Legendary Engine Builder & Crew Chief Waddell Wilson Revisits Holman Moody! (NASCAR HOF Crew Chief)
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NASCAR Legend Waddell Wilson was initially known for having the best engines at Ford powerhouse Holman Moody in the 1960's but quickly rose to prominence as a dominating double duty crew chief AND engine builder with the 28 Ranier Racing team in the 70's and 80's. Waddell is responsible for many iconic tales of racing, including the Gray Ghost driven by Buddy Baker in 1980, Bobby Allison's trick Pontiac LeMans, and Cale Yarborough's famous 200 mph Daytona flight in the Hardees' car. We meet up with Waddell at the Holman Moody shop for him to check out some of the old engine building machinery he used to use, see a real GT40 and reminisce on his time as a crew member for the race team. He came prepared with notes and we learn the chronological history of the legend himself!
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A lot of people know the stories and the drivers.. but not everyone knows Waddell Wilson was behind the curtain making these cars fly. He’s lived through it all.
And a very humble master of the trades!
A very good friend of my brother Tim. Wadell is the nicest guy in the world. I'm so happy you and Logan got to do this video. He's like an old uncle that everyone loves. I've talked to hima few times over 40 years and I've never seen him lose his temper, though I've heard he can lose it once in awhile. Another great job, buddy.
@@georgewalkeriii8112 thank you George! Your brother is a cool dude
I wish you could get Tommy Turner to interview. You hear the name and accomplishments, but never see him. I hope he has not passed on.
@@Stapleton42 Hi, I would like to know more about the segmented drum brake shoes that were on pre disc brake Nascar cars. Here is a clip from the 1971 Winston 500 showing what i mean.ua-cam.com/video/OHw_eqQBzPU/v-deo.htmlsi=IhkuE776mWIAT2Si&t=100. Cheers Bill from Australia.P.S. I bought a copy of Wadell Wilson's book. It is gold.
Waddell Wilson is one of the greatest engine builders of all time. Guys like him, Larry Wallace, Tommy Turner, Robert Yates, Randy Dorton, etc. are all pioneers of horsepower.
Absolutely!
Richie Gilmore
Don't forget Maurice Petty and Junior Johnson
Don't forget Yunick, Jenkins, and EC Birt.
I didn’t know Waddle was so good at understanding aerodynamics, very interesting stuff in this video 🏁😎🏁
Buddy you're nearly single handedly keeping the greatest Nascar generation alive. I appreciate your time and work. 50 years from now these will be the videos that documentary movies are made from
I appreciate it man. The future value of this footage is definitely on my mind. I archive all of it. Even what doesn’t make the final edit.
I could listen to guys like this talk for hours. Well done.
Another legend in Motorsports. When you get these old guys talking they get a string of thought going and so much history and nuggets of what happened back in the day comes to light. You guys always ask the right questions to keep the stories coming. I agree that all engines have a personality and when you understand that they will talk to you. Y’all have a great Christmas.
Thanks Rick we appreciate you
@@Stapleton42did you see him back up and put his right foot down on the concrete while picking his left foot up
Thank you for documenting all this history. You could be spending your time and energy doing many other things, and you chose to document these amazing stories before they are lost. You are doing a great service to preserving the history of racing!!
Wow thank you very much!
A pure legend. Guys like him made the sport. They had a story. The announcers at the time cemented the legendary status. The sport is about people. NASCAR has a personality problem. The story that got them there made these guys legends. It’s not very exciting for it to be well my daddy is rich or famous and that is why I got racing.
I agree
What an awesome video of one of the greatest engine builders in the history of NASCAR! I was fortunate to have been able to watch and be a fan of NASCAR during what I think of as the true golden era of the sport! I appreciate people such as yourself, who work hard to keep the history alive. They're the last of a bygone era. Keep up the great work!
The point where he talked about drivers showing up to win but not for money pretty much distinguishes most in NASCAR today versus “back then.”
As a mechanic I love hearing the technical details and tricks and cheats these guys used thanks for all the content. these people aren’t going to be around forever .
Wilson says he didn't cheat. I almost believe him. But back then the rules didn't tell you exactly what you had to run so he could do shit with the venturis or with the cowl induction or suspension like on Greg Sacks '85 Firecracker 400 winner. Be curious to know what he did to limit rolling resistance which he mentioned but did say specifically what he did. I know limiting unsprung weight is a big factor.
Well I'm old enough that I can actually say I got to see these guys race back in the day..🏁
You are very fortunate for that!
I could listen to this guy talk for hours, man. Love hearing the stories, they're fascinating. How sharp he still is at 86 - wow.
Your format is working man, don't change a thing. And you guys do a great job with your interviewing - not interrupting, letting them talk and just listen....love it. Keep doing it.
Note taken sir! Thank you
I hope this was only Part 1 of Waddell Wilson -- we know there was more! For a guy that doesn't do camera interviews, he did really really well.
I think it helps that we are young people with a genuine interest in what he has to say. People can sense that I believe
Waddell was my first ever engine building mentor. I've never met him, but I bought his book, and read it so many times that I couldn't tell you. Even today, 40 plus years later, i still pick it up occasionally and reread it. Great interview.
That’s awesome!
Sure enjoyed your interview of Waddell Wilson. These stories will never be equalled ,those were the Golden Days of NASCAR,60's-90's.
1hr and 15 minutes of this!? I’m ready
Heck yeah!
Watching the 1983 Daytona 500 made me a NASCAR fan. Waddell and Cale together were a great team.
That’s awesome
The continued connections that you both are making has paid off great for everyone that has been following you! You may not realize it now but you are making history by saving history and the both of you will eventually be part of the history of this sport because of what you are doing right now! Mark my words! The Stapleton name will go down in the annals of Nascar history as the people that saved the history of the sport in video form!
thanks man!
Fantastic as always. Whenever I think about Waddell, the first thing that usually comes to mind is him looking for blood after Ricky Rudd had his win taken away at Sonoma in 1991.
Lee Holman said something interesting that I have noticed myself. NASCAR guys go to other series and tend to keep up or even outshine the stars of said series. Outsiders come to NASCAR and will be average to mediocre.
Back then they had tons of power no brakes and lots of body roll. Hard cars to manhandle!
My father was at the Rockingham race when F1 Champ Jim Clark ran a HM Ford. He said Jim had almost no practice arriving late in the week. Jim ran around top ten until he fell out with mechanical issues.
The thing that most of us don't know, Waddell had a temper and never minced words with anyone. He was a bit of a bragger and hated to get beat. I think that is what made him great.
I'll never forget how Rudd was robbed that day at Sonoma. As Waddell said: "They're in a hair pin turn, I could have pushed the 28 car around with my hand."
Regarding the Lee Holman comment: The exception was A.J. Foyyt.
Another legend in front of you guys. That’s probably the longest time that Waddell has been on camera and told that many stories. Just amazing! I applaud you Mitchell and Logan. Merry Christmas 🎄
Man you can tell Waddell liked both of you a lot! He was the best engine builder in the business and didn’t tolerate any bs from anybody
Thank you josh! We like Waddell!
I thought the same. It started out a little rough, but Waddell seemed to eventually warm up to them.
Oh my God! This episode is like unlocking every secret I wish I could have known when I was watching those very races Waddle is speaking of. I always wanted to know how did Cale go that fast? Thank you both of you. Merry Christmas 🎁
Thanks man Merry Christmas!
I took Waddell to Stewart Haas in 2014...maybe 5 people knew who he was. I was so sad that nobody knew the legend that was in the shop.
What a great video! All of the younger mechanics will never understand how he had such a feel for engines and their performance. Didn’t rely on electronics or digital gauges. This is true history!
His HOF speech was one of the best I've ever seen and one of the most deserved 🎉
It was interesting to watch Waddel explain things. He was so organized,precise. You can tell this was his standard way of everything he did. Just total concentration.
Men with this type of skill are fast becoming extinct. What a fountain of knowledge. So glad you're making these videos of these gentlemen. They are priceless
Thanks man. I agree they’re fading out way too fast without passing along the wisdom to someone willing
Another great story ! Waddell's 1975 book is a masterpiece !
Here watching, and to hear him speak of so many greats.
And listening to him speak of Cale.
Rest in Power Cale.
One of the top 3 interviews with a real racing hero & legend. I could listen to him for hours. So thank you very much.
I have Waddell's book I bought it in 1982....My machinist who was a noted West Coast engine builder with a few NHRA World Record Holders running out of his shop asked me....WTF is this stuff when I brought my 69 Z/28 302 motor into his shop for "blueprinting"....He'd never seen the decks of a block strengthened with 3/4NPT iron pipe plugs in the deck before....GREAT BOOK! I still have it somewhere....
Another home run. I started following Nascar in the early 60s and by 63 my information as a yankee was from Motor Trend and Hot rod that would carry the results. Many of the old timers are aging out and your history videos are invaluable.Holman and Moody were everything back in the day. Thank You for the shows
The present generation can't think for themselves, can't do anything without a phone in their hand. People like Waddell are far and few between now days, they learned things by trial and error and just plain common sense. Take what you have and make it work. He hand picked the parts, he simply had a knowing of the parts that were presented to him. Keep making these videos, you are making history here, soon all these people will not be here and that knowing can only be passed along by videos like this. I will gladly come to your shop and teach you some basics of building the bottom end of engines.
I forgot I did build an engine once that’s still living in a friends fairmont. I just don’t bother with it anymore because I have much more important things to do 😂
Waddell is one of my hero’s. I would sit and listen to anything he had to say about anything! I have read everything possible that I have seen with his name on it. I built my first engine with things that I heard him talk about. My 1968, 327 that I built in, 1984 is still running to this day! And it’s putting out roughly what the 327, 375 hp Corvette motor puts out. It’s got 1-3/4” primary headers. And when you stomped the gas pedal, it sounds like a dog barking. Waddell is the man!
I remember one day while in Charlotte sitting at an intersection off I85 this Tractor trailer with
HARDEES RACING got into the turning lane so I just turned in behind it we were on Hollywood Dr pulled in this fence we were at Ranier Racing Shop so I exited my vehicle walked into the shop,first person my DAD & me talked to was
Robert Yates while Waddell Wilson was working on an engine,I told Robert I (we) my DAD were from Conway S.C. up there buying cars we were welcomed with open arms really nice bunch of guys letting me sit in Cales cars,actually went into Robert's office cup of coffee and some laps raced never for the 28 car crew that day thanks guys for the hospitality.
That’s awesome. I didn’t think Waddell and Robert were there at the same time. At least for not very long?
Ralph Moody used to come into an auto parts store that I worked at in the late 80s. We had a fellow that worked there that was friends with Mr Moody. They would talk and I would listen. He was a great guy to talk to and a huge wealth of information. Thanks for keeping the history of NASCAR going.
Bob in Charlotte
A testament to Waddell, was how fast in 1985 how fast he was a top Ford contender before the other Fords, going from the Cleveland heads to the Windsor head.
He went from Chevy to the Windsor essentially.
Merry Christmas Guys.
I super appreciate this video. My father in law (Chuck Hurn, Peoria IL) was the 1970 Amateur Champion at Peoria Speedway. Amongst his hoard of vintage Ford (427,429) parts was his collection of books to guide his racing career, one of them being Waddell Wilsons book with specific notes as he made changes. Chuck has been gone for 12 years but my wife and I still try to honor his memory and try to learn from the masters in this sport. Thank you for talking to Waddell.
For someone who does not like to be on Camera .. Waddell Wilson tells good stories is honest and still has a god Memory.
Only good, hope you can do as good when you're on the high side of 80's, I can't remember what day it is sometimes, but ask me something anything about the 62 Indy Nationals or about attending the NASCAR convertibles races.
OMG. Another one. Out of the ballpark. Another big THANK YOU for documenting this NASCAR history. This is so important to many.
I have been studying this NASCAR race car tech history for 35 years. At one point using the knowledge in restoring historical race cars. (I had the incredible honor to resore a Holman and Moody build race car)And now, use it today in another industry of scale model cars. I still learn new things from your videos with these great personalities. Keep doing this. Your videos are always getting referenced to watch in our circle of hard core enthusiast that are a bunch of old guys like me. Also on my little You Tube channel about model cars. We love what you two are doing.
BTW. The last thing said by Lee Holman, totally blew my mind. It was PURE GOLD for a NASCAR Tech Historical Junkie like me.
I think its past due that I start supporting this channel more than just being subbed and watch.
This IS the most important NASCAR History Channel on You Tube.
Just saw this comment now. Thanks man we really appreciate it!
Another great interview from the two of you. I’m 72, my dad would go to Daytona in February in the 60’s. I can remember him bringing me back the newspapers from race week. I would read them over and over until they fell apart. I wish I still had them. Thanks for keeping the memories alive.
Another awesome interview! I never knew Waddell worked for hm. I started watching NASCAR in the mid 70s when ABC covered it live. And I mostly associated Waddell with Darrel Waltrip, he talked about Waddell slot. So I always associated him with Chevy engines and Chevy teams. Never knew he was a Ford guy too. Thanks!
I bought this man's book years ago learned so much from him he is truly my engine builder hero super glad you did this video with him keep them coming.
Waddell is a true legend and a humble guy.If my aging race memory serves me correctly.After Cale flew the Monte Carlo,Waddell’s engine was put in the winning back up car.Which was a LeMans. Stuff like that will never happen again. Another great video! Oh, I like the way your videos open.Content is what we’re here for.Not slick tv style openings.Keep up the good work.
Thanks man we appreciate you! I want to make it feel like you are here with us when we do these videos
This was one of my favorite and most wild episodes just from a history standpoint. Appreciate you.
Waddells book on how to build engines inspired me to build and go to N.A D.C.in 1990 to learn by the path he had taken . Waddell, i never met you ,but you are one of my hero's. Thanks so much for doing this video. ❤
Keep making them the way you’re doing it right now. Perfection doesn’t need to be altered, changed in any way.
Spoke to Waddell for probably an hour on the phone this past summer about our Ranier car. Super nice guy.
One of the greatest that should never be forgotten. One of the smartest in nascar
Great video, guys, absolute legend of an engine builder. Bought the book years ago and still reference it.
Great that you are getting these "old guys" and hearing the stories. The best years of racing !
thank you Jim!!
Thank you so much!! It is awesome that you guy's record NASCAR History for future generations!! Waddell was a pure mechanical genius!! And anything on Holman Moody is right in my wheelhouse! My Father and I are huge Holman Moody Fan's, Thank you again for documenting history!!
Thanks man we’re glad you’re here for it!
It is funny to see how these interviews often start a bit slow and reserved. Then the guys start to open up and the information and passion then just starts flowing out of them. Thanks Mitchell and Logan for continuing to document all of these stories. They really are a treasure. Merry Christmas to both of you, and Shelby!
I’m glad you noticed that because we do too. It happens a lot 😂
Wow, what an incredible engineer he is, a wealth of knowledge.
These old stories are priceless. 👏
It broke my heart that Cale dropped a rod in the '85 Daytona 500. He in that Ford Hardees car was the only car that could challenge Bill and Ernie's car for the win!
Yours is a great format. I particularly like the little inserts of photos and short interviews that relate to and support the longer story. Keep up the good work.
I grew up in this Era, and it's sad for me to see all these great men leaving us.
I don't know how you do it but, each episode seems to be better than the last.
Great stuff, keep it up.
Thanks man!
Awesome! You guys keep cranking out the Legends of Nascar history. At 58:17 when Mr. Wilson busts Logan out, "What are you studying so hard over there?" Lol, That Hardees 28 Monte Carlo is why I still have the '84 SS I bought in '87. Great work, Merry Christmas to y'all.
This is great , this guy got more horsepower out of Small block Chevys, and figured out the restrictor plates . Thank you and Merry Christmas 😊
Thanks man!
These videos are solid gold! This will be the standard for all time.
87 years old and still going strong. Waddell is one of my favorite Nascar people of all time.
Same! A living legend
Yet another absolute gem, how do you and Logan keep turning out such great content and as far as the format and editing.......love it, keep doing what you're doing.
Fantastic content.
Thank you,
MarknLily
Wow, thank you!
Thank you so much for this incredibly,entertaining video! Being a huge Ford fan for over 50 years, this brought back a lot of great memories! Wishing y'all a Merry Christmas, a Happy New Year & keep these amazing videos coming!❤👍
The tapered sleeve trick in the carbs is a slick trick, done right it could send more air than the actual CFM of the carb (Sort os a rudimentary boost system). We aren't talking a readable amount of boost by a gauge, but the dyno can show it in HP numbers maybe 3-5 HP overall. But we are talking motors with the same exact specs, to maintain parity. The main purpose was to eliminate a restriction the slight boost is just a lucky accident
Crazy Larry Jr. Your attempted claims about this air flow as "boost" clearly indicates Your basic lacking with air flow, venturi principle, and forced air induction aka boost.
This Your comment is clear certain NONSENSE !!
Certainly within this video alone, Wadell Wilson actually states some of how the sleeves benefit the air flow. However, it requires some basic knowledge about the venturi principle which every carburetor uses.
Perhaps Wadell has come aspects within the book that he wrote about carbueretor, venturi principle; thus You may become better informed with proper, correct, information, knowledge, physics principles. Certainly others as Ed Pink, Jr. [son], others which Mitchell and Logan have interviewed, posted videos with from earlier generation along with more modern individuals as Dennis [PME], Lake Speed Jr., etc. Also David Vizard is a good source to gain proper basic to advanced information, knowledge who is from nearly that earlier generation too; along with many other aspects within engines, drive trains, power, air flow, etc.
All The Best and Much Success in Your Quest(s) [with proper information, knowledge], Health, Happiness and Well Being, Sincerely
Well Waddell Wilson is a nascar legend engine builder for sure and at 87 years old he is still sharp as a tack. great video i really enjoyed it. thanks for sharing!! Larry
Thank you for asking about the Hardee's urban legend - I cleared that up a few years ago, which ticked off quite a few people who swore that a youtube video about the subject was gospel. I had black and white evidence that it was in fact Atlanta a few weeks later that they used a car slated for show car duty (but not plucked from a restaurant) to win the Atlanta 500. Over the years the Daytona and Atlanta stories got intertwined and the Daytona tall tale was born. Thanks again for having him clear it up.
I do what I can to find the truth when possible!
Y'all are doing great work. Thanks. These old timers probably love talking about their hay days and how relevant they still are.
Thanks guys u have done it again..... Merry Christmas to you guys keep them coming this stuff u guys r doing is better than anything on TV
Thanks man!
Another legendary engine builder! I was not aware of the Mark Martin story. That would have been a potent combination, for sure!
Every time we fly through the airport in Charlotte I try to figure out where the original Holman Moody shop sat.
Me too 😂
Stories from these legends are priceless. I know I say it on damn near every video, but thank you again for what you and Logan are doing. Merry Christmas to you both! (And Shelby, too.)
Thanks man merry Christmas to you too
What a class act that man was and still is!!!
I love this channel so much.
Thank you stew!
Comment #2. Love the cold "authentic open". What a good hook. Also, I love the pics that reference the story. Keep it up. Kudos to Logan for baffling the great Waddell Wilson for checking out welds on headers. He just didn't quite know how to process that, and I'm loving that!
The organic opening to the videos are awesome!
Glad you like them!
Yes, I loved the opening on this video. I also love the fact that you are getting with these great people of the original NASCAR and making sure that what they did and the stories they have told us about will be around forever. Can't wait for the next video. Take care and stay safe.
Thanks man!
Once again, you guys get the right guys talking about the right stuff. I've been watching your videos since you painted Coopers garage and never would have dreamed where you would end up. Keep these videos coming!
Thanks man!
I went to Holman and moody years ago when they had a shop on the back of the Charlotte airport. I went in and there were two gt cars behind plexiglass walls a Shelby and a sixty's Ford on jack stands. In a busy rush I was there to pick up some engine parts for a local engine builder . The man handed me my box with a cam and engine rebuild kit and said , they will have never have heard a engine that will sound or run like this. The man was correct . The engine was assembled and lasted 30 plus races with 5 first place finishes. I was around legends and had no clue . I was accustom to being around race shops and engine builders and didn't think much of my being sent there to pick up parts, but from my first step inside that door I knew I was in a special place. When I got back to the machine shop I was asked how was it , I said we got junk 😅 😂 . I am glad I grew up in the south and in the heart of the Piedmont. Some of the most influencentiul people to racing come out of the Carolinas.
Man I wish you had a camera!
LOVED this the video, especially this part @ 58:38 "I always loved Fords, ... We learned so much from working with those guys. They were smart people. I never learned anything from GM, I was in a wind tunnel @ GM, the guy with me said, 'Do you know what your doing? You're educating GM about this race car, about aerodynamics-you're crazy, stop telling 'em things!' I never learned anything from Chevrolet, nothing. Ford I did"
😂
I’m still surprised to this day how Waddell hasn’t aged at all. He still looks like he could pass off being a young 30-40 year old man still, and he’s in his 80s now.
In all seriousness though, for everything this man has done for NASCAR as a sport, the auto industry in general, for big companies like Cummins, and for all of us fans, especially those who were lucky enough to grow up watching the men he worked with drive to win after win after win, I think I speak for all of us when I say a simple… thank you for everything, Waddell Wilson. 🫡
Keep these coming! You've come a long way since Yella Belly (they were good too, but a very different world). Waddell is one of my hero's, along with Smokey Yunick whom I got to spend about 15 minutes talking with at PRI a few months before he passed away. What amazing minds !!!
Wow man you’ve been around for a long time. That’s awesome we appreciate your wide interest in all things motorsports 💪🏻
Great episode, hopefully more from Waddell in the future!
Hi Mitchell, Hi Logan! Wow. This one, is absolute top notch NASCAR GOLD!!! Waddell Wilson is s brilliant man, and it's such a privilege to hear him telling all these stories from memory like this. I'm just a couple minutes past halfway, and I stopped to make this comment. Going to go and make a bowl of soup, and enjoy the rest, and then most likely I'll start it over and watch it again, thank you so much for tracking Waddell down for this interview! And at Holman-Moody, no less! Bravo, and Merry Christmas to you and Logan!🏁🏆😎
Ive got & still use the Waddel Book ,still a resource & do motorcycles, it applies!! I'm 79 he was a "HERO".
thats awesome!
Stapleton42- PERFECTION! 👍
If I`m not mistaken this guy Wadell started off with diesels, they are very particular as to how they`re built. They had to be held to a closer set of specs than a gas engine and it helped me when I started to build performance engines and I`ll bet it helped him decades before me, I liked him Smoky, Pittman, The Dorton brothers and an old man that worked for Penske, don`t remember his name but he built engines for all of roger`s cars. There`s another guy Iv`e heard of. His name is I think his name is Lisoto
What an incredible video. You guys just keep putting these out. I’m very surprised that NASCAR or Motor Trend hasn’t snatched you guys up yet. Merry Christmas, Stapleton Team. 🎄❤️
Thanks man! I’m not for sale and never will be. I’ll gladly work with other organizations but not for one. Gotta retain the ability to follow my gut and you often don’t have that when you have a boss.
I like your "cold openings." Ive said this in nearly all my comments, but y'all do an amazing job. I love hearing the stories and memories, it's very important to me because I love this sport so very much. I do sometimes feel like im standing there in these shops or garages with y'all. The mics make your documentary process seem so much more efficient, it's a great improvement, it just makes it easier to enjoy and listen. I love listening to these legends, and y'all have such a rapport and create an easy environment for them to just open up and share with us. From what I can see, its only Dale Jr and you two doing a lot of this type of work over the last few years. Merry Christmas. 🏁🏁🏁🏁
2024 goal/challenge, get a tour of the race car graveyard from Dale Jr. If anyone could do it would be you and Logan!
I would really like to see Smokey’s box truck
Love your content can’t get enough of this stuff as a fan for 50 years brings back memories 😊
Another great interview of a living legend
Super cool preservation of great FoMoCo history. Love the inside stories these guys have on prep issues etc. I'm an FE guy if 60years now and have great admiration for what these guys can do. Wow what a video. Thx
Glad you enjoyed it!
The organic starts to the videos Jumping right into the conversations are great. I watch a lot of other UA-cam videos that have about five minutes of filler before they get to the featured content, and to be honest if it’s not a channel that I watch regularly, I don’t always make it through that part of the video without switching to something else. Although I will say there is value to the intros on your videos. A lot of the people you interview are from before my time so a brief description of who we are talking to is great. Even when you’re interviewing with someone I’ve never heard about. I always stick around because I love a good first person history lesson with the old timers, especially when it has to do with racing.
The photos are also cool mixed in throughout the video when you have them available it’s nice to be able to reference the old pictures as they’re talking about them. It helps bring the story alive.
Thank you for the input! I do put those intros in there because we want people who have never heard of this stuff to learn about these guys. Not just making videos for those who already know!
What a great Christmas gift, thanks guy's
Our pleasure! Merry Christmas
Absolutely fantastic interview with the great Waddell Wilson!! I'm 66 years old and through my years as a bracket racer and an Indy Car machinist, I considered Waddell as a mastermind of engine building and race car setup. I would read everything that he put out and learn all I could about how and why he did the things he did. As you mentioned, the fact that you are getting him and other talented veterans of motorsports on video like this is priceless. I love the channel and I really appreciate all you do to make the content so good! Thank you so much!
I really enjoyed this video. Format and intro are top notch. I enjoy what you do with this channel and trying to keep the old stories alive. It was great listening to Mr Wilson talk about modifying the carbs. How I wish NASCAR would cut the rule book in half and let these bright guys experiment and come up with new ways to make speed. Thx!!!
Wow this was so cool , I owned a 1970 Chris Craft Nova 24 ' it went over 65 mph back then , that was super fast on the water , she was faster than DONZI ,she was built by Holman & Moody , like a dummy I sold it in 1980 , I would not be suprised if Waddell Wilson built the engine , the boats were sold through Chris Craft in Pompano Bch, Fla
Thank you again for this great video of Wardell.He is definitely a master. It's just so exciting to hear him.Talk about some of the stuff and some of the people. It's like listening to Leonard, wood, a master and genius. And when these people are all gone, all that information of knowledge We'll be gone.Thank you again for the fantastic.Great video bill.You're doing a great job thank you
Thank you Greg! Who is Bill?
I remember being at Daytona the year Waddell brought the LeMans out. We were at a breakfast buffet at a hotel and the NASCAR officials were at the table beside us. They spent the whole time talking about what they could legally do to slow that LeMans down. They were afraid that Bobby would just blow the whole field away on Sunday. That was when racing was real and not like this show they put on now.
This is why I keep coming back. Love you channel and keeping the past alive. So many awesome personalities and characters, these guys are absolute treasures. Keep up the great work man. The artifacts give your stuff such a unique aspect to reliving the stories and I’m sure it sparks way more than sitting in a room would. Thank you!
Thanks man!!
Important motorsports history. The stories from those days are awesome. 🏁🏆👍
Yes they are!