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 #30554  by Badger
 
Ace snapper Peter Donaldson has added a new gallery to his frequently updated site -

http://peterdonaldson5305.fotopic.net/

Amongst this slide gallery are a couple of funny's I've never seen before, can anyone help out with an ID?

Mid eighties Daytona - http://peterdonaldson5305.fotopic.net/p42523134.html
Another Daytona - http://peterdonaldson5305.fotopic.net/p42523116.html
 #30555  by JonC
 
First one is Todd Simpson's 'Borrowed Money' TM/FC.

Second on is Alan Bates in what went on to be the Chabik Brothers car.

HTH

JC
 #30556  by Badger
 
Thanks JC.
Who was fielding the Al Bates driven car .. or was it already in the hands of the Chabik Bros?

The Todd Simpson car is a totally new one on me ...
 #30557  by muddytalker
 
The 'Borrowed Money' '88 Daytona of Todd Simpson came over to the UK as a bought in show by the new owners of Santa Pod for the 1990 Cannonball from the state of Texas. Todd made several passes with a best of 6.22 before a broken reverser in the prelims halted his progress. The Funny Car ran as a methanol burner as far as I know, and stayed in the UK for SPR's IHRA Summer Nationals and the BDRA's World Finals where he ran a tyre shaking 7.1 in the first round against Swis racer Deszeo Krivan.
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 #30558  by muddytalker
 
Just found out that Todd is still pretty much active on the drag racing front competiting in some NHRA divisonal and IHRA competitions across the states in Nitro and Top Alcohol Funny Cars.
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