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Offline andrewb

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Floyd Family Racing
« on: August 12, 2014, 10:24:15 AM »
Made the winners circle in Top Eliminator last weekend at Woodburn. Final run was the slowest of the weekend with a 7.70 @ 180 mph. Been having crank issues and had to change the #3 rod bearing after every pass.

Andrew
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Re: Floyd Family Racing
« Reply #1 on: August 12, 2014, 12:03:55 PM »
Congradulations. How many RED butts did you kick to get the win?
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Re: Floyd Family Racing
« Reply #2 on: August 12, 2014, 12:16:32 PM »
Congratulations Andrew, it’s those tough battled ones you remember the most.  DF
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Re: Floyd Family Racing
« Reply #3 on: August 12, 2014, 12:55:41 PM »
Quote from: wideopen231 on August 12, 2014, 12:03:55 PM
Congradulations. How many RED butts did you kick to get the win?

FED only class but what Andrew didn't tell you is this is a 300ish cubic inch injected nitro early Desoto hemi high gear only with a clutch!   Oh yes and this is a recreation of Earls FED that he ran at the Winternationals in 1967 with and still owns that car also really cool family!
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Re: Floyd Family Racing
« Reply #4 on: August 12, 2014, 01:16:42 PM »
Or that we beat a Blown Alcohol Donovan Hemi to win. My wife runs the 1967 Cassidy car, also with a Desoto Hemi. Unfortunately we didn't get the connecting rods back in time for the race. Here's a pic of brother vs sister from last year.

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Re: Floyd Family Racing
« Reply #5 on: August 12, 2014, 04:45:31 PM »
That's just awesome!
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Re: Floyd Family Racing
« Reply #6 on: August 14, 2014, 07:24:39 AM »
Great looking cars.  I like that you guys are running injected De Soto's. 

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Re: Floyd Family Racing
« Reply #7 on: August 19, 2014, 08:41:14 PM »
Here's a cool picture I just found on FB today of Earl Floyd running one of the Albrich-Floyd-Coonrod Northwind cars they said it was #2 or #3
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Maybe adding another car to next years line-up
« Reply #8 on: October 07, 2014, 07:55:07 AM »
Earl picked this up over the weekend and he's hinting around at maybe getting it back on the strip next year with the possibility of running a blown alky Desoto. "The Stinger" was originally owned by Guy Allen and was a Jr. Fueler running an injected nitro 301 Chevy. Here's a few pics of it then and now. I can imagine running another car. We have the driver, just not enough crew for all the cars, which would pretty much just being me.

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Re: Floyd Family Racing
« Reply #9 on: October 07, 2014, 08:03:21 AM »
 Guy Allen,is that the brother of Jeb Allen?  I think Jeb's Jr Fuel dragster was called The Wasp?


 
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Re: Floyd Family Racing
« Reply #10 on: October 07, 2014, 08:12:17 AM »
I think Jeb was Guy's son. Guy's brother was Ed who drove both the Stinger and the Wasp.

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Re: Floyd Family Racing
« Reply #11 on: October 07, 2014, 10:39:07 AM »
Actually Guy's kids were Ed, Les and Jeb. The older boys ran the Stinger and the Wasp junior fuellers and later Les ran top fuel in the original Praying Mantis before Jeb started driving. Really the Stinger should be restored as it is a car with interesting documented history. I would be willing to trade a new chassis package for it so that the history could be preserved.

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Re: Floyd Family Racing
« Reply #12 on: October 07, 2014, 10:41:47 AM »
Thanks for correcting me Roo.

Andrew
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Re: Floyd Family Racing
« Reply #13 on: October 07, 2014, 03:45:10 PM »
That car ran with us for a couple of years neat old car
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Re: Floyd Family Racing
« Reply #14 on: October 07, 2014, 03:59:18 PM »
That's a great offer Roo.  The history of our sport needs to be saved. I hope you can save the car.
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