TAFC history project...

smokey bear = bill wendt

 

Vern Moats-Hamm's bear (Hamm's Beer)

 

Div 1
Arnie Karp's Boston Strangler
Joe Amato's Gabriel HiJacker Monza
Herb Rodger's Flyin Glass
Glen Lazar's Funny farmer
Ed Parker's Cape Codder
Div 3
Lee Zeinert's Darth Vega

 

Bad Moon Rising = Chuck Phelps

 

Shockwave - Ronny Young
Grim Reeper - Larry Reep
Sudden Pleasure - Dal Denton
Time Machine - Stidham Bros.
Kool Klutch - Brown & Russell
Texas Tremor - Jimmy Jones
Bad Moon Rising Chuck Phelps
Smokey The Bear Bill Wendt
Veney's Vega - Ken Veney
Ace Manzo - Frank Manzo
Simpson Bros - Nickname?
Texas Justice - Burl Brown
Thunderin Okie - Bob Alberty
Double AA Dale - Dale Armstrong
Lou Gasparrelli - nickname?
Vern Moats - nickname?
Drag-On Vega Frank Cook
Performance Engines Dennis Pirinio
Hustler Jay Henshaw
Mighty Mouse Paul Smith
White Devil Jack wyatt
Risky Buisness Paul Albers
Cherokee Warrior Ray Moats
War Hawk Richard Smith
Buck Fever Jon Barrat
Plumb Broke Tim Williams
Condor Express Jim Louge
Road Warrior Jim Mack
Kansas Twister Porter Donn
Cooper Family Gary Cooper
Junior Thompson Junior Thompson
George Cambra George Cambra

See If I can dig up a copy of the All American Funny Car Series program,But all of these cars and more all ran in the circuit.

 

http://www.colorbywoz.com/80salky.html
Worsham & Day = Screamer
Brad Anderson = BA
Kenny Mooers = California Gold
Mark Woznichak = the Wanderer and now the Woz

 

West Coast

The Boogie Man – Wayne Stoeckel
Evil, Wicked, Mean & Nasty – Harley Griffith
The Quarter Pounder – Van Gundy & Clark
The Wanderer – Woz
Screamer – Richard Day & Chuck Worsham
Smog Town Hustler – Rick Bailey
California Gold – Kenny Mooers
Dream Weaver – John Weaver
Lou Gasparrelli – Lou Gasparrelli

Other

Wheeler Dealer – Fred Mandoline
Southern Thunder – Bogie Kell
Wizard – Gary Akers
Darth Vega, Night Stalker – Lee Zienart
Capt. Crazy – Frank Harris/Bill Dunlap/Gary Southern
Iowa Roller – Vern Moats
U.S. Male – Pat Walsh
Wild Wilfred – Wilfred Boutilier
All American – Butch Kernodle
Poverty Stricken – Peter Gallen
Apocalypse Now – Fred Hagen

 

Billy Williams- The Munchkin div 7

 

Nicknames

Wut About Div 7? Dream Weaver- John Weaver?

 

1980`s classics

clayton harris crazy horse
buster chandler black thunder
mike ohearn good vibrations
gary clark tequila sunrise
jerry gwynn baby huey
bob gage walts muffler
jimmy scott/ gary southern capt. crazy
don holm oregon pride
pat cress chicagoan
larry camenzind bionic bitch
lin utsey spoiled brat
tod back big mac attack
frank cook drag-on warrior
richard smith north american van lines


the list goes on n on n on n on.................

 

More Div 7
Steve McCracken = Sundancer
Gary Shane = Funny Business
Greg Daebelliehn = Fast & Forty
Jim Holtz = LA Hauler

 

Div 1

Len Capone's The Bear
Joe Petro's Kamikaze
Dick And Charlie The Bell Boys
Craig Gleason's Maximum Overdrive
RONNIE TAYLOR'S HAWG WILD
SAM LELAND'S Mason dixon raider
Bill naves Shooting star
Richard polcaro's Split second
Dave burch's Second wind
Larry dobbs Kardiac kids
Adam Szeler Mad mechanics
Paul Zogda's Buffalo express
Bruce peterson's new york earth shaker
Blair smith's MASS MANIAC
Dennis brodrosien (spelling?) Scarlet fever
T/AD
Aurthur gallant's ALCOHOLIC MOUSE

 

Thanks mark was hoping i wasnt going to have to do it myself.

 

I think "Ace" Manzo was Franks dad, not Frank. Announcers call Frank "Ace". I could be wrong...you could call him and ask.

I thought Jack Cambra had the Quarter Bender (the story was that he could actually bend a quarter in one hand).

Two of my early favorites were (and I can't believe it wasn't mentioned):

The "ALCOHOLIC". Driven by Dale Armstrong and owned by Simone Menzies, I think. I remember them entering a Fuel Funny car race at OCIR and winning it on alcohol. It had one of the first pedal clutches in it and that thing left the starting line like a raped ape. It was the baddest BB/FC on the planet.

Kazanjian and Lemon (spelling on Cookie's name might be wrong). Tom Lemon drove it. They had a beautiful brown and yellow Camaro bodied BB/FC.

Then there was "The Drummer" A/F funny car. Beach Boys drummer owned it but I'm not sure on that one. I was too young to know.

 

after carful consultation of my national dragster clippings from 1991 frank has Ace Manzo painted on the side of his funnycar.

 

Cambra

Randy; George and Jack were somehow closely related, but with no love lost. Each had an TAFC at the same time, but Jack ran a dragster mostly.
It was no slight of hand with Jack, I can't honestly saw I saw it happen, but after several beers at Fremont one night, I slowly slipped a quarter from my pocket, then flipped it in the air in front of Jack. He grabbed it in the air, swung his arm behind his back, and just as fast swung it back in front with his hand open, with a quarter bent about 90*. I wished I knew the date or had marked my quarter to be sure, but never the less, I BELIEVE !

 

Your RIGHT thats Franks dad. I believe Ace had funded Franks racing in those days

I remember Simon Menzies running n2o with that car also. Or maybe it was another car he had? The n20 was mentioned at Englishtown the only time I saw it come east.

I remember when Kazanjian raced with Billy Williams with a donovan TAD in a Britting engineering chassis. Ran a very unique injecter of the same type used by Clive Skilton when Clive drove Mike Kuhls car one season. The only AA/DA to my knowledge to run a four speed lenco. Shortly later the 4 speeds were outlawed. Some time later Billy ran the same chassis with a KB and roller cam (a first at the time) in Top Fuel and ran 5.60s with it.

The Drummer owned by John Kinsell who was also a drummer. Driven by Lorry Azevedo who I think also raced either offshore power boats or drag boats. Won Comp at Englishtown one year. I remember it running 7.20s or teens not sure.

 

Hendy & Worsham , The Tinker Toy

 

n/w hitter

gentleman HANK JOHNSON.........MR.AUTO SUPPLY