ok enough talkin.....here's the deal: Rat sled show down at my shop. 70's vs's 80's vs 90's...
The 'Boy', (my just turned 16 year old son. Been racing since he was 6 with over 145 carreer motorsports wins)..stock as a rock 94 Polaris INDY 500 EFI SKS....(nice respectful kid, real talent, but smirks every time us 'ol timers' fire up our dinosaurs )
Gary the 'i've never missed a lunch in my life' redneck and his 85 Formula Plus.....lessee, sled? 500 pounds, 285 pound rider. 'but i have handwarmers' can you say 'snowball's chance.....
me, 'The 'ol Man'...78, Jurrassic Park SRX 440. Wide Tracked Front end. Rumored to be ported, Polished, Bored 'big', 'big'carbs, with shaved heads, and spiffy LED Drift lites and new paint, and twisted clutch. me and Sled? a svelte 700 pounds. Hey, we gotta eat......
the Rules:
600 feet. (can you tell who set the distance?)
sleds raced as purchased: No studs. no kicking, biting, choke holds, no Picks, nitrous, 420, Crown Royal, or moonshine. 93 octane fuel only
At Steak (mis-spelling intended):
Boy Wins: dinner at the local Steak house, WITH his flavor of the week.
Gary, long lost brother of Larry the cable guy Wins: Case of yuengling Porter AND Case of Sam Adams Winter Wheat, Dad picks up Tab at dinner. (boy Wins too)
Dad wins: Gary picks Up tab for Dinner. 5th of Crown, Dark. Boy washes all 7 of my Oilfield water trucks...'WELL'....and we stop dissin the old man's ride.
so what say you fellow forum members? is Dad gonna be openin his wallet?
*we've all played a lil bit, and from what I've seen, they're big time history.....
The 'Boy', (my just turned 16 year old son. Been racing since he was 6 with over 145 carreer motorsports wins)..stock as a rock 94 Polaris INDY 500 EFI SKS....(nice respectful kid, real talent, but smirks every time us 'ol timers' fire up our dinosaurs )
Gary the 'i've never missed a lunch in my life' redneck and his 85 Formula Plus.....lessee, sled? 500 pounds, 285 pound rider. 'but i have handwarmers' can you say 'snowball's chance.....
me, 'The 'ol Man'...78, Jurrassic Park SRX 440. Wide Tracked Front end. Rumored to be ported, Polished, Bored 'big', 'big'carbs, with shaved heads, and spiffy LED Drift lites and new paint, and twisted clutch. me and Sled? a svelte 700 pounds. Hey, we gotta eat......
the Rules:
600 feet. (can you tell who set the distance?)
sleds raced as purchased: No studs. no kicking, biting, choke holds, no Picks, nitrous, 420, Crown Royal, or moonshine. 93 octane fuel only
At Steak (mis-spelling intended):
Boy Wins: dinner at the local Steak house, WITH his flavor of the week.
Gary, long lost brother of Larry the cable guy Wins: Case of yuengling Porter AND Case of Sam Adams Winter Wheat, Dad picks up Tab at dinner. (boy Wins too)
Dad wins: Gary picks Up tab for Dinner. 5th of Crown, Dark. Boy washes all 7 of my Oilfield water trucks...'WELL'....and we stop dissin the old man's ride.
so what say you fellow forum members? is Dad gonna be openin his wallet?

*we've all played a lil bit, and from what I've seen, they're big time history.....