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Title: Just to get something going what is everyones favorite driver nick name
Post by: Les on April 10, 2020, 08:37:24 PM
Mine is The Candyman Donnie Whalen
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Post by: Fastchap on April 10, 2020, 09:20:53 PM
The American dream Scott Wylie
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Post by: BOZO6106 on April 11, 2020, 07:26:18 AM
The Rapid Roman,The Big Orange its Richie Evans
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Post by: leadfoot4 on April 11, 2020, 08:30:27 AM
"White Lightening", Maynard Troyer

"Slick Nick", Dave Nichols

"The Duke of Kent", George Kent

"Cookie Monster", Jerry Cook
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Post by: Crushem on April 11, 2020, 12:24:46 PM
Big Money Matt

The Hotshoe

Fast Eddie Hawkins

Speedy Mike Leaty

Preece Lightning

Showtime

Magic Shoes

The Woodchopper

Tomcat

Jan the Man
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Post by: BOZO6106 on April 11, 2020, 01:31:19 PM
The Flying Florist-Roger Treichler #74 Genesee cream ale wagon
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Post by: leadfoot4 on April 11, 2020, 02:08:20 PM
"The Mayor of Vernon Center", Sonny Seamon

"Bouncin" Bobby Merz

"The Travelin' Man", Tommy Druar

"Mr. Excitement", Jimmy Spencer
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Post by: BOZO6106 on April 12, 2020, 06:27:18 AM
Flyin Brian Horn
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Post by: Bikerbob on April 12, 2020, 10:20:22 AM
Boots Randolf....??

Bb
Robert I. Morronson
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Post by: chuck25 on April 12, 2020, 06:57:29 PM
The “EVIL 1” Ron Williams👍
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Post by: chuck25 on April 12, 2020, 07:00:41 PM
CHARGING CHARLIE Derosa.
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Post by: chuck25 on April 12, 2020, 07:02:23 PM
Steve the GOAT Hill
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Post by: chuck25 on April 12, 2020, 07:12:01 PM
Correct me if I’m wrong .FAST Eddie Anchor
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Post by: Les on April 12, 2020, 08:37:39 PM
The big Flipper Bob Sweeny
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Post by: countrydave on April 12, 2020, 09:21:37 PM
The Flying Florist-Roger Treichler #74 Genesee cream ale wagon
Mighty Merv Triechler
Canadien Blast Davey Moore
Wylie Will Cagle
AJ Slideways Johnson
The Dr Danny Johnson
Tricky Dick LOL
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Post by: doubledot on April 13, 2020, 12:55:11 AM
Good Topic, but could you give credit to the announcer who created the nick name??..Morotta, Sova, Burgess...
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Post by: leadfoot4 on April 13, 2020, 07:38:01 AM
"Terrible" Neil Tooley

"Jumpin" Jack Johnson

"Swifty", Nolan Swift

"The Pine", Jim Shampine
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Post by: Goggles Pisano on April 13, 2020, 10:40:06 AM
Barefoot Bob McCreadie
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Post by: Modbuilder on April 13, 2020, 10:56:53 AM
The "Lil' Old Gunmaker" for Chuck Kennison and I believe started by Jack Burgess.
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Post by: shadow21 on April 13, 2020, 11:10:57 AM
Accidental post, see below
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Post by: shadow21 on April 13, 2020, 11:14:34 AM
Harkening back to the early days of pavement at Holland, there were, among others:

Roger THE FLYIN' IRISHMAN Kelly
Mike SPANKY Gattie
Arleigh THE CHIEF Hill (Seneca Nation)
Of course, Harold STROKER MCGURK McGrath
SPEEDY Greco (never heard his real first name)
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Post by: Openwheels on April 13, 2020, 11:16:19 AM

"Flyin" Bryan Osgood

"Mr. Jim"  Zacharias

"Wild" Bill Henry

"Pistol" Pete Walker

"The Grey Fox" Don Diffendorf

"The Junkyard Jet"  Doug Worthing

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Post by: shadow21 on April 13, 2020, 11:18:54 AM

Harkening back to the early days of pavement at Holland, there were, among others:

Roger THE FLYIN' IRISHMAN Kelly
Mike SPANKY Gattie
Arleigh THE CHIEF Hill (Seneca Nation)
Of course, Harold STROKER MCGURK McGrath
SPEEDY Greco (never heard is real first name)
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Post by: Turbo01 on April 13, 2020, 07:38:51 PM
One I haven't seen yet, Racin Danny Mason.
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Post by: Admin on April 13, 2020, 11:48:22 PM
On behalf of Kenny Shupp, Jr., he requested we post these for your entertainment. Thanks Kenny!  :)

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I’m not registered, however I thought I would pass along some racer nicknames that I and others used over the years at Woodhull and Dundee as well as other venues.

Hough the Magic Dragon.  Lin Hough   (Gary Montgomery)

The Risingville Rocket.  Eddie Mills Jr.

The Flying Squirrel.  Terry Hough

Captain Quick.   Curt VanPelt    (Montgomery I think)

The Flyin Lion.    Doug Howard

Stunning Frank Dunning    (Ryan Kennedy)

Dick in the Dirt.  Rich Karlnoski

The Wild Child.    Lyle Sherwood

Gilzilla.   Gil Tegg

The Flyin Milkman.   Kenny Moore

I know there are a million others but these are just a few that come to mind.

Stay safe and healthy.

Kenny Shupp JR.

PR Director, Outlaw Speedway

Contributing writer, Area Auto Racing News.
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Post by: DKaz on April 16, 2020, 08:59:27 PM
"In the #4 Sorrento Cheese-sponsored Troyer Cavalier, its the Mayor of Sloan, the Sloan Ranger, Wild Bill Carey......"
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Post by: BOZO6106 on April 18, 2020, 06:58:33 AM
The Red Creek Rocket -Kempton Dates #28.
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Post by: SMod28 on April 18, 2020, 05:58:30 PM
  Honest Don Dippel 
   Hollywood Howie Ellinwood
  David the Giant Killer Weisner     
  The Ransonville Ridge Runner  Jimmy Rudolf
  Gentleman Jack Furman
  Stormin Norman Schmidlin
  Corny   Gary Cornelius
  The Flyin Duthman  Dutch Hoag
   Marvelous Merv
    Little Mike Loescher

   Thanks to Gary Montgomery for most of these
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Post by: BOZO6106 on April 19, 2020, 07:03:15 AM
I raced the #06 super stock at Spencer and Tioga for 10 years and only got a picture of my car in the Gator Racing News one time,and would,nt you know they got my name wrong by a mile.I then became known as Dick Dirk.I said how in the hell do you get Dick Dirk from Dennis Diak.I also had "MONGO" on my car which is a nickname I got from playing the game of RISK and I controlled the whole board except I forgot about MONGOLIA and lost the game.
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Post by: Goggles Pisano on April 19, 2020, 07:39:20 AM
Dick Trickle
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Post by: BOZO6106 on April 22, 2020, 07:53:44 AM
"The  Hurricane"Steve Paine #7,"The Piranha"T.J.#72,Torpedo Tom #50
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Post by: 36coach on April 22, 2020, 12:53:45 PM
The little cigar chewing Frenchman.  Rene Charland
The flying diary farmer Bill Wimble
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Post by: BOZO6106 on April 27, 2020, 05:56:40 PM
"The Young One" Doug Heveron