BACK IN THE 60'S WE used to run almost every night in the summer,I remember one time we were running pretty good and blew up at Middle Ga Raceway and went home and worked all night to get something put together forFrinight.We pulled back out to the trackFrinight and was running prettygoodwhen bang another one bites the dust.Back home we went and started scrambling trying to find a block to build. There was a big race coming up Sunday which was just before labor day and i had a friend who had a skeeter with the motor out of it,sooo I borrowed it and put it in a new car that was built but hadnt been used yet. The car would fly but lost a plug wire in heat race so i had to run Consi and finished 4th ,but that put me in feature. Well we all lined up for the grand final ,green flag and away we go,o yeah I forgot to mention I had to borrow a couple of tires to put on rear too, anyway, away we go . I had drove this Skeeter several times and knew what I was getting into. But it seemed like this motor took on a new meaning in my car. Off the turns it was a rocket ship, this thing would fly and when you got the likes of T,C, hunt and Al Smith along with Charlie Burnette around you followed closely by Bob Moore. We would sometimes be 3 or 4 wide on the straights. To say I had a fast bunch around me that night would be an understatement. About 3 laps from the end i lost a front wheel and would you know it helped the handling a lot,anyway we crossed finish 3 wide on a 1/4 mile dirt track and the place went loco , protest everywhere .when i hit the pits i went straight on the trailer .cause you couldnt open the hood under the tire rack. And of course there were rules there that said no 4 barrel ,no rollers and 305 cubic inch limit i had all that and more but they were protesting everbody else that night any way TC Hunt,Bob Moore,Al Smith and Charlie Burnett were all up front that night i finished 2nd on three wheels to TC that night and o yeah I had to replace the tires i borrowed,they were wore out, the motor went back into the skeeter and i built a new motor for wed nite. And wouldnt you know it they protested me that wed night too. They found a 327 block with a 283 crank in it. Now things like that are memories that you NEVER forget. Winning races are great but those SPECIAL moments will live to eternity. Now thats what I call --------------------------- memories !!
updated by @johnny-mallonee: 12/05/16 04:00:58PM
