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  1. 11-10-2003 12:47 PM #1
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    Best Nicknames

    Inspired by a thread on another forum, what's the best nicknames you remember for racers?

    I'm sure there will be some good ones.
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  2. 11-10-2003 02:15 PM #2
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    By far...my first choice would be the fine former Indy 500 driver Bob Christie, who was known as "Cave Man", because he was a guide in the caves in Grants Pass,Oregon. He drove in the days before the two way radio, but could you hear a spotter saying..."The Cave Man is on your back bumnper" !
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  3. 11-10-2003 02:18 PM #3
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    This one is way too obvious.

    Larry "Boom Boom" Cannon
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    Wanna know what's wrong with IndyCar? It's gone from dirt ovals to street races.
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    hey, on the other thread i started, "Boom Boom" was my favorite as well. i think it was because when we were little my brother couldn't say motorcycle, instead he called it a "boomcockle".
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  5. 11-10-2003 03:42 PM #5
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    The "Mad Russian."
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  6. 11-10-2003 03:52 PM #6
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    He was neither mad, nor was he Russian!
    I'll see YOU at the races!
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  7. 11-10-2003 04:03 PM #7
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    Originally posted by Bruce Spencer
    He was neither mad, nor was he Russian!
    You're right .... I forget .... was he a Serb? I don't remember. Nonetheless, I think it was a good nickname.
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  8. 11-10-2003 04:11 PM #8
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    Yes! The "Mad Russian"! Loved that guy. How about "Preacher"? So many "Wild Bill's", "Iron Mike's", "Dutch" "Little" was for quite a few drivers. Same for "Smoothie" and "Big"
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  9. 11-10-2003 04:14 PM #9
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    Also, "The Hippie" and "The King" - two of them. "Slammin' Sammy" "Wild Child"
    Funny how there are not many nick names in NASCAR, isn't it? Guess car # 8, car # 24, car # 12, etc have taken nick names from the drivers????????
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  10. 11-10-2003 04:16 PM #10
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    "TRACTION", Bob Veith
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  11. 11-10-2003 04:22 PM #11
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    Interestingly"The Flying Scot" Johnny Thomson was called "Bad Man" by his car owner Sam Traylor. Johnny was about the most unassuming person off the track as they come.
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    Exclamation

    Vittorio "The Monza Gorilla" Brambilla

    I also liked Bob " caveman" Christie



    Some of the best nicknames of our team drivers over the years ,unfortunately, can't be published here!
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  13. 11-10-2003 04:28 PM #13
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    Joltin' Jud Larson

    The Flying Dutchman....Tommy Hinnershitz

    Al "Cotton" Farmer

    Jerry "Scratch" Daniels

    Duke Nalon

    Hercules Jim Hurtubise
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  14. 11-10-2003 05:13 PM #14
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    Niseguy, you having an easy day at work today?
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    How about Lincoln Bolt!
    The Mad Man Marshall Sargent
    The Old Grey Fox Bill Cantrell
    Ramblin Ray Raineri
    Hustling Hermen hotton
    The Villian Cylde Palmer
    Dynamite Mike Mcgreevy
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  16. 11-10-2003 06:03 PM #16
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    My fav is Scruffy - Bobby Allen

    Also like:
    Magic Shoe - Mike McLaughlin
    Billy "The Kid" Pauch
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    Originally posted by aXe
    .........Lincoln Bolt!
    Was that a nickname or his real name? I only remember seeing him once .... gosh he was slow.
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  18. 11-10-2003 06:11 PM #18
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    I have a sprint car driving friend who worked in a foundry that manufactured steel balls for grinding mills in taconite plants. Naturally his nickname was "Iron Balls" !
    "It's not the split, it's not the lack of marketing, it's not the days the races run on, it's the product." Tommy Kendall

    "....and the DRIVERS are the product !" SJFast
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  19. 11-10-2003 06:16 PM #19
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    Thumbs up

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    actually, SJFast ain't too bad a name, either.

    how about this for the list, too: "Al Miller"

    hey, Niseguy..welcome to TF. very impressed with your occupation.
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    How about:

    The Flyin Shoe - Ron Shuman
    Jiggs - Fred 'Jiggs' Peters


    Some from the Old Reading Fairground Days

    The Old Master - Frankie Schneider
    Tas - Al Tasnady
    Toby - Dick Tobias
    Terrible Tommy - Tommy McAndrew
    The Reading Rocket - Russ Smith - even though he did not live in Reading
    The Kutztown Comet - Freddy Adam
    The Everett Express - Gerald Chamberlain
    Wiley Will - Will Cagle
    Whip - Whip Mulligan
    Hot Rod - Hal Reifinger
    Stan The Man - Stan Ploski Jr.
    Fuzzy - Carl Van Horn
    Gentleman Joe - Joe Kelly - real name Dave Haupt - won URC Rookie of the Year using the name Donnie Allison

    From ARDC

    Magoo - Jimmy Maguire
    The Villian - Wayne Woodward
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  21. 11-10-2003 06:38 PM #21
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    Originally posted by Niseguy
    Interestingly"The Flying Scot" Johnny Thomson was called "Bad Man" by his car owner Sam Traylor. Johnny was about the most unassuming person off the track as they come.
    Welcome, Jim!!!

    And then there was....the Flintstone Flyer"....anyone recall who that was, or is? I THINK I know.
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  22. 11-10-2003 07:06 PM #22
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    Where in the Sam Hill did "Ziggy" Snider get his nickname?
    "You people worry too much. Strive for change. Root for your favorites. Enjoy the racing. Drop the flag." rev-ed, 3/04
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  23. 11-10-2003 07:16 PM #23
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    "The One Armed Bandit"
    "The Rhinestone Cowboy"
    "The Freemanspur Blur"

    All of these apply to one of the most colorful characters to ever don a uniform.

    Chuck Amati.
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    Oh wow...Cotton Henning...Cotton Al Farmer...Cotton Owens...Cotton Music...Duke Dinsmore...Potsy Goacher...(Love it)...Runt Harris...Pee Wee Distarce (right aXe ?) ...Pee Wee Pobletts...The Reds: !!!Byron..Redmond...Marlowe...Saunders...Harriman. ..Riegel.....Tail Spin Tony Bonadies...Dutch Schaefer...Dutch Hoag...Dutch Culp...Deacon Litz...Honey Purick...Ralphie The Racer...Herk...Parnelli Jones...Iron Mike Magill & Nazaruk...Sonny Sanders...Sonny Seamon...And can we ever for get "Cactus Jack" Turner ??? Gig Stephens...Nicky Fornoro (Sr. & Jr.)...Doc Shanebrook...Chuck Arnold...Chuck Hulse...Chuck Gurney ...Meatball Orlando...The "Wild Bill's"...Morrissey...Schindler & Randall....Pappy Branson...Shorty Templeman...Cantlon...Mc Andrew...and the ever popular "Sleepy " Tripp.!!!!
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    And for the "Nostalgia" question of the day...What was Joie Chitwood's true name ???
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    Originally posted by DannyB


    And then there was....the Flintstone Flyer"....anyone recall who that was, or is? I THINK I know.
    I think Mike Duvall is the name you're looking for
    Faster than a bullet from a gun
    He is faster than everyone
    Quicker than the blinking of an eye
    Like a flash you could miss him going by
    No one knows quite how he does it but it's true they say
    He's the master of going faster. -George Harrison
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    Froilan Gonzalas

    "The Pampas Bull"

    Roberto Moreno

    "Pupo"

    Jacques Villenueve

    "The Baby Faced Asassin"

    Paul Tracy

    "The Thrill From West Hill"

    Ron Fisher

    "The Barrel"
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    Yep...Kev, believe it or not, that's who I thought. And I think he still races.

    Lenny, a different Cactus Jack is the father of a well-known OW racer, who may be headed south.

    And he is......????
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  29. 11-10-2003 09:49 PM #29
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    Originally posted by DannyB
    Yep...Kev, believe it or not, that's who I thought. And I think he still races.

    Lenny, a different Cactus Jack is the father of a well-known OW racer, who may be headed south.

    And he is......????
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    H'mmm Danny that one is too tough for me...any hints.??

    I thought it might be "Cactus Jack" Fukuyama, but he is already down south...well some times...
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    Originally posted by JBaiza
    Was that a nickname or his real name? I only remember seeing him once .... gosh he was slow.
    Couldnt tell you for sure Joe about that name, He always showed at Ascot with the darndest looking rail midget, looked like it should have been retired long before then. I heard he went on to run some CRA shows?
    Maybe the name was to hide from something?
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