Mike Raymond knew his racing and ALL the cars and drivers AND was up on the mechanical side... He loved Sprintcars so did Larry Perkins. These were the years where tail enders drove out dated XYGTHO,s and cars like Bob Janes Monaro,, the HDT repco holden torana,, Bob Janes car 76 Torana and Repco holden engines were $15,000. Ex John Goss Falcons.. etc.. Barry Sharp, and guys like Wilmington had cars that are worth $300,000+ today.