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Jim Ratto
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« on: September 13, 2008, 20:58:50 pm »

Seems like Carlsbad was THE place for the Orange County cars to show their stuff for a long, long time. We all know the original fathers of DKP had a long time "affinity" for the place. Sarge, I know you have some great stories about keeping warm (trying to?) out there.... Roll Eyes. When I first found Cal Look talk on the internet, in the late 90's, there were the DKP III Drag Days going on, and I got one of the video tapes done up by Eric and Gary Justus.....very cool footage of most of the DKP guys making some passes. Herbert's SSB too. I was lucky enough to get to run my '67 there once before Carlsbad's demise, and though the place was primitive by some standards, it was hallowed ground for me. To think of the guys that had cut their teeth there, to think of all the old photos of Dirty Dave's car, the DDS car, Sarge's car, Underdog, the DKP Drag Days.... it was like a privelege to enter the staging lanes. What a boost to have Carlsbad be the place where my car ran its best et to date too....12.66 @ 103.
So if you have stories, pictures or just enjoy talking about all that Carlsbad meant and means to the scene, chime in and share here....

(Sarge that means YOU)

Jim
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« Reply #1 on: September 13, 2008, 21:34:13 pm »

My pleasure, Jim... try this link:   http://cal-look.no/lounge/index.php/topic,3266.0.html   Roll Eyes Grin
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« Reply #2 on: September 13, 2008, 21:37:42 pm »

 Roll Eyes

my memory is getting worse and worse every day.... 

sorry for the dup thread
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« Reply #3 on: September 13, 2008, 22:02:30 pm »

Well that was rad.......going back and reading that old thread! I'll see if I have some other stuff stuck together at home to add. Not as old school as Sarge though.
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« Reply #4 on: September 14, 2008, 19:27:41 pm »


Well that was rad.......going back and reading that old thread! I'll see if I have some other stuff stuck together at home to add. Not as old school as Sarge though.


Your pic looks pretty rad to me, Casey!  Nice shot Cool
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« Reply #5 on: September 15, 2008, 00:32:39 am »

Here's a little run at Carlsbad.
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« Reply #6 on: September 15, 2008, 04:49:36 am »

That old thread was great cool pictures of a cool time. The last shots of Lee Gongs car were cool it was one of the coolest ever R.I.P. to Lees car.
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« Reply #7 on: September 17, 2008, 16:33:46 pm »

Here's a little run at Carlsbad.

more pics/stories of the Bus Rick... please.
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« Reply #8 on: September 17, 2008, 16:54:15 pm »

My old 54 vert at Carlsbad
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« Reply #9 on: September 17, 2008, 17:04:55 pm »

Here's a little run at Carlsbad.

more pics/stories of the Bus Rick... please.
The quickest the "Transporter Room" ran was 11.14 @ 124mph with the turbo engine. The Carlsbad phot was with the 2666cc Type-IV (80mm Okrasa by 103mm pistons) was 48IDA's with a little shot of nitrous. .

Here's a little burnout photo at palmdirt.
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« Reply #10 on: September 17, 2008, 17:47:04 pm »


My old 54 vert at Carlsbad


Lookin' good, Glenn! Cool Cool Cool

Here's a little run at Carlsbad.

more pics/stories of the Bus Rick... please.
The quickest the "Transporter Room" ran was 11.14 @ 124mph with the turbo engine. The Carlsbad phot was with the 2666cc Type-IV (80mm Okrasa by 103mm pistons) was 48IDA's with a little shot of nitrous. .

Here's a little burnout photo at palmdirt.

You sure that things not on fire?  Wink Grin
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« Reply #11 on: September 17, 2008, 18:09:52 pm »

Here's a little run at Carlsbad.

more pics/stories of the Bus Rick... please.
The quickest the "Transporter Room" ran was 11.14 @ 124mph with the turbo engine. The Carlsbad phot was with the 2666cc Type-IV (80mm Okrasa by 103mm pistons) was 48IDA's with a little shot of nitrous. .

Here's a little burnout photo at palmdirt.
here's a pictures of the transporter room at the first das drag day in 2002
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« Reply #12 on: September 20, 2008, 17:21:32 pm »

A few of team Paradise







Old Beetle Juice car?? I think.


Hart doing it, before it was the "norm" Wink



Muffler Mike before hair dryer


Kinda lools like an old buddy of mine was pullin' the wheels


Some big turbo thing, it was all pissed off on the track! Oh and the ass end of Scotts rig. We don't see enough of that thing. I love the flame job. The best ever layed out on a bug!!!


Doug Gonzalez

TO BE CONTINUED.



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« Reply #13 on: September 20, 2008, 17:31:29 pm »

Nice job, Casey Cool Cool Cool Cool Cool!!!  That's John Leso's (sp?) blue manx..., seems like I remember some mid 8 second passes Shocked Shocked Shocked Cool Cool Cool
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« Reply #14 on: September 20, 2008, 17:37:23 pm »

Name?? But that friggin thing was a hand full. looked like he needed a steering break to get down the track! It carried the wheels 1/2 track! Very cool to watch him hang on to it. Definitely not a "just point it" situation.
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