Old Magazine stuff -

Keith Seymore · **Posted:** Mar Mon 26, 2007 10:34 am

Think junior dragsters are something new?

Keith Seymore · **Posted:** Mar Mon 26, 2007 10:35 am

Even da Grump can have a bad day -

Keith Seymore · **Posted:** Mar Mon 26, 2007 10:37 am

Normally this wouldn't catch my eye -

But check out the "venue":

That, my friends, takes some "cojones"! :shock:

Keith Seymore · **Posted:** Mar Mon 26, 2007 10:38 am

Apparently Car Craft didn't think too highly of "Two Lane Blacktop" when it first came out:

Keith Seymore · **Posted:** Mar Mon 26, 2007 10:41 am

This was one of my main professors at GMI when I went to school there:

Keith Seymore · **Posted:** Mar Mon 26, 2007 10:42 am

And I worked for this gentleman right before he retired:

Keith Seymore · **Posted:** Mar Mon 26, 2007 10:43 am

In my opinion, anyone who uses this "n" word in print is just askin' for trouble!

underdog · **Posted:** Mar Mon 26, 2007 10:44 am

That's the Michigan Madman....EJ Potter is his name, he had two bikes with Chevy 327's on them. He used to run it at MidMichigan also. He used to also pull tractors with twin Allison Aircraft engines. He had an old Impala with a V12 Allison engine in it also. :lol:

underdog · **Posted:** Mar Mon 26, 2007 10:45 am

Oops, his other bike had a jet engine on it.

underdog · **Posted:** Mar Mon 26, 2007 10:46 am

Nope I was right, here is the other bike. The Widow Maker II

Keith Seymore · **Posted:** Mar Mon 26, 2007 10:47 am

underdog wrote:

That's the Michigan Madman....EJ Potter is his name, he had to bikes with Chevy 327's on them. He used to run it at MidMichigan also. He used to also pull tractors with twin Allison Aircraft engines. He had an old Impala with a V12 Allison engine in it also. :lol:

Actually, it wasn't... :oops:

That's what caught my eye, but it was some dudes from Lake Orion that I never heard of...

Good summary on EJ Potter, though... :lol:

underdog · **Posted:** Mar Mon 26, 2007 10:52 am

Wow, weird. This bike is for sale right now on Ebay :lol:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Michigan-Madman-EJ-Potter-500-HP-Corvette-Engine-Bike_W0QQitemZ170068962077QQihZ007QQcategoryZ10062QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

underdog · **Posted:** Mar Mon 26, 2007 10:56 am

I just called an old friend, your correct, EJ had two bikes, both I just posted pics of.

Keith Seymore · **Posted:** Mar Mon 26, 2007 11:28 am

Ya, das ist ein "Michigan Madman"... :lol:

...That IS too weird, for that bike to be for sale just now.

Ok (since you didn't ask), here is my favorite EJ Potter story:

We were at Tri City one weekend, and EJ was there to make three exhibition passes. He made the first one without incident, but on the second pass he got squirrely and dumped the bike at about 160 mph. Slid through the traps on his side.

Afterwards, we were up in the tower (...probably getting paid...

) and here comes EJ, with his arms and hands all covered in vaseline and wrapped in towels. He told the guy running the show "well...I'll be back next week to make that third pass".

The guy says "EJ, what are you talkin' about?".

EJ said "Well, you paid me for three passes and I only made two. I owe you one more pass".

We were there the next weekend, and so was EJ. He made that third pass without incident.

:lol:

Maliboost · **Joined:** Nov Wed 29, 2006 10:55 am **Posts:** 2044

there was some crazy stuff going on back then. I Love seeing stuff like that.

Bob

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