"The Surfers" 28

[@OverlandOne]

Something as simple and basic as a knife switch made a lot of difference. Man, these guys were very intelligent. Thanks. Looking forward to next Thursday. Bill

[@billstevenson7381]

Great series of videos! What a learning curve these guys were on at that time.

[@DEATHTRAPHOTRODS]

Thanks a lot Bill!!! My Thursday is complete!!

[@bigbow62]

The Frankenstein switch..... it's alive... IT'S ALIVE ! 😉 .......but it's used to kill the car ! ( that switching was huge 😀 ) Can't stop watching now -->

[@martinchesworth594]

Thank you Bill ! I Love thurdays love from England !

[@Granddad1100]

Tom Jobe thank you thank you this is so interesting.

[@rbhendtx]

Great stories. Looking forward to #29.

[@larryjensen6345]

thanks bill. as always i learned something.

[@jurgenbrueggmann6259]

His basic scientific approach makes you understand it no laptops just basic physics

[@OddJobFix]

Superb series but the interviews sometimes (this one) were tedious and annoying.

[@vernonslone8627]

I wish I had one of these guys around when I put my 392 together...

[@clydeblair9622]

Art won Bakersfield, drove for recovering Garlits and hooked up again for the great 80s run.

[@bigviking0001]

Top drawer, as usual. I was looking through some old digital adchives and I think I foung a shot of the Surfers at C'bad. It was in the shut down area with the laundry out. Did they has a multi colored chute? Don't know whether I took it or found it.

[@markwatkins5416]

Why are the selfish despots of the sport so lionized, yet few know what a smart, decent and generous guy Tom Jobe was.

[@FastIsLife]

Ok, This is the episode I have to comment on. When he was talking about timing I have my doubts about 36 degrees. I ran a fuel Sportster in the 90's, single plug, 96% nitro, 93-96 cubic inch, mag ignition. To make power to the end of the track I was running 72 degrees of timing to keep the fire lite. It was explained to me that nitro was lazy to burn and the heat was higher than gas. It would set rings and melt cast and forged pistons. I learned even today you can't believe racers when they tell you something. They don't want you to know what it really takes to win. And I won a lot running against bigger motors. I am still having problems now with the manufacturers because I'm running a blown Suzuki to get the parts I need to find out how fast this can go. When they don't want you out there you are in deep shit. This year may be the truth about my theory. I have all the parts I need and fingers crossed it will fly.

[@clydeblair9622]

I always found it odd that Tom didn't wear his false teeth. Irrelevant I know. RIP Tom.

[@clydeblair9622]

Why is the music is so morose and funerial?

[@clydeblair9622]

I'll say it again after so many viewings, what's with the morose music. What would have been wrong with surf music?

[@vintagedragsters]

Clyde Blair Nothing. Too late.

[@clydeblair9622]

I'm skeptical of the poor SoCal kids myth.

[@earlwood9928]

Frank did not own that car. Frank did destroy the car in Canada. Dwayne Witlatch owned the car.

[@clydeblair9622]

"Never had the money to buy'. BS. The myth.