We made it home just before noon today, hope everyone else makes it safe and sound. I had a close call Sunday at the track, after running my quickest (12.88 @ 106) time trial of the event, I parked in the pits waiting for first round. They called for Y blocks to staging lanes, as I was backing out of the pits, I heard a loud pop and the steering locked up. I shut down and pulled the hood. Wow the joint at the steering gear had broken and the shaft had hung up in the brake lines from the master cyl. The good Lord was looking after me, it would not have been pretty if it had happened at 106 mph.

We still had a great time and look forward to next year.

Glen Henderson



Freedom is not Free

Letohatchee, AL

Glen. While I cringed at the thought of what could have happened with your steering, we are all thankful that it happened right there in the pits. As you mentioned, you are being watched over. When you get a chance, email the information for the upcoming October race.

Lorena, Texas (South of Waco)

I guess the "boys from Alabama" are watching over you! This is a much better story than breaking at 106mph. Car was very impressive all weekend. And I loved the shirts. Chuck

Y's guys rule!
Looking for McCullouch VS57 brackets and parts. Also looking for 28 Chrysler series 72 parts. And early Hemi parts.

MoonShadow, 292 w/McCulloch, 28 Chrysler Roadster, 354 Hemi)
Manchester, New Hampshire

Wow is right!! I'd like to see a picture of that. Glad your safe.

"The Master Cylinder"

Enjoying life at the beach in SOCAL

Glenn, That's not funny. Could have been very serious. Glad it happened in the pits.



Frank/Rebop

Bristol, In ( by Elkhart) 

Glad you're being watched over Glen and kept safe. Just got home myself, felt like I've been double clutched??? Lost my clutch at the drag strip in my Tbird then on my way home to Asheville NC the clutch in my Truck car hauler gave up and the hub spin out of the clutch disk 30 miles south of Ashland Ky. OUCH!!!!!!!! Labor day week end. Wrecker hauled me in to Edsel's auto repair in Louisa, Ky. Ordered new clutch kit, would be in Tuesday. No choice two hotel nights $$. Fix clutch, wrecker bill $$ And nothing else hurt so worked out good and got home safe and glad everyone else did, all in all still a great week end, got to see ole yblock buddies and meet new ones, gets no better than that.

-Gary Burnette-

I though that I heard something weird going on with that old transporter when you pulled out of the pits Sat evening. Glad you got everything fixed and made it home safe and sound.

Glen Henderson



Freedom is not Free

Letohatchee, AL

All I can say is what everyone else has said. Good thing it happened in the pits. Wow!

   God Bless.   Tim                           http://yblockguy.com/

350ci Y-Block FED "Elwood", 301ci Y-Block Unibody LSR "Jake", 312ci Y-Block '58 F-100, 338ci Y-Block powered Model A Tudor

tim@yblockguy.com  Visalia, California    Just west of the Sequoias

We "Maine-iacs" made it home safe and sound about 3:00am Tuesday morning, a stop at chucks to get Dans car, then a stop at the airport in Portland to get my car.

Glad everybody made it safe! And Glenn that is a scary thought of it breaking on the track, glad it happened in the pits!

55 Vicky & customline

58 Rack Dump, 55 F350 yard truck, 57 F100

59 & 61 P 400's, 58 F100 custom cab, 69 F100, 79 F150, 82 F600 ramp truck, 90 mustang conv 7 up, 94 Mustang, Should I continue?

Picked up a new one at NAPA yesterday, so everything is good to go again. The old one was most likely the original 1963 Merc part and I should have known better than use it. After the two races in Oct, I think I will replace it with a steel u joint just to be on the safe side.

Glen Henderson



Freedom is not Free

Letohatchee, AL