Don Meachman runs high as he battles with Parnelli Jones in a USAC midget race, 1964 Turkey night Grand Prix, which Parnelli won.
Obviuosly correct. I was joking about early funny car driver for three reasons. 1) Imagine wearing what he is on a sunny 90 degree day. That’s what the late ‘60s to early ‘70s Fuel spec fire suits felt like on hot days. 2) The gas mask; reminded me of face mask/respirator combo that always caused goggles covering eye holes to fog up from breath. 3) The rifle; Made me think about some competitors that I sometimes thought the only way I was going to beat them, was to shoot them.
A confident Bobby Hogle sitting in the Offy powered Morales Brothers sprinter . Behind Bobby is Car Owner Alex Morales.
Vicki George Surges post. On the right is a picture of my father and me with my 1965 Plymouth barracuda. It had a slant six, not the cool V-8. If you remember when Patty Hearst was kidnapped, apparently I looked just like her (she’s on the left) The FBI was in contact with me and I could do nothing—even cashing a check would bring the police. The FBI wanted me to consider becoming an agent but I stayed in Santa Ana (CA) as a teacher.
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