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HOBBIES and OTHER INTERESTS |
Coach Tom Spiros built this truck in 1995. The truck was driven for 5 years in some of Cleveland's Ohio worst winter seasons. The truck was used as Tom's daily driver. Then each spring and summer, the truck had an active career in drag racing as a weekend warrior at some of the best drag raceways in the Northeast Ohio area. At the drag race scene, Coach Tom was known as " Tommy Nitrous ". |
Coach Tom AKA Tommy Nitrous |
The truck runs a strucker motor known as the torque monster ... nickname " Long Arm Brute " |
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TOM'S PIT CREW |
Coach Tom designs his own T-Shirts which he gave away at the race tracks . These are some of his designs: |
Tom raced this 1964 Malibu from 1973 to 1975 on the streets of Cleveland . Tom was unbeaten in this car for those two years of street racing. For a $ 100.00 purse per run, cars from all over Ohio came to Cleveland to race Tom. Tom raced many challengers from Cincinatti and Columbus. Tom ran against THE GREEN GENIE ( Carl Estep ) , DUCES WILD ( Kenny Hughes ) and TEACHERS CAMERO ( Ward Brothers ) to name a few of the more famous cars and drivers. Tom sez.... " In those days, we used to cruise the Manners Restaurant to look for races. We would race all night long until dawn. I am so glad i was part of those good times. Racing at the track was fun too! Time slips, reaction times, 60 ft times etc. But when we would meet at 3:00am to race for $100 in cash, this is when all the work on the car paid off. Good memories and good luck to all my race friends - Tommy Nitrous |
STREET RACING DAYS |
The legend of Tommy Nitrous Lives On ! |
The past ........ |
and the present |
Vital Stats |
The car wieghed 3440 lbs. It had a 327 cu. in. under the hood. The car had a 4 speed transmission. It ran a 557 gear ratio. Shifted at 7800 rpm. Car ran 12.28 seconds at 116 miles per hour in 1320 feet. Driver's side front tires were 18 inches in the air. Passenger side front's wheels were 10 " on every holeshot |