Hank Arnold 51st Tribute at Tucson Speedway (Sat., 13 Oct, 2018) | The De Tomaso Forums

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(Original Post from 2017, for the 50th Annual Tribute)

The Southern AZ Pantera Club had a great time, at the 50th Hank Arnold tribute. Hank Arnold was an old-school vintage racer, who built some really neat cars.

There were some really cool cars there.

They got the Hank Arnold “Twister” out on the track, and a couple of other vintage mobiles.

The group met Hank’s wife, Dianna Patrick (wife of an old-time drag racer), and we spent a lot of time with Jake Mendoza. He was a fun guy.

Jake built a number of the vintage dirt trackers that raced back in the day. He had a lot of stories to tell.

Here’s a couple of pix…. Unfortunately the racing shots didn’t come out.

PS> If you click on one of the picture links (below), it will take you to my Flickr Page, and there you can go through more photos...

Rocky

Chuck with Jake Mendoza...

IMG_5363 (Large) by L. Huber, on Flickr

Hank Arnold's Racers...

IMG_7101 (Large) by L. Huber, on Flickr

IMG_7100 (Large) by L. Huber, on Flickr

IMG_7104 (Large) by L. Huber, on Flickr

Staging / Display Area... Cobra, GT-40, and a Bunch of Vintage Racers

IMG_5408 (Large) by L. Huber, on Flickr

Jake Mendoza's Work:

IMG_7123 (Large) by L. Huber, on Flickr

Oldest Woman Driver with a Current NASCAR License...

IMG_7132 (Large) by L. Huber, on Flickr

Victory Lane...

IMG_5368 (Large) by L. Huber, on Flickr

10/15/179:36 PM

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The Southern AZ Pantera's are going again...

This time we are getting on the track to mix it up!

OBTW: That's Hank Arnold in "The Twister", in case you didn't recognize him!

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8/15/1811:00 PM

rockyMember

We have 5 Panteras, and only 4 Cobras! Panteras are winning for a change!

PANTERAS:

Chuck
Steve R
Jack M
Larry B (PHX)
Sean K

Looking forward to laps on the track! All Panthers invited!

rickpMember

I wish I could have made it 6.

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