Family history of racing

Vegas Bound · 03-07-2020, 10:37 PM

My dad was a street racer back in the 50s/60s. 56 Bel Air and 56 Nomad. He ran with Sonny Bryant in SoCal. I had a nice 67 Camaro in the 70s. He loved that car as much as I did.

Sometimes, many times, I wish he was still around to see me run my 5th Gen. I learned so much about cars from him.

BMR Sales · 03-09-2020, 02:22 PM

my Uncle was Colin Chapman of Lotus Fame. My Godfather was Competition Director at Watkins Glen.

my Dad couldn't turn a wrench!

ariZona28 · 03-17-2020, 02:57 AM

My father was a street racer and campaigned a '57 Chevy at Great Lakes Dragway near Union Grove WI. Our family car when I was a youngster was a '67 Chevelle 300 2-door post car with the L-79 327 installed under its inconspicuous hood. My '71 Cutlass was his late '70s project. Pop at 80 is still going strong with a Gen 3 Z28 equipped with a 383 stroker, 700R4 and Moser 3.73 Posi. I hope to temporarily liberate him from N. Illinois and get him down to AZ for a therapy ride in my Z. I'm pretty particular about who gets to drive my machinery but he exceeds my criteria for sure!

03-07-2020, 10:37 PM	#1
Vegas Bound Account Suspended Drives: 2013 Sparkly Red One Join Date: Dec 2018 Location: Hospitality State Posts: 2,558	Family history of racing My dad was a street racer back in the 50s/60s. 56 Bel Air and 56 Nomad. He ran with Sonny Bryant in SoCal. I had a nice 67 Camaro in the 70s. He loved that car as much as I did. Sometimes, many times, I wish he was still around to see me run my 5th Gen. I learned so much about cars from him.

03-17-2020, 02:57 AM	#3
ariZona28 Give speed a chance Drives: 2015 Camaro 2LS, 2015 Camaro Z/28 Join Date: Nov 2019 Location: Mesa, Az Posts: 2,768	My father was a street racer and campaigned a '57 Chevy at Great Lakes Dragway near Union Grove WI. Our family car when I was a youngster was a '67 Chevelle 300 2-door post car with the L-79 327 installed under its inconspicuous hood. My '71 Cutlass was his late '70s project. Pop at 80 is still going strong with a Gen 3 Z28 equipped with a 383 stroker, 700R4 and Moser 3.73 Posi. I hope to temporarily liberate him from N. Illinois and get him down to AZ for a therapy ride in my Z. I'm pretty particular about who gets to drive my machinery but he exceeds my criteria for sure! Attached Images

03-09-2020, 02:22 PM	#2
BMR Sales Drives: Race Car Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Seffner, FL Posts: 6,226	my Uncle was Colin Chapman of Lotus Fame. My Godfather was Competition Director at Watkins Glen. my Dad couldn't turn a wrench!