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Old 09-10-2019, 03:56 PM
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Default Made cover of Drag Review Magazine

My dad made it on a cover, his local track won their IHRA bracket finals
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Old 09-10-2019, 03:59 PM
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COOL !

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Old 09-10-2019, 04:00 PM
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Congratulations Robert! Great job!

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Old 09-10-2019, 04:01 PM
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Nice! Congrats

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Nice, I always make sure if i'm at Cordova or Eddyville I stop and talk to him for awhile.

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Congrats!
Car looks awesome.



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Yeah, that's a cool cover !

I didn't know that mag was still being printed. We never made the cover. But TJ made the inside, for winning the 16 car bracket class, at the IHRA points race, held at the Tyler Texas track, back in 1978. Just a little ancient history.
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Neat!

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Old 09-10-2019, 08:09 PM
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Congrats to all!

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Old 09-11-2019, 12:04 AM
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Yeah, that's a cool cover !

I didn't know that mag was still being printed. We never made the cover. But TJ made the inside, for winning the 16 car bracket class, at the IHRA points race, held at the Tyler Texas track, back in 1978. Just a little ancient history.
The magazine theme was the background for every pic taken at the event. Cool pic though.

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The magazine theme was the background for every pic taken at the event. Cool pic though.
Lol didn't know. Wonder if my dad knows that and didn't tell me.

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Badass!!! Congrats!!!

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That’s pretty cool!

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COOL!

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Lol didn't know. Wonder if my dad knows that and didn't tell me.
AWESOME! CONGRATS to you and your dad!

If it was my old man I wouldn't tell him...I'd let him soak it in a bit more.

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Awesome!! Pretty cool for your Dad!

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Old 09-11-2019, 06:36 PM
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Congratulations to Bob and his proud son Brian.
Bob is an icon and has always been a drag racing mentor for me.
What age is Bob going to be this year?
Take care, Craig

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Old 09-11-2019, 09:21 PM
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Congratulations to Bob and his proud son Brian.
Bob is an icon and has always been a drag racing mentor for me.
What age is Bob going to be this year?
Take care, Craig
79 in a couple weeks

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Congratulations to your dad

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Old 09-12-2019, 09:25 PM
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Nice picture, glad he is still racing! This is way back when he was 71.
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