Stop in for a cup of coffee

A local dirt truck broker here had a grandson that wanted to go dirt trackin'. I think when the IMCA Modifieds first got started the minimum age for the driver was like 15? Gene got the grandson a Modified and off they went. IMCA back then had a "claimer" rule on the motors to try and keep them all comparable in price to keep the costs down. I don't remember the exact $$$ amount, but you went to the officials with cash in hand and said "I'm claiming the motor out of the 15 car" and it was yours. This particular car kept cleanin' the granson's clock and Gene claimed the motor. Car owner did as the rules required and took and gave it to him. " :wtf: ! This is a Ford! What am I supposed to do with a Ford?" :rofl:I think you had to run the claimer motor at least once after you claimed it, so the scramble was on to get it in the race car :lol: