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David K
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Quote: Originally posted by thebajarunner | Doug's dad was a prominent figure in the racing gas biz for many years.
If anyone knows gas it will be our leader...
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http://forums.bajanomad.com/viewthread.php?tid=2682
Doug Means' dad, Rod Means
Just returned from the weekend of Las Vegas NASCAR. I spent the weekend with my old racing partner, Jack McCoy, the winningest all time Winston West
driver. I asked Jack if he remembered a SoCal guy named Means.... and the stories began to flow.
Seems like Rod was, according to Jack, the first guy on the Coast to start messing with mixing up gas for better race results. Eventually Trick Racing
Gas was formed. Jack was one of the major distributors for the "Means created" go-fast gas.
Jack and Rod put on a race car swap meet at the Turlock Fairgrounds, which turned out to be a real success.
Rod owned race cars that were campaigned by a lot of pretty famous names in the stock car memory book.
All in all it was fun to validate some of the stuff that I had heard via Doug.
Jack is clearly one of the most respected racers ever in the West and he validated Rod Means as another first class stock car legend.
Nice going Doug, always nice to know our parents turned out o.k.
Baja Arriba!!
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thebajarunner
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My words come back to haunt me, sigh...
Quote: Originally posted by David K | Quote: Originally posted by thebajarunner | Doug's dad was a prominent figure in the racing gas biz for many years.
If anyone knows gas it will be our leader...
(sorry to 'out' you, amigo) |
http://forums.bajanomad.com/viewthread.php?tid=2682
Doug Means' dad, Rod Means
Just returned from the weekend of Las Vegas NASCAR. I spent the weekend with my old racing partner, Jack McCoy, the winningest all time Winston West
driver. I asked Jack if he remembered a SoCal guy named Means.... and the stories began to flow.
Seems like Rod was, according to Jack, the first guy on the Coast to start messing with mixing up gas for better race results. Eventually Trick Racing
Gas was formed. Jack was one of the major distributors for the "Means created" go-fast gas.
Jack and Rod put on a race car swap meet at the Turlock Fairgrounds, which turned out to be a real success.
Rod owned race cars that were campaigned by a lot of pretty famous names in the stock car memory book.
All in all it was fun to validate some of the stuff that I had heard via Doug.
Jack is clearly one of the most respected racers ever in the West and he validated Rod Means as another first class stock car legend.
Nice going Doug, always nice to know our parents turned out o.k.
Baja Arriba!!
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Thanks for bringing this back David
I had actually forgotten some of these details which I wrote
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David K
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Posts: 64749
Registered: 8-30-2002
Location: San Diego County
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As we get older, the photos and Nomad posts are great to reflect back on!
I hope the spirit of adventure lives on, despite the paving of roads in Baja... They just help get you to the trail head faster!
Search is your friend, on Baja Nomad!
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