chuckie
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Parker 425
I spent most of yesterday with some OLD racing cronies up in Parker, wandering the pits...aside from the usual "back in the day" chatter, lots of
discussion about changes in technology in the vehicles, suspension and cabin comfort in particular..and of course the cost! Sometime back in that
foggy past, we built a Chevy S10 for a special class ? We got the new truck for free, and ended up with about 65K in mods..Then, that seemed like all
the money in the world! Today, woudnt cover tires and beer...Much time spent in discussion of Joint replacements (ours), pacemakers, stents, and the
difficulty of getting VA health care...A GRAND day, Machaca and Huevos at Rupestos..
AND, Later in the day, a lifted glass or two to those absent racers who have gone on to the next event..
Stay well, all
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TMW
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As Sal Fish always said "if you want to become a millionaire in off road racing start with two million".
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David K
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Thank you Chuckie for the reminder!
The Parker 400 was once a Score race and I used to run a pit there back 35-40 years ago! It was the NORRA Parker Dam 500 before SCORE.
Now, it is the Best in the Desert Parker 425. My step-son is there as crew mechanic/tech advisor for Mattox Racing Team in their brand new Trophy
Truck.
Race Day is tomorrow, Saturday.
Here is the web page: http://bitd.com/
Race Course Map: http://bitd.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/2018-Re...
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willardguy
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Jason Voss was going for it in qualifying!
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StuckSucks
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Here's the 1989 Parker 400 on YouTube when the race started in California and ended in Arizona. Back when I uploaded these, the maximum length was 10
minutes, so I had to bust up the hour. You get to see lots of the good guys, e.g. Manny Esquerra, Dave Shoppe, Jack Johnson, Danny Letner, Rod Hall, a
19-year-old Robby Gordon (whining as usual), Roger Mears, etc.
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chuckie
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jajaja I was there for that one too...Great days
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David K
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One lap in California and two in Arizona. Then the *!#%×@☆♤◇♧<>~ Ca state representatives ended that unique dual state event.
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BajaTed
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Chuckie,
The re-opening of Foxes on the river is this Sunday in Parker also.
Es Todo Bueno
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