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10-08-2009, 12:31 AM
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| Flyin' Around  Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Warwick,NY
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 |  #42 Montoya is one of us
After the race last week, they were interviewing Juan Montoya (driver of the #42 Target car), and he mentioned that during the week he was working on a Pitts that his wife gave him for his birthday. This little comment caught my ear so I looked to see what I could find out, and yes he's one of us!!!! On his twitter page he also mentions flying his mig turbine, heli's and whatever else he has in his warehouse, but the thing I found interesting is this.. Here's a guy that has won the Indy 500, the Grand Prix of Monocco in Formula 1 , and currently in the fight for the Nascar championship, stops at a hobby shop tonight on his way to the race in California and calls this "Paradise". http://twitpic.com/knaxr Picked up 5 of 'em so he had something to do in the downtime this weekend . Last edited by BustedWing; 10-08-2009 at 01:26 AM. |
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10-08-2009, 12:38 AM
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| Get the lead out!!   Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Utah-South west corner. Age: 37
Posts: 916
| Re: #42 Montoya is one of us
Your suprised? I raced RC cars and flew RC planes long before i joined my family's Nascar bis. I am no longer doing nascar stuff but still fly RC.
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10-08-2009, 12:44 AM
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| Hello cover shot, AMA book!!!!  Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: OhIo Age: 32
Posts: 2,422
| Re: #42 Montoya is one of us
So is former NHRA Top Fuel drag racer Eddie Hill!!! I've had the honor and privlidge to talk with him on the phone when I used to work for RadicalRC. He is a hoot to talk to!!!
__________________ RULES and Bones are meant to be broken!!! GTO rocks!!! GTO puts the F U back in FUN!!!! Bob Sadler XFC '08 Heading to Puerto Rico in December for Pilots of the Caribbean II!!!! Come visit, if you need a break!!!! |
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10-08-2009, 12:57 AM
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| Get the lead out!! Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Utah-South west corner. Age: 37
Posts: 916
| Re: #42 Montoya is one of us
Eddie Hill is a GS hucker too. Yep, He and his wife are very cordial. Also Bob Panella jr, who dominated Pro Stock Truck in the late ninties before NHRA eliminated the class entirely. He flies GS. There are a lot of RCer's in auto racing.
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10-08-2009, 01:22 AM
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| Flyin' Around Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Warwick,NY
Posts: 19
| Re: #42 Montoya is one of us
Just found it interesting that with all he's got going on lately, a collection of foamies gets him excited. I guess we are all the same  His twitter link: http://twitter.com/JPmontoya | ||||||||||||||||||
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10-08-2009, 01:51 AM
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| Hello cover shot, AMA book!!!! Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: OhIo Age: 32
Posts: 2,422
| Re: #42 Montoya is one of us
I remember back in my RadicalRC days again, we got a call from a guy who worked/s with Hendrick MotorSports. We worked on a battery powered timing light. It ended up being pretty cool!!!! It would use 10 NiMH 720 cells!!!!! I forget what the cats name was who worked there........ Sorry if you are on here brother!!!! Anyone seen an older episode of American Chopper, probably 2007/8??? My buddy and his flight team showed up there in NY and payed a visit to the shop. And ironically enough, Pauly and the guys were building a helicopter bike!!!! They pan to the Blade CoAX chopper with him flying it!!! I guess it shows that about any "Joe" can get on TV!!!! HEHEHE!!! There is video clip of the TV show on his site...... gogodspeed.com
__________________ RULES and Bones are meant to be broken!!! GTO rocks!!! GTO puts the F U back in FUN!!!! Bob Sadler XFC '08 Heading to Puerto Rico in December for Pilots of the Caribbean II!!!! Come visit, if you need a break!!!! |
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