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Will miss him
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Randy
Nitro Member
Dave Calvert called me in 1979 and said that he and Nick Arias Jr wanted to stick one of their hemi-chevy's into my altered. I said "Sure, but I'm the driver and it stays at my house." They said "Sure, and we want you to run and work on it, too." You can see Dave and Nick's name on the scoop. That was the beginning of a friendship with these guys.
parrotwhisperer
Nitro Member
I met him at PRI. It was fun to meet a legend. He was a very nice man with a personality that made him an instant friend. He designed a lot of cool products that
he had at PRI including great looking and performing top end kits. We talked current day products and then turned to dry lakes racing. He had great stories and I was thrilled to hear the perspective of someone with experience in that era. Sad he had to go. RIP.
he had at PRI including great looking and performing top end kits. We talked current day products and then turned to dry lakes racing. He had great stories and I was thrilled to hear the perspective of someone with experience in that era. Sad he had to go. RIP.
ScojoDak
Nitro Member
I remember working the safety crew at Irwindale when those heads first came out. We'd be on our toes when a fuel car would run, but blow ups we're rare. Perhaps due to safe tunes. We'd cruise the pits afterwards to go have a look at a racer or two who had them. Nick was like a newborn father with those heads. Sad to lose another racing innovator.
