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Remembering Tony Waters
By: AL HAWTHORNE

Topics: racing, tony waters, big daddy
Posted by arizboy6 Tue Mar 25, 2008 10:30:45 PDT
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 I REMEMBER TONY WATERS.

I HAVE A PICTURE OF ME SITTING IN HIS ROASTER I THINK WHEN HE RACED IN HENDERSON, NEV.

IN BAKERSFIELD WHERE I WAS BORN I WOULD SIT ON THE STRIP UNDER THE OLD TOWER.

MY DAD HAROLD HAWTHORNE WOULD GO BEHIND TONYS CAR AND PULL THE T BAR OUT.

WHEN HE RACED IN CHANDLER, ARIZ, AT THE OLD STRIP HE BEAT BIG DADDYS SWAMP RAT WITH THE ROASTER. WHEN BIG DADDY CAME BACK UP HE ASKED TONY IF HE WANTED TO GRUDGE RACE. TONY SAID NO.

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