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Offline John Noonan

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Another legend is gone..
« on: May 01, 2012, 09:29:28 PM »
RIP EJ Potter..

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Re: Another legend is gone..
« Reply #1 on: May 01, 2012, 09:35:11 PM »

 r.i.p.

his v 8 drag bike is supposed to be in the national motorcycle museum
" quarter mile stones " exhibit starting june first this year.
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Re: Another legend is gone..
« Reply #2 on: May 01, 2012, 11:20:45 PM »
A few years ago i called the number i found to order the book that was written about EJ. EJ himself answered the phone to take my order and we had an intresting chat about his pulling tractors and the V8 bike. EJ'S tractor was not as flashey as some of the other pulling tractors but it made them look stupid when he kicked there collective AZZ'S. He did that at the biggest pulling event of the year. RIP EJ.
« Last Edit: May 01, 2012, 11:41:49 PM by racefanwfo »
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Re: Another legend is gone..
« Reply #3 on: May 02, 2012, 10:00:33 AM »
Sad indeed. True showman. Pic. is from the Gilmore Museum Drag Racing Exibit a few years ago. R.I P Elon
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Re: Another legend is gone..
« Reply #4 on: May 02, 2012, 10:39:15 AM »
Quotes from the Bangshift EJ Potter interview:

“The acceleration would be real noticeable and the vibrations, bumps, and engine noises would stop registering. It got kinda mental. It would feel like I was doing something that was not supposed to be even possible because from the time I drew that first picture in school of the Chevy and two wheels, nobody I ever talked to about it ever thought it was possible, and more to the point, nobody thought I could do it. So here I am going real fast, real smooth, all by myself approaching a place that no one else could, at that time, get to.”

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