Vintage 'Maters

[chop]

Further North, St. Paul, MN. escaped final time 4/1/72

Ok, do you know Curt Anderson? Don Henrichs?

 

[TSK]

Jon -

I posted on the Nitronic board a bit and lurked a lot. To this day I run a "Nitronic Research" decal on both my funny car body (rear spoiler sideplate) and altered (on the rear wing).
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Great looking cars Lyle.

 

[fueller42]

I couldn’t swear to it, but I’d guess I’ve been here since ‘01 or ‘02? I was still working on the TF dragster for a couple years after I joined as Fueller42.

 

[scooter]

July 10th 2006.

 

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I remember posting on here as early as '01, WAY back before we used real names. Social media kind of pulled me away for many years, but started lurking again several years ago.

If it weren't for this group, there are some people I would have likely walked right by and never met. @Mike Larson & @Mark Krogen for example. I think I knew @Brian Okeefe before I knew he was on Mater. I met Joe Shorewood for the first time in Phx last year when @Paul Songas and Peter Nielsen went down for the "Last Pass"... Haha!

Yep, you and Paul were already friends in real life and then I met both of you guys at BIR before I was active on this site..... and it wasn't even the nationals where we originally met. I'm pretty sure you and Paul were at a divisional in the late 90's or very early 2000's and I stumbled into your original campsite along the main road at BIR. It was weird because back then, nobody was camping out in the campground during the divisional events (or very few people anyway) Everyone camped in the pits back then because 99.9% of the people at a divisional are there racing, or there WITH a racer...... But you guys were camped in the campground "practicing" for the nationals. Good times. Good memories.

 

[Crazy]

July 8 2006 & old as s--t

 

[Cliff]

Tony, yer not old until you are Isky's age.

 

[Z28LT1]

I'm trying to remember, I think that was when you had the hydrostatic golf cart. We weren't in any better shape than you were that night. haha! I swear we all almost watched the sun come up. It was right around the turn of the millennium; '00, '01. @Paul Songas would know.

Yep, you and Paul were already friends in real life and then I met both of you guys at BIR before I was active on this site..... and it wasn't even the nationals where we originally met. I'm pretty sure you and Paul were at a divisional in the late 90's or very early 2000's and I stumbled into your original campsite along the main road at BIR. It was weird because back then, nobody was camping out in the campground during the divisional events (or very few people anyway) Everyone camped in the pits back then because 99.9% of the people at a divisional are there racing, or there WITH a racer...... But you guys were camped in the campground "practicing" for the nationals. Good times. Good memories.

 

[TSK]

Tony, yer not old until you are Isky's age.

My mother (RIP) used to say, "Age is relative, unless you're a bottle of wine or a piece of cheese."

 

[unclebob]

Ok, do you know Curt Anderson? Don Henrichs?

Between the first 600 pages of the MPLS & ST. PAUL phone books of Anderson/Andersen, I probably knew half of them, but 50+ years later w/ CRS, if they raced Div.5 I might have......

 

[Randy]

Between the first 600 pages of the MPLS & ST. PAUL phone books of Anderson/Andersen, I probably knew half of them, but 50+ years later w/ CRS, if they raced Div.5 I might have......

Hi Bob. Hope you had a good Thanksgiving! Is there any chance you would be willing to translate this into English? LOL

 

[sutton]

Hi Bob. Hope you had a good Thanksgiving! Is there any chance you would be willing to translate this into English? LOL

Randy
I will help the old fart out. CRS can't remember S--T. It is caused by OLD age and tire shake. Mine is cause by both.
Larry Sutton---
PS; I still love you Bob

 

[4onthefl4]

Remember the Bob Dylan song, "My Back Pages"? A little political but 1 line stands out in my reading all the post on this thread.
Ah, but I was so much older then
I'm younger than that now

 

[Randy]

Remember the Bob Dylan song, "My Back Pages"? A little political but 1 line stands out in my reading all the post on this thread.
Ah, but I was so much older then
I'm younger than that now

One of my favorites while reliving the good 'ol days racing is Jackson Brown's song, "The Pretender", where his sings, "...the veterans dream of the fight, fast asleep at the traffic light." That's me, I suppose. I'd have to ask Larry Sutton about that.

 

[Jim]

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.

Oh. I'll be celebrating the 40th anniversary of my 28th birthday in about 3 weeks.Heck Randy - I coulda' sworn we "met" on Prodigy before Compuserve.

I turned 78 2 days ago. Still pushing-the-boulder but been very fortunate and good genes have kept me well (in spite of myself).

Always used my real name - keeps me more or less civil.

 

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I'm trying to remember, I think that was when you had the hydrostatic golf cart. We weren't in any better shape than you were that night. haha! I swear we all almost watched the sun come up. It was right around the turn of the millennium; '00, '01. @Paul Songas would know.

Yep, I would've had the hydrostatic golf cart at that time. I wish I still had that thing! There were a few late nights at that campsite during non-national weekends. One of those Divisional weekends I remember driving my little red Honda scooter through the ditch in front of your campsite and the girl riding on the back of my scooter fell right off into the ditch. (It was Mike Segar's girlfriend, She didn't get hurt, and even she thought it was funny) It must've been after BIR removed your homemade bridge.... or maybe I drove off the bridge, I don't remember. lolol.

 

[Z28LT1]

I think it was '06 the last time we camped there. In '07 we ended up across from Bud Corner, but the ditch was filled in and the (new in '06) bridge was gone. That bridge was the first legit bridge we built, with 4x4's and 3/4" plywood, not some sketchy pallets all screwed together. We only got one Nationals out of it. in '08 we moved to my dads reserved site and have been there ever since.

You need to get your ass back up there!

Yep, I would've had the hydrostatic golf cart at that time. I wish I still had that thing! There were a few late nights at that campsite during non-national weekends. One of those Divisional weekends I remember driving my little red Honda scooter through the ditch in front of your campsite and the girl riding on the back of my scooter fell right off into the ditch. (It was Mike Segar's girlfriend, She didn't get hurt, and even she thought it was funny) It must've been after BIR removed your homemade bridge.... or maybe I drove off the bridge, I don't remember. lolol.

 

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I think it was '06 the last time we camped there. In '07 we ended up across from Bud Corner, but the ditch was filled in and the (new in '06) bridge was gone. That bridge was the first legit bridge we built, with 4x4's and 3/4" plywood, not some sketchy pallets all screwed together. We only got one Nationals out of it. in '08 we moved to my dads reserved site and have been there ever since.

You need to get your ass back up there!

It's hard to keep all the campground memories straight... lol

I know... I do miss seeing everyone and of course I miss all the fun. The majority of the people who I went to the Nationals with in the past are no longer attending the nationals for various reasons. I still go to BIR for events like the Street Car Showdown, Show N Go, Muscle Car Shootout, etc... Not nearly the amount of people as the Nats but I still have fun. Then I usually end up going to one or two events somewhere else around the country. Not necessarily national events, either. I am considering going to the PRO event this winter in Bradenton and then sticking around for "Sick Week" the following week. I might even bring my car (daily driver) down there and follow along for the week. (in Sick Ward). Nothing set in stone yet.... Just a thought.

 

[mick]

as long as the title here is vintage......hard to believe this is 10 years ago already......wish we had digital cameras back in the early 90's, or maybe not

 

[Z28LT1]

I'm going to try and go to the PRO race at least one day, if not two. I'll be 40 mins away during that time. I'll text you as it gets closer.

I am considering going to the PRO event this winter in Bradenton and then sticking around for "Sick Week" the following week. I might even bring my car (daily driver) down there and follow along for the week. (in Sick Ward). Nothing set in stone yet.... Just a thought.