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By RB - 16 Years Ago
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Jerry got his Blackbird racer down to 10.77 @ 125 mph at the Cedar Falls Ia. track. He is running an 8.5:1 332 cu in Y on pump gas. Says there are a few tenths more to be had with some tuning
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By Ted - 16 Years Ago
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Royce. Pass onto Jerry my congrats and glad to hear that he’s getting some great times out of that particular combination.
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By Carls56 - 16 Years Ago
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Too cool!
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By Ketterbros - 16 Years Ago
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None more deserving, Brother and I congrat..
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By morgus - 15 Years Ago
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SORRY FOR THIS REPLY NOT BEING ABOUT RACE RELATED Y-BLOCKS -BUT I WAS JUST READING THE LATEST Y-BLOCK MAGAZINE AND THE ARTICLE ABOUT YOUR 56 MAINLINE. I NOTICED YOU ARE FROM MINNITONKA,MINN. AND THAT ALMOST KNOCKED ME OFF MY CHAIR--IN 1969 I WAS DRAFTED INTO THE ARMY AND SENT TO BASIC TRAINING AT FORT KNOX,KY...THERE IN MY BARRACKS I MET A GUY FROM MINNITONKA BY THE NAME OF STEVE BARRET (SPELLING??) HE WAS A GOOD SOLDIER IN EVERY WAY--AND A GOOD FRIEND FOR THE 13 WEEKS WE WERE THERE--I WENT ON TO INFANTRY SCHOOL AT FORT LEWIS--HE SAID HE WAS GOING TO BE A SPECIAL FORCES PERSON AND ALL THAT- I JUST WANTED OUT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE--WELL, I NEVER SAW OR HEARD FROM HIM AGAIN--BUT ONE DAY AROUND 1990 OR SO I WAS CUTTING MY GRASS AND SAW THIS DATSUN 280Z PARKED ACROSS THE STREET- (I HAD ONE JUST LIKE FOR 3 MONTHS-SOLD IT-BUT KEPT A BUNCH OF SPARE PARTS FROM IT)-I ASKED THE OWNER IF HE WOULD LIKE TO BUY MY STUFF-HE SAID NO-WE TALKED A BIT--HE WAS FROM MINNITONKA AND WAS JUST VISITING HIS FRIENDS HERE IN TOLEDO--I ASKED ABOUT STEVE BARRET AND HE KNEW HIM--(MINNITONKA IS NOT THAT BIG OF A TOWN AND EVERYONE KNOWS EVERYONE)I GAVE HIM MY PHONE NO. TO GIVE TO STEVE-HE NEVER CALLED AND I GAVE UP ON HIM UNTIL TODAY. DO YOU KNOW HIM?? IS HE ALIVE AND OK????? I'M ED MLYNEK-DEARBORN MICH. CELL 419-377-9449- ANY HELP IN REACHING STEVE WOULD BE GREAT. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME....BYE
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By RB - 15 Years Ago
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Ed, Jerry Christenson does not have a computer. You should try a Google search for your friend
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By Y block Billy - 15 Years Ago
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Is he doing this with that intake on the cover of Y-Block Magazine??? Thats my man, Love his scrap book also.
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