Gibbs ZL1 & Red Alert
 

Been posting some of my hundreds of photographs from 20-30 years ago over on various FaceBook pages but don't really know where to post these individually. These are from Muscle car Assoc High Performance Showdown at Milan in early 90's

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Cool pics.. Maybe post in the Pit Area Racing section..

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If you want to find pics I've posted up on FB look under my name Lon Seigworth.

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I worked for the NMCA at the time and was at that race.

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----That was me in the drivers seat of Red Alert, Lon. I was supposed to match race Porterfield that day but if I remember correctly, he broke something. That was my 1st motor. It got me down in the high 10s. The motor I ran for years (#2) got me down in the low 10s. Would have been relatively easy to hit the 9s but there were too many NHRA mandated changes I would have had to make. I wanted to keep Red basicly the same as Bob H had it.......Bill S

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: olredalert</div><div class="ubbcode-body">----That was me in the drivers seat of Red Alert, Lon. I was supposed to match race Porterfield that day but if I remember correctly, he broke something. That was my 1st motor. It got me down in the high 10s. The motor I ran for years (#2) got me down in the low 10s. Would have been relatively easy to hit the 9s but there were too many NHRA mandated changes I would have had to make. I wanted to keep Red basicly the same as Bob H had it.......Bill S </div></div>

This is exactly why we all love the Internet!!! (Which was made only for MuscleCars!!)

Ryan

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Cool story, Bill. I can't imagine what it's like to move that much metal down the 1/4 mile in the low 10's............

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: TimG</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Cool story, Bill. I can't imagine what it's like to move that much metal down the 1/4 mile in the low 10's............ </div></div>

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----3980lbs when I went across the scales. Tom knows!!!

----I just remembered that Terry was with me that weekend with his daughter. May He RIP. It seems I'm saying RIP a lot lately.....Bill S

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I think that was before Porterfield's fire

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Terry never did race Red Alert did he? I think he just watched. What a character he was....... [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/burnout.gif[/img]

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----Nope, he never did. Terry, God rest his soul, could do almost nothing mechanical. He knew good cars and knew how to buy and sell them and he was a superior promoter, as well as a great and loyal friend......Bill S

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These pictures saddened me because until I found them in my attic I didn't remember even being at the show. Only thing I can remember is going over to his pit spot but nothing else of the day(s). And I'm a non-drinker/smoker/drug user!
Can find all the pics here - https://www.facebook.com/groups/279400805433711/
It is a secret group so you'll have to probably sent a friend request to see posts.

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Bill, I remember like it was yesterday, that you showed up with Red Alert at Great Lakes Dragaway in Union Grove, WI on a Wednesday night in the early 90's.
I will never forget how hard that car launched!!!
Good times, good times!

Speaking of Terry Carney, I can still remember how much fun I had riding shotgun with him in his 1969 L89 Corvette all the way from Chicago to Bloomington, IL Corvette show. I must have been 9-10 years old. I just remember it was loud and hotter than hell!! I loved every minute of it!
RIP Terry

Regards,
Dave

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----Dave,,,Good to hear from you as always! I remember that night well.
----The Corvette was the maroon t-top, right? I detailed that 69 for judging that year. While going over the tail-light area I took everything off to polish the area and forgot to re-hook up the harness to the license-plate light, Terry got dinged on that and his Irish temper worked its way to the surface. He got a silver anyway, but figured that he might have receieved a gold if I hadn't dropped the ball. Two Irish tempers at work, but we got over it after a couple of beers,,,LOL!!! Wonder what happened to that L89.....Bill S

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Yes Bill, It was the maroon L89. I had a smile from ear to ear the whole way down. In typical Terry fashion, he was not lacking in the conversation department.LOL
Always a barrel of laughs! Ol' Carndog


Regards,
Dave

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I have Always drooled all over RED ALERT..I went to every Nostalgia race at Milan Dragway, Martin 131 dragway, and others.. I had a red 70 chevelle frt. end hanging on my wall of my Garage with a License plate Evil Mean wicked and nasty.. It's the car that got me into chevelles.
Wish I hadn't missed out when Tom and Rob was selling it.. A day late-- story of my life [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/smile.gif[/img]

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Red Alert definitely was &quot;Evil. Wicked, Mean, and Nasty&quot;!