S197 3V Fabman's build; How did we get here? Build Thread

[Fabman]

@Flash68 and I tearing up the asphalt at Sonoma last week.
Unfortunately he had an alternator failure (sound familiar?) and wasn't able to make the main event.

 

[KazarS197]

@Flash68 and I tearing up the asphalt at Sonoma last week.
Unfortunately he had an alternator failure (sound familiar?) and wasn't able to make the main event.


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Definitely calendar material!

 

[Fabman]

Definitely calendar material!

Its going on mine for sure.

 

[Fabman]

 

[Fabman]

Throw back Thursday.
Those were the days....

 

[Mad Hatter]

When men were men and women were women... An I imagine they paid you something for winning.

 

[Fabman]

When men were men and women were women... An I imagine they paid you something for winning.

Anywhere from about 800 to 3000 dollars to win depending on the show.
Tires were 100 bucks a pop and entry was 35 bucks.
The races in the last 2 weeks were 1000.00 to win and 2000.00 to win....in MINI STOCKS!
Yeah....mini stocks. Toyotas, pintos and hondas with stock motors, bodies and suspension, yet my million dollar road race car with $550.00 a piece tires and near 1000.00 entry fee races for.....zero. That still stings just a little bit.

 

[Frank.JD.Perez]

only a wee sting...

 

[Fabman]

There we go, that's a mini stock from back in the day.
They haven't changed that much and some of the ones I built way back then are still winning.
Look how cute my kids were...they are all in their 40's now and have kids of their own. Ouch.

 

[misterpeanut]

So funny how these things go. I was just chatting with a friend, like an hour ago, about the pitiful payouts of NHRA. Sprint Car payouts aren't much better. Kart racing, ha, you get a trophy from the local trophy shop!

Great looking family! My parents have pictures like that of us at the Drag Boat Races. My dad and uncle stopped before the next funeral was for one of them.

 

[Frank.JD.Perez]

awhh, little Richard hahah

 

[Fabman]

So funny how these things go. I was just chatting with a friend, like an hour ago, about the pitiful payouts of NHRA. Sprint Car payouts aren't much better. Kart racing, ha, you get a trophy from the local trophy shop!

Great looking family! My parents have pictures like that of us at the Drag Boat Races. My dad and uncle stopped before the next funeral was for one of them.

HA! That was my wife as we say "BB" or before boobs.
Was a much needed and appreciated upgrade.

 

[Fabman]

That's my boy now....still collecting trophy's with Dad.

I noticed though that the kids are bigger and the trophy's are smaller....must be all that inflation I keep hearing about.
Those are all first place trophy's....3 races in 3 days. No consistency.

 

[Fabman]

Update:
This is the mini stock that won the $2000.00 race.
No, I’m not kidding.

 

[Mad Hatter]

HA! That was my wife as we say "BB" or before boobs.
Was a much needed and appreciated upgrade.

Don't know what to say to this.....

 

[Frank.JD.Perez]

thats it, were going mini stock racing from now on

 

[Fabman]

thats it, were going mini stock racing from now on

The V8 cars pay double.

 

[302BOB]

There we go, that's a mini stock from back in the day.
They haven't changed that much and some of the ones I built way back then are still winning.
Look how cute my kids were...they are all in their 40's now and have kids of their own. Ouch.

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Sal,4 daughters?!?! Now I know why you race so hard!!!!......Each one has to be a feather in your cap and a place in your heart.....race on.........................ouch don't happen til the great grand kids want to race.............................................................

 

[Fabman]

Sal,4 daughters?!?! Now I know why you race so hard!!!!......Each one has to be a feather in your cap and a place in your heart.....race on.........................ouch don't happen til the great grand kids want to race.............................................................

2 daughters.
That’s my wife on the left and my son holding the trophy.

 

[Sjohnson1800]

Pretty sure I had that same shirt your son is wearing lol