TAFC history project...

HERES ONE,.....
JACK CAMBRA...the QAURTER BENDER
72 VEGA BB/FC
DIV 7 1978-81 PRO COMP

 

Funny car names

hot & Juicy- Phil Burkhart another guy Todd??? drove this car first he worked for Frank Hawley school after that

Beker- Gary Rettel He drove the car with a wooden leg then got out of the seat and John Powell drove the car

Tommy Johnson jr.- superwinch

 

Bad Moon Rising

Chuck Phelps owned and drove the Bad Moon Rising/Wolf pack team for quite a few NHRA wins in 1983-87. He won the Ennis Texas Innaugural Chief Auto parts National event in Alcohol Funny Car Class in 1986. Number 427 had 3 body styles...first the Corvette bought from Mickey Winters (Who then became crew chief). THe Corvette (Old name Saturday Night Fever) turned into a Trans am and last the Daytona body.
MIckey passed away in 2004 and Chuck in 2006. I'm Chuck's wife, Lynette (aka, Little Red Riding Hood). I designed and made all the shirts and tuxedos for the team and myself. Those were probably the best years of our lives...
I am looking to find Chucks old car. He sold it in the late 1980's. Please email me if you have any information regarding the whereabouts of our car.
THank you, Lynette (Little Red)

 

okay i was pretty young so i dont remember if these were all bb/fc or not (lat 70's) and some of the names of drivers have lost me soooo.........

Sound of silence...Glenn Pearmain (my dad)
Suzie Q...Sue Spenser (rip)
The Idaho kid...jett field
the utah charger...???
The Nevada Rattler....Rickie Ruiz(he is way cool and i belive still running)
Shake, Rattle and Roll...???
The Quarter Pounder...???
The Teachers Pet...Gary Densham (i belive he ran alky in it to match race)

they used to run a national event in slc called the western nationals and alot of match racing i was the wheel polisher/duct tape boy back then but the cool cars had cool names and that is what i remember the most. this list is way cool Will

 

Nick Bell

Hey Nick, I believe we have your the last Bell Boys car here in our garage. It was your dad's car, and then Craig drove it with the probe body on it. It is a 1989 Massey Chassis car, and it is the nicest piece of pipe out there. It is an honor to drive the same car your dad did, he was an awsome driver and nice guy. If you want to see it, I'll get you some pics...Mike

 

Dwight Shewchuk - Code Blue
Mike Fialho - The Bandit
Harold Lewelling - Midnight Special
Douglas Markham - Time Warp

 

AA/DA w/ lenco 4spd

Rini Brothers , AA/DA Don Long Car , From Kingston , Ontario ran a 399" Donovan backed up by a ratchet shifted 4 Speed Lenco in 1976,77,78

 

Bb/fc

Gold Seeker Citation Ron Rice

 

More from D6

Gary Saindon - Whiskey River Corvette
Chuck Byrd - Baxter Auto Parts Mustang
Kenny Goodell - Burgerville USA Trans Am (partnered with Byrd)
Bucky Austin - Northwest Hitter (Corvette, Mustang, Firebird)
Bob Gage - Walts Radiator & Muffler Corvette (drove prior to Pat Austin)
Bob Ver Steeg - Corvette that crashed heavily at a division race in Yakima
Mark Davidson - he and brother had Firebird late 80's/early 90's
Todd Meikle - another Firebird - early 90's
Hank Johnson - Mr Auto Supply Omni
Springer & Price - Corvette (injected nitro)
Larry Van Unen - Arrow
Roger Bateman - Bateman & Reynolds Firebird

D7
Lou Gasparrelli - Gasparelli & Koeppe Vega
Rick Henkleman - RLH Firebird
Hans Kuesel - remember the Mercedes?
Jack Holsey - Omni
Don Williamson - Hairy Canary Monza

 

click on these lins for pictures porn pops up

 

Pat Cress

Pat Cress ran good, because his tuner was AA Dale ( Dale Armstrong) !!

 

Arnie Karp -- Boston Strangler

 

Vern Moats

Vern Moats = Oly Roller. (Ironically sponsored by three major beer companies of the time and has never drank alcohol in his life! His parents were a strict Bible family from a small town... drinking was just not acceptable in his life... how cool is that!?!)

 

sorry for the pop ups, i only knew around this site for uploading, but do you know what car is this

 

Steve Wiencek Div 7- Adams and Wiencek 702 BB/FC

 

Ok here's a better link of the Funny Car that I need help on Identification with;

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e...onshipmpg_snapshot_001513_20101121_065323.jpg

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e...onshipmpg_snapshot_001523_20101121_065343.jpg

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e...onshipmpg_snapshot_001515_20101121_065331.jpg

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e...onshipmpg_snapshot_000246_20101121_064913.jpg


Now I also need help on Identifying 2 Top Alcohol Dragsters from 1994;

Here's the First one;

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e...acularmpg_snapshot_004344_20111018_171453.jpg


and here's the other (Almost Looks Like Steve Zavor's car);

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e...acularmpg_snapshot_004248_20111018_171250.jpg


Thanks

 

The Quarter Pounder is Dale Van Gundy correct?

 

Funny Car Racers

How about Pat Cress ( Chicagoian ) at the beginning was tuned by Dale Armstrong.
I had a race shop in Gasoline alley, two shops down was Dale Armstrong, and across the alley was Billy Williams. And for some time George Cambra !! Good old days of drinking beer and telling racing stories

Rick Paramore
Paramore & Laird C/ED

 

Caliope

that was Bill Bensen & Mike Savage, Tucson AZ

 

Bb/fc

Ray Roman, Roman's Charriot, Steve Chrisman