Driver Nickname Trivia

[John Berti]

Anthony "Goober" Scheidel was a lot like our own Bruce Everette. Had NO money, raced EVERYWHERE there was a dirt Mod show, and had one of the greatests quotes I ever heard..... "I never won, but I got passed by everyone that IS someone". True racer and still very respected

There was another driver who was much like Goober and his name was Joe Bubbico. Another low dollar operator who seemed to race everywhere. Always seemed to finish last or very close to it.


By the way, what was Joe's nickname?

[Frasson118]

Correct on Satch, Ferrum Flash, and Goober.

Was looking for a different Handsome. The first time I ever heard his name, he was a teammate to Paul "The Ferrum Flash" Radford at a Trenton Mod race.

[John Berti]

Ollie Silva was "Dynamite Ollie".

I was looking for "Double O"..... think Oswego.

"Double 0" was Joe Gosek. Also know as "Go Go Joe" Gosek. Yes, he did run Oswego in a super modified and he was quite good.

[John Berti]

Correct on Satch, Ferrum Flash, and Goober.

Was looking for a different Handsome. The first time I ever heard his name, he was a teammate to Paul "The Ferrum Flash" Radford at a Trenton Mod race.

I've got it now. It's none other than "Handsome" Harry Gant.

[John Berti]

A couple more for you well-traveled fans:

Captain Sizzle
Captain Crunch
Dynamite
Goober
White Lightning
The Doctor
Mr. Modified
The Corporate Jet
Chocolate Thunder (as I sit listening to thunder right now)
Lanky Pete
The Pink Panther
Daytona Don
The Canadian Blast
Double "0"
The Ferrum Flash
Satch
The Krazy Kanook
Rickshaw
This ones tough, because it was a mistake in the first place. This driver, a Jewish man, painted "Crazy Kike" on his roof. The announcer either mis-read it, or was being politically correct, announced him as "Crazy Mike", which is NOT his first name.
The Young One
Handsome

More later when you guys catch up... and I know you WILL.

"Captain Crunch" was the nickname I used to use to hide my real identity when I drove in demo derbies and enduros up in New England . I know you weren't referring to me. I wasn't that famous. lol Mark Malcuit was "Captain Sizzle", Davy Moore was "The Canadian Blast". "Dynamite" Ollie Silva. The "Krazy Kanook" may have been Maynard Forrette, but he had a ton of nicknames. "Lanky Pete" Cortes. Were you thinking Bill Greco for "The Pink Panther", but that was the name of one of his old #43 cars which was painted pink?

[Frasson118]

GOT it John. They were teammates on the Mason 45 team, that Perk Brown also raced for. In this race, Paul was the 45, Harry Gant was in the 46. Out of over 100 drivers there, MOST of whom I knew of, Harry put it on the outside pole. Another guy showed up at the last minute, another guy NOBODY knew about, was Neil Bonnett. Showed up with Bobby Allisons equipment, a day late, ran the consi to qualify 54th in a field if 55. He ran that sum bitch all the way to 2nd before having problems.

I had BIG TIME faith in Harry and Neil from that day... October 14th, 1974 (the year Fred Desarro won over Bugs Stevens in a photo finish).

That race had THE best quality in a Mod race there has EVER been. I knew it then, I know it even more now.

BEST 12th Birthday my Dad could have ever given me....!!!

[John Berti]

GOT it John. They were teammates on the Mason 45 team, that Perk Brown also raced for. In this race, Paul was the 45, Harry Gant was in the 46. Out of over 100 drivers there, MOST of whom I knew of, Harry put it on the outside pole. Another guy showed up at the last minute, another guy NOBODY knew about, was Neil Bonnett. Showed up with Bobby Allisons equipment, a day late, ran the consi to qualify 54th in a field if 55. He ran that sum bitch all the way to 2nd before having problems.

I had BIG TIME faith in Harry and Neil from that day... October 14th, 1974 (the year Fred Desarro won over Bugs Stevens in a photo finish).

That race had THE best quality in a Mod race there has EVER been. I knew it then, I know it even more now.

BEST 12th Birthday my Dad could have ever given me....!!!

What is Perk Brown's real name???

[Frasson118]

PS-John... Ron Narducci had been announced for years as Ron The Greek Narducci. In fact, all these years, and getting to meet his son and daughter inlaw, I found that they pronounce their own name different than the rest of us have been. They pronounce more of a Nar-du-seee , rather than the Nar-du-chi that I'd always heard.

Not trying to correct, as much as passing on something that threw me for a loop also.

[Frasson118]

The Krazy Kanook was Harry Sittler. Maynard Forrette was "Cyclone". You did get Davey Moore/Canadian Blast, Lanky Pete Cordes (salute to you for getting that one), and Dynamite Ollie Silva.

The Captain Crunch I was looking for, was Paul Pitzer who drove Sprints for Bob Weikert and as a teammate to Kenny Weld. His personal motto was "win it, or wear it". He won quite a few, but had a bunch of outrageous crashes too.

Pink Panther was Chuck Akulis from NY. Always drove a pink 3 car, and probably has 30 track championships in about 40 years of racing dirt Mods.

[Darrell 76]

Jack (Punky ) Cook ( New Smyrna )
Wild Bill Kinley ( New Smyrna )

[dd38]

Lee Faulk. AKA "Chicken Choker". There you go Fred!

For Don62. "Dirty Mike", Mike Howell.

[Osmosis Jones]

Heavy sigh.....

Man, I hate these stupid nickname threads.


Sorry fellas, that's just how I feel about 'em'....


Don't know why......just do.




Osmosis "The Palmetto Bug" Jones

[williston19]

C.B.
Conan
Dirty Mike
The Duck( not Duckworth)
Push rod
Abe
These are over most of your heads. cant look them up or have been up north racing..
Dave will get most of them


Don62

Pushrod Grainger And remember Sideways?

[ancrdave]

"Sideways" Sid Stites... and of course Rick "Fireball" Maguire...

[Boneman]

Follow up to "Sideways Sid" Stites: what was his dad's racing nickname?