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Bored&Stroked · 08-23-2020, 10:23 AM

When I ran my '34 more-door Sedan as a 16 year old at the 'Antique Nationals', with a new 286 cube flathead (first flathead I built), I ran consistent 15.21s, 15.22s with a 4.11 rear. In retrospect, I guess that wasn't too bad of a time for a big-fat sedan on 3 carbs and a kid's first drag race . . .

Somehow I managed to win my class/bracket - which was quite a thrill for a rookie. I think I was the only 'kid' with a car . . . most the guys were decades older than I was. Most of the people I met were very supportive, though a couple of the guys I beat were really pissed that a snot-nosed kid somehow beat them - which I thought was pretty funny at the time.

My mentor was Joe Reath . . . he came by in his big blue Lincoln, just to see how I did. What a great guy ole' Joe was to me . . . treated me like family, not as a 'customer'.

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08-23-2020, 10:23 AM	#11
Bored&Stroked Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Central Ohio Posts: 5,064	Re: Took the 39 to the drag strip When I ran my '34 more-door Sedan as a 16 year old at the 'Antique Nationals', with a new 286 cube flathead (first flathead I built), I ran consistent 15.21s, 15.22s with a 4.11 rear. In retrospect, I guess that wasn't too bad of a time for a big-fat sedan on 3 carbs and a kid's first drag race . . . Somehow I managed to win my class/bracket - which was quite a thrill for a rookie. I think I was the only 'kid' with a car . . . most the guys were decades older than I was. Most of the people I met were very supportive, though a couple of the guys I beat were really pissed that a snot-nosed kid somehow beat them - which I thought was pretty funny at the time. My mentor was Joe Reath . . . he came by in his big blue Lincoln, just to see how I did. What a great guy ole' Joe was to me . . . treated me like family, not as a 'customer'. 34FirstYearAntiqueNates5 copy.jpg 34FirstYearAntiqueNates6 copy.jpg 34FirstYearAntiqueNates3 copy.jpg Hays003.jpg Hays_2.jpg IMG_0476.jpg Last edited by Bored&Stroked; 08-23-2020 at 10:54 AM.