HERE
ARE JUST TWO MORE EXAMPLES OF TOOTEES
QUALITY AND INNOVATION IN THE CONSTRUCTION AND DESIGN OF SUPERIOR DRAGCRAFT.
WHAT
SOME say was " The Baddest of the Bad" No.17
THE
GAFFNEY HEAVIES. BACKGROUND...The
Camaro below "Heavy Hitter" was brother Earl's ride, and
was the second in the series. The burgundy Nova first in the group,
(see below) is "Papa Smurf" and was truly a terror, some
partial stats are below the picture. The Beretta was number three,
and was a winner with Ronnie Hood at the controls. The white Nova #4,
the first of the long cars in Pro Mod which deviated from the
standard Pro Stock model was undefeated with Hood at the controls
until it was sold. Its still racing now with Sal
Passarelli at
the controls as a nitro coupe. 
Earl's Camaro at ORANGEBURG
The Invincible SONNY TINDAL in Papa Smurf at
O'burg breaking their hearts.
VICTIM LIST: (This is just a
partial list of some of the people who got to know "Papa Smurf")
Tommy Mauney former Pro Stock and Pro Mod Champ.
Booked in 3 run match race, result..no show. (sighting
"mechanical" problems) Defeated
numerous times at quick 8 shows. Quote at
the time "I can't make
it TOOTEES, I can't get my car to go straight?"
Scotty Cannon NHRA funny car
racer, many time Pro Mod World Champ.
Booked in 3 run match race, result...defeated 3
straight. Defeated numerous times at quick 8 shows.
Quote at the time "Let me get this straight..that car is a powerglide?"
Gene Fulton World renown engine
builder and drag racer.
Booked in 3 run match race, result...defeated 3
straight. Defeated numerous times at quick 8 shows. Quote
at the time "It's no fair using that nitrous"
Charles Carpenter Top Sportsman Pioneer.
Booked in 3 run match race, result...defeated 3
straight. Defeated numerous times at quick 8 shows. Quote
at the time "Wanna let me win this last one for the fans?"
(Carpenter to Sonny after being beat 2 straight)
Ed Hoover Pro Mod Racer.
Booked in 3 run match race, result...defeated 3
straight. Defeated numerous times at quick 8 shows. Quote
at the time "That
car cost me $20,000.00 in prize money"
Michael Martin Pro Mod Racer.
Booked in 3 run match race, result...defeated 3
straight. Defeated numerous times at quick 8 shows. Quote
at the time "Has anyone ever outrun this car?"
Blake Wiggins Pro Mod Racer.
Booked in 3 run match race, result...defeated 3
straight. Defeated numerous times at quick 8 shows. Quote
at the time "Does it always carry that
front wheel through the lights like that?"
At a 2 day Quick 8 open show at
Darlington where 20 Pro Mod cars participated, the "Papa
Smurf" Nova was the winner and the "Heavy Hitter"
Camaro was the runner up.
At a 2 day quick 8 open show at
Shuffeltown, with 2 races, one on Saturday, and one on Sunday, open
to the quickest 8 hitters, paying $2,000.00 to win. "Papa
Smurf" won Saturday and Sunday.
Many booked in "high
stakes" races were scheduled in the New York or New Jersey
area for "Papa Smurf". When the Nova got to the
track, the competitor's backed out and gave up the punk out money
rather than face this car. "Papa Smurf" never
had to be unloaded.
The plain truth was this car, with
Sonny Leonard power, was the "Black Angel of Death" to
those who had the misfortune of being staged up in the other lane.
The quick 8 racing in ORANGEBURG dried up for a time, and people
stopped coming to the races because "no one could beat this car".
Super Stock mag.
What
Super Stock had to say.
Earl's Beretta at Shuffletown with Ronnie Hood driving
This was the first of the long cars . Earls Nova
with Hood driving. This is a picture of the second owner Franklin
Hughes at Darlington with Hoover driving.