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On Saturday and Sunday there
where two autograph sessions held at the big tent in the coral.
Both the morning and afternoon sessions were "sold out"
with fans getting in line long before the scheduled start times.
For those involved (all drag racing seniors) it was mind boggling
that so many people remembered them.
Each fan was given an 11"x14"
handout and asked, in the interest of time, to not have more
than 2 other items autographed. Over the four sessions well over
1500 were given out and ultimately signed. A lot of old racers
had writers cramp, and several were on Ebay by the end of the
weekend.
Here are some photos from Sunday
of just some of the old timers who took a turn at the tables.
The line was endless
- at every session.
"TV Tom" and
Bruce Larson
Kenny Safford
Tommy Larkin
Roland Leong and Larry
Reyes
Mousie Marcellis
Bob Muravez
Arnie Beswick
Shirley Shahan
Clare Sanders
Joe Mondello
Shirley
Carl Olson
Bill Jenkins
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Ron Stearns
Joe Amato
John Peters
Gary Beck
Don Ewald
Big
Hugh Tucker
Jerry Ruth
John Ewald
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Prior to each session the drivers
were asked to sign stacks of the handouts for the NHRA staff
and one for each of themselves.
PROJECT 1320
The folks from Project
1320 - Pioneers of the Quarter Mile were well represented
and had a prime spot in the coral.
Lori Johns, Linda Vaughan and
Gordie Bonin were on hand to give autographs until their wrists
fell off.
Traci Hrudka, Chairman of Quarter
Mile Entertainment LLC (QME) flew out to part of this historical
weekend.
PEOPLE
Cat Herder Supreme -
Steve Gibbs
Lou Hart & Mousie
Marcellis
Frantic 4 gang
Don't shoot!!!
Roland and Pam Schavrien
It was great to see "Wild
Bill" Alexander out and recovering from a vicious attack
last year. He's seen here with his son Rod and Roger Lee.
Steve Gibbs laying out
the Cacklefest rules.
Nitroman and The Wing
Mike Boyd
Dusty McWilliams and
Alan Miller
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Former Alcohol Funny Car driver
Jim DePasse, Henry Walther, Alan Miller and Willie Wolter who
is the guy who has restored all of Snake's cars.
Rich Guasco, Denny Foresberg
and Bob Brown
Gwen McWilliams
James Warren & Mike
Kuhl
"Fats" &
Bill Pitts
Roger Lee
Cruz Pedregon
Dennis Holding &
Jim Fox
Doug Robinson
Art Chrisman and Dave
West
Charlie West and Cindy
Arias-Gibbs
Soon to be seen on the nostalgia
circuit, the Jason Rupert's Mert Littlefield tribute car.
Lee and Mert
Rod McCarrell with Grandson
Ethan and Son-in-Law Kevin.
Kenny Safford
Sonny Messner, Rich Guasco
and Joe Mondello
Mousie Marcellis
Gas Ronda and Steve Gibbs
There was much speculation about
the combined ago of The Greek's volunteer crew but there was
no doubt it was over 500 years. And, all these old guys didn't
do a bad job doing an engine swap in Chris' Big Show car on Friday.
Isky & Garlits
Do child labor laws apply
to wheel polishing?
Charlie West and Ron
Capps
Alan Miller, Blake Bowser
and Steve Gibbs
Isky and Tim Beebe
Just because....
Roy Steffy
Force with Julie "Potatowoman"
Lee and Paula Nance.
Gary Beck and 'Hairy' Burkholder
with the car Gary won the 1983 NHRA World Championship in.
Fats holding court in
the Kuhl camp.
Norm Weekly doing some
maintenance on the Frantic 4 car.
Greg Thomas and Dave
Snyder - both Qualifiers II car club alumni.
The Coral even had its
own Pink's (no In N' Out - damnit).
John Ewald turn the big 60 on
Saturday and his sweeite, Cynthia did her best to keep his cake
safe but that didn't happen. A make shift 60 saved the day.
Henry Walther
The late Jack Chrisman's
family.
Ron and Jeep Hampshire
Bob Brown at work.
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Larry Reyes
Greg Sharp
Jesse Schrank and Nitroman
Jerry Baltes
Norm Weekly
Don Prieto and Glen Cupit
Isky flanked by the Hampshire
Bros.
Jack Williams
The Golden Corral - Page 1
Pit Fire-ups & Saturday Cacklefest
- Page 2
Sunday Cacklefest Parade - Page 3
Sunday Cacklefest - Push Starts - Page
4
Autograph Sessions, M/T Night at the
Museum, & People
Odds N The End
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