Transporters
White Lightning
Junior Member
Since some, if not all, the Schumacher teams were returning to Brownsburg after the race on Sunday night it was interesting to see how they get all the transporters out from those tight pit areas. It was a show by itself. Moving those freight trains on wheels is quite a project.
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I have all the respect in the world for the guys and gals who drive these rigs.
That is a great picture. I love it. He will always be "The Man" in Pro Stock. If I send you an email can you send me the jpeg so I can make a copy for my Bob Glidden wall in my shop? Brian
btw, my pics are available to anybody free. If you see one pop up, just pm me your email and I'll send the original. The only problem is that I have a cheap, mini photo scanner at the moment, and it makes streaks (sort of a built-in watermark for me I guess), so they are not perfect unless you reduce them a bit. Plus, all mine were taken before the digital era, so all were burned in by God and not by a chip.
Some day, when I can get a quality scanner, I'll send better and bigger pics. Not sure when that will be as I'm not educated on the best photo scanners/printers.
The person walking toward the rig is NOT Rusty.....At that time, Bob had an older man working with him as crew that sported a burr hair cut....I think that is the guy
Man, I swore that was him, but I've slept since then. I remember well that Billy got in and out of that hauler a couple times. I was waiting for him to back in and I was going to just walk through, but I kept hearing people yelling and jawing at him. The reflection on the truck is where they all were standing including Bob. They weren't helping him and making him get out to see where he was going. Billy (smiling the whole time) didn't come out between the haulers on the second or third time walking back there and Bob finally came walking out to back it in, also with a smile.
Of all the things that's on Bobs mind and having to back it in could have pissed alot of owner/drivers off, but not good ol' :cool:Bob:cool: .
They were all having a good time with it all and that's what made the pic(s) special for me. That's when the crew guy came walking out from the haulers next to him and was walking towards the commotion. It was a great moment you stumble upon at the drags.
Its part of the uniqueness of the sport to witness such things early in the week. Especially now when the "stars" just fly in.
Connie and Scott during his champ years (Naturally, Connie gets the bigger/nicer one)
That sucker is bad ass for sure......
Only in for a year then left and team broke up soon after. I always thought they had one the best paint schemes to this day
Didn't have many for Hoover since he used this same hauler for several years, then changed to the purple car for the last time. Pioneer was a great sponsor in nhra for many years going back to Shirleys great run
Dennis Forcelle at the inaugural Mud-South Nat's
The late great Blaine Johnson rig
http://forum.competitionplus.com/showpost.php?p=134005&postcount=17
The true 300mph hauler ('91-92) and the one a year later ('93)
The hospitality/Kenny's Lounge and the boat he had with him at the time
(Check out the Ford 9000 with the plug-in gauge instrument panel :cool:)
Then, he decided to get all Van Halen on us
...a year later...
V Gaines after the one-year-only paint in the previous pics. Love those big, smooth stacks
Some rare Ford haulers on the grounds
Andretti when he was testing the TF waters
gotta love the windshield wiper headlights back then