"I thought, man did I shut this thing off early, for the first time...ever!"

-Gordie Bonin after narrowly defeating Al Hofmann to win the `94 Mid South Nationals

"We're breeding the next generation of drivers" -John shortly after Robert's debut. He laughed after he realized what he'd said.

How about that whole deal about John Force and putting "pigs" through oil pipelines? Not to mention that he used it to defend a comment about dropping cats!

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The faster you drive, the further you have to walk to get back to the road.

Bobby Neal to Arnold Birky about the pass after this...

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If you start it, I'll drive it...

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"God! (looking up at the sky) Well, it was 40% till I got to 1000 foot, then I cut you back to 10"

John Force, I don't remember where.lol.

"The car when up, up, and over and I came down---hi honey!"

Scott Kallita after his blowover in Gainseville, which gave Blaine Johnson his first top fuel win. He was giving the interview and then his wife ran up to him.

"I used to think that all Super Comp drivers were three feet tall with shiney head, and then they got out of the cars, and took off their helmets"

Alan Reinhart

And goodness knows, he'd punched a few in his time. I know he would have done it! Actually, in thinking back, I give him credit for NOT doing to Shirley because she is a woman! Showed great restraint! HA!

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Jackee Allen-ProStockJunkie
"The aim of an argument or discussion should not be victory, but progress." -- Joseph Joubert (1754-1824) French Philosopher

" For sheer drama, nothing I have ever seen in motorsport has impressed me like last Friday evening in Joliet. 'Primeval' is the word. Does the ground really shake as these things are unleashed? Be in no doubt. Tests have shown that it measures 2.3 on the Richter Scale. "

Veteran Formula 1 journalist Nigel Roebuck, writing in Autosport Magazine (June 6 2002) after his first NHRA experience.

Who was THAT?!

One of the longtime top fuel racers from the front motor T/F days was about to make his first pass in a back motor fueler, The crewchief say's " I'll walk down to halftrack and when you go by I'll throw a quart of oil in your face so it will seem like a normal pass"!!!

Whit.... after the punching episode.

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"The aim of an argument or discussion should not be victory, but progress." -- Joseph Joubert (1754-1824) French Philosopher

Steve Evans...Kenji what went wrong on that pass...

Kenji Okasaki....Stevesan thinka Big a Jim a Dunn put to much crutch in da car...smoke a da tires

I wonder if Shirley's response was something like "he's just using that as an excuse because he's afraid I'll kick is ass." Hell, wouldn't you be?

What was it, some years back about Garlits & Muldowney?.....Oh I remember, when she let Don take a pass in her car so he could try & hit 300mph....
I remember in an interview Shirley said, "I think Kalitta had to go have a drink when he heard about it"

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On my arm until the day I die, but in my heart forever

1973
Tri City Drag way, Saginaw, MI
Drivers are like spark plugs,.You burn one out , you unscrew him and screw another one in. Poncho Renden

It was time to teach that punk a lesson.

"The 'other' Professor"