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Technical TROG CARS

Discussion in 'The Hokey Ass Message Board' started by Frames, Jun 29, 2019.

  1. Frames
    Joined: Apr 24, 2012
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    Has anyone built a car solely for the purpose of racing TROG ??? I am not talking about old time style hot rods entered in this event. Pictures of cars that do good please. I suppose I will get pictures of old time hot rods. That's OK.
     
  2. Speed~On
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    Yep, guys most certainly do. One name that comes to mind is Ray Prue. He's a HAMBer (onekoolcat).
    He built (in my humble opinion) one of the sickest cars to ever grace this planet. A single seat racer he named D-Fender....because he hand made this masterpiece using fenders. There's a complete build thread here on the HAMB. I still think about this car often. Still kicking myself for not buying it from him. You have to read the build thread...you will fall in love with the D-Fender

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    The following year Ray built this belly tank racer. He also had a build thread here on the HAMB.
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    It's becoming more and more common for guys to build cars specifically to run at TROG. I hope to do the same.

    Ray built these cars for TROG, then sold both after the race. The belly tank went to Milan, Italy. The D-Fender sold and the current owner is really cool.....maybe some day...
     
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  3. Speed~On
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    Jeremy Bayne built this flathead powered roadster to race at TROG. I believe the first year he ran the car on alcohol or some other race type fuel.
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  4. Speed~On
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  5. Look up other threads on the subject.
    It’s best if you build within the rules. But don’t be hurt if you don’t get picked after all your hard work. A lot people sign up and get turned away without reason.

    On the west coast we have a couple other events that a builder can enter to run their car without such hard rules.
    Best of luck to you.
     
  6. prpmmp
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    WOW on both!! Pete
     
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  7. King ford
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    from 08302

     
  8. clem
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  9. deucendude
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    I built this just for TROG. I raced it at TROG Pismo. ATTACH=full]4339162[/ATTACH]
     

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  10. 51 mercules
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    Kevin Gill built this 29 Roadster I now own for TROG and raced it in New Jersey 2015.[​IMG]
     
  11. ROADSTER1927
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    My buddy built this one and did the race! 822BEBE7-7452-4873-876A-FB60E63127EE_jpeg.jpg
     
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  12. Kenny P
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    Bought a stocker just for the sole purpose to turn it into a Hot Rod and race it down the beach in Jersey.
    I had a limited budget, so I built it as fast as I could afford.
    Now I drive it as much as I can on the street.

    Video here ........watch

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  13. the shadow
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    not to hi-jack a thread but I built a car back in 2007, at the time just to see if I could do it and to pay tribute to my late uncle. once done I had no where to run it and after showing it locally I ended up selling it to a guy in NY to pursue a vintage midget restoration. At the time I finished it Mel was into and running his vintage bar/drag racing gig up at englishtown raceway and had not started TROG. I remember telling him it would be cool if he set up some vintage racing on E-towns road course so car like it could come out and run (meaning me). now I look back and wish I had kept it and had fun on the NJ sands with mel. wish I had insight into what he was thinking at the time Mel is always thinking. it was fun building it and I encourage others to try it its very rewarding to build something from nothing.
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  14. dieselbronco
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    from jamesburg

    We built a few
     

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  15. Tall t 26
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    Great pics. Awesome cars.
     

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