Found Rapid Randy 1995!

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I was editing the drag lists tonight and I found a 1995 Pro Street entry for a "Randy Barker" who drove the Randy and Laura Barker 61 Corvette! How about that? Had Rapid Randy on the lists for 14 years and never knew it! bp

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No Photo (Edit this to add one!) Randy Baker from Waukee, Iowa USA 1995 - Category: PROSTREET, Type: QN, Class: PST, Div: 5
"Randy & Laura Baker" Owned by Randy & Laura Baker from Waukee, Iowa USA Crew Chief: Randy Baker
'61 Chevrolet Corvette by an Unknown chassis builder | Powered by a 512 cubic inch Chevrolet with automatic transmission
1/4 Mile ET: 8.895 at Unknown | 1/4 Mile MPH: 154.00 at Unknown
1/8 Mile ET: Unknown at Unknown | 1/8 Mile MPH: Unknown at Unknown
1000 FT. ET: Unknown at Unknown | 1000 FT. MPH: Unknown at Unknown
For PROSTREET in 1995 the Avg ET is 8.2618, Avg MPH is 167.077. This entry: ET is 1.07663668 times Avg; MPH is 0.92173070 times Avg
Entry's 1995 PROSTREET Performance (0 to 100): ET Rating is 18.56, MPH Rating is 23.12
No Racer Website
No notes on this entry.
Submitted by Draglist Archives, Last updated on Sunday, November 15, 2009, 09:51:18 PM by Super Crew.

[WildcatOne]

That is COOL, BP! Looks like Rapid was Rapid before we knew him as Rapid! That's a great Vette, too...I hope to see it next time I'm up there! Cheers, WC1

[Rapid Randy Baker]

It appears one of us needs to supply a photo and more info for that link.

I will work on getting a photo scanned and into the computer.

Thanks for the link BP.

[Gator]

The" Barker " kid from Ankeny ..
Many called him "Bake" , back in '95.

[draglist]

Cool! Looking forward to that info, Randy! Or is it BAKE? bp

[Eric David Bru]

[Rapid Randy Baker]

Wally is so correct. I was called "Bake" my whole life, from the time is was a little tyke. Lots of friends and family use that nickname.

So BP, either one that suits you suits me.

My friend Wally, still calls me "Bake"

[Rapid Randy Baker]

I put in some updates. Now I am looking for a photo for that version. That was the first of three versions of the Vette.

It started life with a 512 2-stages of Nitrous BBC with a Turbo 350. It was Blue with graphics.

The 2nd version was only on it for 1-summer. It was Rasberry with graphics. I loved the color but only in the daytime. At night, when we were cruising alot, the darn thing just looked maroon. In the daytime is sparkled and you could see all the pearl. It was at this update it got the Lenco and I went back to Carbs in process of running it in the fastest street car shoot out stuff. Back in those days it had to run on gas, and you had to drive it 25-miles then make a lap.

The 3rd version is the one you are all familiar with. Purple with cloud graphics. 1471 Blower and Lenco etc.

I hadn't thought about the car as blue or rasberry for a long time.

Laura spent long hours in the garage with me building our toy. She used to drive it all the time before I put the Blower motor in.

[draglist]

Cool! Thanks for the updates, Randy! bp

[Barb]

Laura spent long hours in the garage with me building our toy. She used to drive it all the time before I put the Blower motor in.

Oh no .. I hope she didn't get stopped as much back then as she does now