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Posted 7/12/2009 4:25:46 PM


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Check out whats for sale.John

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Custom-Race-Truck-Peterbuilt-Stepside_W0QQitemZ180378805530QQcmdZViewItemQQptZCommercial_Trucks?hash=item29ff6a251a&_trksid=p4506.c0.m245&_trkparms=65%3A-1%7C39%3A1

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Posted 6/27/2009 8:17:47 PM


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This is my kind of Truck Racing right here;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSgAOP0JLUI

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Jolly Goodfellow

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Posted 6/26/2009 11:43:28 AM
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Todd,

Youtube gets 1100ci V12 Tatras into your computer, hehe Noise like nothing else and even better when you stand 4 feet away...

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Posted 6/25/2009 11:21:39 PM


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Here are some clips from the Great American Truck Race in 1980. I don't know why they aren't clickable but you can copy and paste them into your search bar.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQPh0asoPb8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKFb1hvfvus

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCA5NT3IsMw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7RCXqmz-6M

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Posted 6/25/2009 1:53:50 PM


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Don't forget the Semi Truck oval track Nascar type racing that was around for 5 years in the early 80's.

My favorite big truck racing is the truck class on the Paris to Dakar rally http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1TVjzjpCgY&feature=related and Kamaz the people that won this year http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rord5rF9TSs&feature=related.

I also really like the European truck trials http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YY_5QV53Qbw and   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mi8SlYGt0YM and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdgAeR8viHU

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Posted 6/25/2009 4:07:10 AM
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Here, there's road racing for trucks, and there have been a number of US trucks, particularly Whites (the yellow truck is well known in the UK) taking part through the years...

and the attachment

[No idea what engines they're running (the "Komatsu" sign may mean just sponsorship from the dealer - could have a Cummins under the hood).

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Posted 6/25/2009 12:38:38 AM


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A youtube video of the Smith Transport race trucks.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QeLb_i2N-PI  John

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Posted 12/7/2008 10:30:25 AM


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Larry----We raced big trucks at 4 local tracks in years gone by .......Dragway 42 back in 77 and 78,Thompson in around 79 or 80, Norwalk in about '82-84 ,and Quaker City 2001 and 2002 . Thompson's promoter called me at Great Lakes Diesel and asked us to co-promote ,so I got a little money out of GLD for trophys . I would go to Allison and get their factory demos and put my wife or 3 daughters in 'em on raceday . Invaribly they'd eventually break out or red light , but we always had a lot of family fun . I'd also get trucks from Valley Ford.....owners son would race new F150 pickups.....and from GMCs factory branch,[assuring the dealers we'd back up the warranty] , and let potential customers run 'em also . The one year at Thompson, we had DJs Carolyn Carr and Bill Wilkins from WHK Country radio in match races ,with Bill in an F 700 cab and chassis with 8.2 power...Carolyn in an L9000 with 6V92T and an East aluminum dump body . Naturally Carolyn got the win !
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Posted 12/7/2008 4:47:59 AM


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[quote]Jim Herriot (12/6/2008)
[quote]John Costley (12/6/2008)
We need more guys like this in the sport of drag racing. 

.....this is how we have fun.......Jim.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R33LPOdag7Q[/quote]

Jim,

I forgot about that one,neet video.John

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Posted 12/6/2008 11:41:48 PM


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[quote]Jim Herriot (12/6/2008)
[quote]John Costley (12/6/2008)
We need more guys like this in the sport of drag racing. 

.....this is how we have fun.......Jim.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R33LPOdag7Q[/quote]

 

There's only been one local track that has allowed a big rig to make passes on(they have the annual Diesel drags).  I tried it at another and they told me I had to run'r down the guardrail to avoid any chance of hurting the track surface.

Larry
I'm no expert........but I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night.

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