, then fire up the coffee pot..

I knew you were a couple years older than me. I think you were still a teenager when I first met you at OCIR back in the 1970's. LOL.

Staying active is the key. Since moving to Idaho we bike ride the Boise River Trail (you need to visit us and try it. It's beautiful). We also bought a river raft (after renting them enough times we could have bought one in the first place). Lotsa fun. Golf, pickleball, shoveling snow. We have it all! Oh, and the Firebird Raceway front gate is 7.9 miles from the end of my driveway here in Eagle.

I now have an open invitation to you and Alan Reinhart. Dennis Taylor has already been here with his wife. Larry Sutton and I talked about getting together on the phone a while back for lunch but he thinks I'm getting all little up there in years.

 

[robinjackson]

I'm fairly new here. I came over after the Competition Plus message board shut down. Does anyone remember the "Nitronic Research" message board? That one had to be from circa 2000. That was the first drag racing message board that I found out about. The great Tom Jobe from the "Surfers" posted there from time to time, among other racers and former racers. I also used to monitor the "Classic Funny Car" board, but that site died out like so many when most members went over to Facebook. I can't stand Mark Zuckerburg and his left-wing politics so I am not on Facebook.

Nitronic Research? Yes, wasn't it run by Cole Coonce? I was on there for a time.

 

[BaldyLochs]

July 2006. Wow, I’m older than I thought I miss SuzyO. Lots of good people here over the years.

 

[you]

July 2006. Wow, I’m older than I thought I miss SuzyO. Lots of good people here over the years.

....and Kelly.....who re-surfaced recently, but quickly disappeared again.

 

[Ponyhntr]

late 2002 or early 2003 for me.

 

[Cliff]

Feb 2017. Am 77 but can pass for 40 in a pitch black room. I well remember the days of getting Drag News to find out who won last weeks races. heh Didn't Cole Coonce have 2 sites? Something like Nitro Flames??? I posted on one of those for awhile. Was a lurker here on the Mater before I joined. Favorite track Lions. #2 San Fernando, where I went to my first race in 1961. That was the place I first saw a parachute used on a dragster. My Mom was there with us & she thought the drivers shirt had come off. HA No, mom, that was a chute.....

 

[Randy]

Nitronic Research? Yes, wasn't it run by Cole Coonce? I was on there for a time.

Wasn't the Nitronic Research site called "Header Flames," with Cole?