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Originally posted by Larry Scarth:
I'm much younger than Bob M. But I'm still old and would like to continue racing a bit longer. Don't care to go to Bakersfield (3 hour drive) but not much choice. Might try Barona but NEVER Irwindale (scary). DAMN this sucks!

You must love it.

Keep complying and watching TV.

The administration ain't the problem, it's the complying that's the problem, the pillow biters.

I told ya two years ago this was gonna happen.

I believe we are one "Executive Order" away from every track being closed.

If the states don't comply,he'll shut off all funding.

At this rate, the last drag strip left standing will be the only deemed a historical landmark.

Sunshine Dragstrip.

Guess who set all the Super Pro records there, dial'd 6.39 or slower?

THE RIPPER

^^Bingo 442
Especially Ca.

I give it 5 years to spread west to east

Conspiracy theorists (people who don't watch TV) say by 2030 population will be half.

Klaus Schwab says by 2030 you will own nothing and you will be happy - Feudalism.

Won't happen Rip. That would be RACE ist.

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Originally posted by Larry Scarth:
Won't happen Rip. That would be RACE ist.

LoL! You're a cool cat ain't ya? Ya didn't get triggered.

Now all ya need, is to turn the TV off and get the F out of California.

Larry,
Famoso is a great track. I know it's a drive but the track and crew do a good job and you can get one of the best Prime Rib dinner in the country at the Hungry Hunter. Gotta support what we have left.

Mike, it’s not that easy. We have grandkids here, elders and lots of family. You have a wife? Kids? If not you -don’t understand.

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Originally posted by stk 758 BP!:
Mike, it’s not that easy. We have grandkids here, elders and lots of family. You have a wife? Kids? If not you -don’t understand.

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Matthew 10:34 Not peace but a sword

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I have lived through the good times and have great memories. Too bad the youngsters aren't going to have those.

Floyd, I think history will show we grew up and lived in the sweet spot of America's history.

We are all self-centered to one extent or another, and I'm no exception. It's interesting that it's one's hobby/passion that really pushes people to the brink. Not the sovereignty of our nation, not the commandeering of our education system, or the point of no return of our debt, or relentless printing of our fiat currency, politicization of our intelligence agencies and military, propagandizing of our news outlets, et al. No, incrementalism in those areas are accepted, it's not until the thing that keeps one distracted is infringed that it becomes serious. JMO

I just added Mike whatever his name is to my ignore list. His rhetoric is useless IMHO

I really feel bad for you guys down there. I just hope Jerry Brown's sister's term gets up before she can do any more major damage up here in Oregon.

It's beginning to feel like we are all in the same sinking boat here on the West Coast.

This is really sad. As a kid I was raised in Hollywood and raced my '50 Olds coupe in the Golden Age of cardom in the mid '50s (That's 1950s wise guys!) thru early '60s and there must have been close to a dozen tracks within a one hour drive from my house. They were ALL 1/4 mile tracks. Sorry, but 1/8 mile is a squirt. If it were up to me drag racing would be 3/8 mile!

Back in the early 60's I could race at 3 different tracks on a weekend. San Fernando or Fontana, San Gabriel and Pomona.

I started in 1957 at the Air Force base in Tucson. Raced in CA, (lived in Santa Anna) Spokane, WA, Texas, Oklahoma, Then came back East. 1/2 the tracks I have raced at are no longer and more are going away. One thing for sure was that nothing EVER stopped me from going to where I wanted to go or leaving where I didn't want to be. I can travel to see family and since I have several marketable skills I never worried about a job. Life has been good and very few things I would change. So if you don't like it where you are do something about it. I was at the track today and could go tomorrow if I want. I do what I want to do and never wonder why I did it. MOVE!

ern,
You are an inspiration to us old ****s. You live it your way and the rest be damned. It's a shame the kids of today won't have the chance to do what we did. Made a lot of long time friends back then and had a great time. Time and culture have a way of changing things.

I am dam lucky I think but as long as I can I will keep going and doing as I want most of the time. Saw a bunch of old friends yesterday at Farmington, the warm weather brought them out. But today, those pretty big old Oak trees in my yard have deposited leaves it seems a foot thick. So today I will attack that--MAYBE! But first I have to get the race car back in the garage. That thing was dead on yesterday. 3 passes all the same to the third number, 6.6076, 6.6074, and 6.6079. But driver is still not so hot but hey, I had fun. Oh, I towed up there with my F-150 and the Featherlite open trailer. That mess towed better than anything I have ever had, 70mph on the cruise control and 1 hand on the wheel. Couldn't tell it was even there. Everyone stay safe.

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Originally posted by Floyd Staggs:
Back in the early 60's I could race at 3 different tracks on a weekend. San Fernando or Fontana, San Gabriel and Pomona.

... and Irwindale, Saugus, Lions, etc.

Back then Irwindale was San Gabriel.