Go Back   RCCrawler Forums > Miscellaneous > Chit Chat
Loading

Notices

Thread: RIP Junior Johnson...

Reply
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 12-20-2019, 09:59 PM   #1
I wanna be Dave
 
Join Date: Jun 2016
Location: Austin
Posts: 6,005
Default RIP Junior Johnson...

Junior Johnson, aka "the Wilkes County Wildman" has passed -

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/mot...-88/ar-BBYcXlw

He was old-school stock-car racing at its best... an actual whiskey-runner that was pardoned for his moonshining conviction by President Reagan himself and the first person to use the drafting technique in stock car racing.

NASCAR now is a pale imitation of what it was in the '50s and '60s when he came up in the ranks...
Attached Images
 
durok is offline   Reply With Quote
Sponsored Links
Old 12-20-2019, 11:30 PM   #2
Moderator
 
JatoTheRipper's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: PA
Posts: 13,922
Default Re: RIP Junior Johnson...

I'm glad you posted this here. As a life long NASCAR fan, it is very sad news to see the passing of a legend!
JatoTheRipper is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-21-2019, 05:14 AM   #3
Rock Stacker
 
Join Date: Jan 2017
Location: Barrington IL
Posts: 63
Default Re: RIP Junior Johnson...

A racing legend indeed. RIP
Mopar man is online now   Reply With Quote
Old 12-21-2019, 05:20 AM   #4
Rock Stacker
 
Join Date: Jan 2017
Location: Barrington IL
Posts: 63
Default Re: RIP Junior Johnson...

I work for NASCAR and got the honor to me him a couple times. Great guy with great stories and a very tough driver.
Mopar man is online now   Reply With Quote
Old 12-21-2019, 08:44 AM   #5
Pebble Pounder
 
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Fountain Hills Arizona
Posts: 106
Default Re: RIP Junior Johnson...

RIP JR...You've taken the checker to that circle track in the sky never to be forgotten!
Ragenwraith is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-21-2019, 09:15 AM   #6
Rock Crawler
 
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Holland
Posts: 672
Default Re: RIP Junior Johnson...

RIP.

Love that pic. Pure death stare.
4wd4ws is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-21-2019, 12:28 PM   #7
I wanna be Dave
 
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Streamwood, IL
Posts: 2,442
Default Re: RIP Junior Johnson...

RIP Junior
Mike Flea is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-03-2020, 10:56 PM   #8
I wanna be Dave
 
Natedog's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Corruptifornia
Posts: 12,107
Default Re: RIP Junior Johnson...

Thanks for posting and sad to hear. I remember watching him race back when, But haven’t watched NASCAR in years.
Natedog is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-04-2020, 04:18 AM   #9
Rock Crawler
 
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Danish badlands
Posts: 761
Default Re: RIP Junior Johnson...

Got to give huge props to race drivers of old, those guys had brass balls,,,,, depleted uranium encased brass balls.
Drivers today are most often overprotected - overpaid - whining, and will never earn the same respect from me at least.

I recall seeing a interview with Stirling moss, where he said he was out in the lead of a race but his tires was falling apart to a degree where he had to drive with 2 of them on the grass to try and keep them together for the last few laps.
And he was probably not wearing a seat belt.

https://drivetribe.com/p/how-to-driv...R1Wlxr4IEMUznw



AVG speed for the race probably something like 130 - 140 MPH

Last edited by Peaker; 01-04-2020 at 04:40 AM.
Peaker is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-04-2020, 06:31 AM   #10
Quarry Creeper
 
Join Date: Dec 2019
Location: Woodstock
Posts: 257
Default Re: RIP Junior Johnson...

RIP Junior .......

@ Peaker
Well said so true, it was racing , a car, a man & crew, out running the field. NASCAR has become a show, passed as I cruse the swamp looking for something of interest.

NASCAR, the kardashians, Wheaties boy, now Kotex boy/girl the big 3

Time outs during a race, push cars, yellow flags for a sheet of paper on track, and all the rest of the nonsense, has killed it.

Look at Dodge, do not campaign a car.... they built power, engineered bodies designed for speed, (racing) . Then the other 2 start whining, usually starts with Ford, then GM chirps like parrots. Dodge to fast, unfair, blah, blah

So what does Bill France and his clown show do? Instead of reminding the crybabies it is a race. Changes the rules, makes total sense to me, NOT.

Stepping off the soapbox.


pep
JacktheRipper is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-04-2020, 09:32 AM   #11
Rock Crawler
 
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Danish badlands
Posts: 761
Default Re: RIP Junior Johnson...

F1 died for me many years ago, and the Shumacher age just pushed me over the edge.


I know it became lopsided with some teams just pouring more money into it, and so pretty much winning all the time, but stuff like that don't go on for ever, cuz no one want to see that, and no one ant to compete against that.
But stepping in and make all sorts of regulations ASO just killed the sport.


And i feel the same about group B rally cars, rally became less interesting for me back then, to the tune of always watching the races, to just watching it once in a while when timing and channel flipping incidental landed me on a rally race.
And back then i did not own a TV, such a contraption i first got at the age of 45 ( some 10 years ago ) and it is going into electronics recycling in a week or so, and i will be back to no TV.
Peaker is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply



RIP Junior Johnson... - Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Rocco Junior poomwah Non Crawler RC's 11 02-19-2013 04:25 PM
Nacho Junior SCX-10 tarmo120 Axial SCX-10 0 10-27-2009 11:35 AM
Cheapjeep2 Junior cheapjeep2 Tamiya TLT Crawlers 37 01-05-2007 11:34 PM
Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is On
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On



All times are GMT -6. The time now is 06:39 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.7
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
Content Relevant URLs by vBSEO ©2011, Crawlability, Inc.
Copyright 2004-2014 RCCrawler.com