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February 20, 2016 at
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I can't help but chuckle....
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February 20, 2016 at
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This whole "my brand" rivalry goes back to the good ole days of NASCAR & NHRA, when the cars racing were actually purchased from Detroit companies & anyone could buy something pretty similar. That was cool....
Nowadays they're all purpose built racecars, so WTF????
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February 21, 2016 at
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They built it...
...and no one came.
They don't even know how to spell sprint car
much less chromoly...http://www.ycmco.com
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February 21, 2016 at
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Posted By: spot1 on February 19 2016 at 01:12:42 PM
He's either completely delusional or fucking stupid...............................................
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Duh, he is a car salesman. So yeah. ... both!
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February 21, 2016 at
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Wasn't Luna's ford powered car known as the "penalty box"? Like driving a ford was punishment!
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February 21, 2016 at
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February 21, 2016 at
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Posted By: oswald on February 21 2016 at 05:40:43 PM
Wasn't Luna's ford powered car known as the "penalty box"? Like driving a ford was punishment!
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Yes it was. I don't wanna bash on Casey Luna. What he accomplished shouldn't be ignored. That said, I read an article years back (not sure if it was Open Wheel or Sprint Car and Midget) where even he admitted that competing against the Chevy's with a Ford was extremely difficult and developing his program took more money than most would be willing to spend just for the sake of being different but that was why he did it. He wanted the challenge of taking a Ford, which is an inferior 410 sprint car motor, and making it competitive and hats off to him for doing it and winning 2 WoO championships in the process. I'll admit, I don't know much about motors but I know one thing we have all seen over the years is the immense amount of time and money some car owners are willing to spend to find an edge and if the Ford provided that, they'd be doing it and you'd see lots of guys running Fords. That simple. I wish someone who actually builds or at least has a vast amount of knowledge about this subject would post and tell us exactly what it is that makes the Chevy's that much more desirable than Ford's.
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February 21, 2016 at
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However, Jim Clark drove a small block Ford to 2nd place finish at Indy in 1963, first stock block engine to finish the race in years. This was a modified version of the 260/289/302 found in Mustangs ( & my 2 "Chicanoline" vans) He won with a Ford in 65, but this was the double overhead cam pure racing engine, not for sale to the general public
First rear engine winner (I think) & 1st foreign winner.... so sprint car fans probably rue the day....
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February 22, 2016 at
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What brand of motor or chassis a team uses has absolutely no effect on whether I like and cheer for them or buy their merch. Seems about the only one that does care is the car salesman. Who much like Altman likes to post the same old crap over and over.
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February 22, 2016 at
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I would like to see a Ford win, but I'm sure as hell not gonna lose any sleep over it, especially since nobody in 410s uses one!
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February 22, 2016 at
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Posted By: cubicdollars on February 21 2016 at 05:26:26 PM
They built it...
...and no one came.
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Damn, I bet the used car salesman just shot a quart of protein all over his computer..................
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February 23, 2016 at
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Posted By: cubicdollars on February 21 2016 at 05:26:26 PM
They built it...
...and no one came.
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Might not be a winning sprint car engine, but it sure would look cool in some kind of hotrod or vintage drag racer..
Out of my price range tho....
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February 23, 2016 at
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Posted By: fiXXXer on February 21 2016 at 09:21:12 PM
Yes it was. I don't wanna bash on Casey Luna. What he accomplished shouldn't be ignored. That said, I read an article years back (not sure if it was Open Wheel or Sprint Car and Midget) where even he admitted that competing against the Chevy's with a Ford was extremely difficult and developing his program took more money than most would be willing to spend just for the sake of being different but that was why he did it. He wanted the challenge of taking a Ford, which is an inferior 410 sprint car motor, and making it competitive and hats off to him for doing it and winning 2 WoO championships in the process. I'll admit, I don't know much about motors but I know one thing we have all seen over the years is the immense amount of time and money some car owners are willing to spend to find an edge and if the Ford provided that, they'd be doing it and you'd see lots of guys running Fords. That simple. I wish someone who actually builds or at least has a vast amount of knowledge about this subject would post and tell us exactly what it is that makes the Chevy's that much more desirable than Ford's.
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Along with the challenge of making the Ford engine competitive, he was a very successful Ford-Mercury Dealership owner in New Mexico. He and his family sat behind us for several years at the Knoxville Nationals. The entire family seemed pretty down to earth and very friendly. In fact one year it was absolutely stinking hot even well after the sun went down. Each member of the Luna family had those water bottles with a sprayer and a battery operated fan. They kept many of us cooled down that night which was appreciated! As it was explained to me the difference in the Chevys and Fords... was in the stroke. The Chevys were shorter and off like a rabbit where the Fords were more of a top end deal and didn't rap up quite as quickly as the Chevy. Getting the Ford to rap quicker and hold the rpms and torque through the corners was the most costly and difficult task.
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February 23, 2016 at
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Posted By: fiXXXer on February 21 2016 at 09:21:12 PM
Yes it was. I don't wanna bash on Casey Luna. What he accomplished shouldn't be ignored. That said, I read an article years back (not sure if it was Open Wheel or Sprint Car and Midget) where even he admitted that competing against the Chevy's with a Ford was extremely difficult and developing his program took more money than most would be willing to spend just for the sake of being different but that was why he did it. He wanted the challenge of taking a Ford, which is an inferior 410 sprint car motor, and making it competitive and hats off to him for doing it and winning 2 WoO championships in the process. I'll admit, I don't know much about motors but I know one thing we have all seen over the years is the immense amount of time and money some car owners are willing to spend to find an edge and if the Ford provided that, they'd be doing it and you'd see lots of guys running Fords. That simple. I wish someone who actually builds or at least has a vast amount of knowledge about this subject would post and tell us exactly what it is that makes the Chevy's that much more desirable than Ford's.
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Casey put up the money but Kenny Woodruff made it work. The story is out the somewhere and it sure didn't happen overnight.
Half the lies they tell about me aren't true.
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February 23, 2016 at
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Posted By: cubicdollars on February 21 2016 at 05:26:26 PM
They built it...
...and no one came.
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Does anyone have any idea what happened to all the ford stuff that Ricky Stenthouse Jr had tied up with the ASCS championships a few years ago? I would hate to see it sitting in the back corner of a garage somewhere left forgotten.
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February 23, 2016 at
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Posted By: BIGFISH on February 23 2016 at 04:57:05 AM
Casey put up the money but Kenny Woodruff made it work. The story is out the somewhere and it sure didn't happen overnight.
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I remember seeing that now that you mentioned it. No doubt Kenny Woodruff is one of the greatest minds in sprint car racing history. He doesn't get the credit that he deserves. That was a tall task making that deal competitive and he did it.
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