# Classic Art Arfons.

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/classic-art-arfons/191680>\
**Category:** PittSpeed Off Topic\
**Created:** [August 8, 2007, 5:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/classic-art-arfons/191680 "2007-08-08T17:38:23Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 12\
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**Author:** ![yamaha](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/yamaha/32/5929_2.png) [@yamaha](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/yamaha)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2007, 5:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/classic-art-arfons/191680/1 "2007-08-08T17:38:23Z")

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Perhaps a legend in the pulling world, here is an old school tape of Mr. Arfons and his beloved “Green Monster”. Note, no roll cage, sitting ON twin jet engines.

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**Author:** ![bgblockelcamino](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bgblockelcamino/32/5997_2.png) [@bgblockelcamino](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bgblockelcamino)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2007, 5:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/classic-art-arfons/191680/2 "2007-08-08T17:44:32Z")

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:nuts:

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**Author:** ![slowcamaro](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/slowcamaro/32/5975_2.png) [@slowcamaro](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/slowcamaro)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2007, 5:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/classic-art-arfons/191680/3 "2007-08-08T17:59:03Z")

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bad ass

i seen him like 10 years ago at some drag strip in Geneva Ohio

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**Author:** ![gsxgate24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/76d3ee/32.png) [@gsxgate24](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/gsxgate24)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2007, 6:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/classic-art-arfons/191680/4 "2007-08-08T18:08:37Z")

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lap belt for safety

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**Author:** ![Pewter](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pewter/32/5936_2.png) [@Pewter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Pewter)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2007, 7:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/classic-art-arfons/191680/5 "2007-08-08T19:31:54Z")

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seen him & his daughter dusty at the civic arena 25 years ago!badass rides!

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**Author:** ![SoLow](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/solow/32/6001_2.png) [@SoLow](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SoLow)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2007, 7:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/classic-art-arfons/191680/6 "2007-08-08T19:34:51Z")

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🆒

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**Author:** ![OLDS\_ROCKETMAN](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/olds_rocketman/32/5942_2.png) [@OLDS\_ROCKETMAN](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/OLDS_ROCKETMAN)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2007, 10:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/classic-art-arfons/191680/7 "2007-08-08T22:55:05Z")

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i’ve seen him a dozen or so times, i can usaually take the noise but his, dustys and his sons cars with the jet engines were too much, had to hold my ears.

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**Author:** ![OLDS\_ROCKETMAN](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/olds_rocketman/32/5942_2.png) [@OLDS\_ROCKETMAN](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/OLDS_ROCKETMAN)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2007, 10:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/classic-art-arfons/191680/8 "2007-08-08T22:57:06Z")

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those were the good days before espn became too big for itself.

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**Author:** ![4doors5gears](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/4doors5gears/32/6006_2.png) [@4doors5gears](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/4doors5gears)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2007, 5:25am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/classic-art-arfons/191680/9 "2007-08-09T05:25:55Z")

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Tractor pulls are awesome.

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**Author:** ![dyingwish](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dyingwish/32/6041_2.png) [@dyingwish](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dyingwish)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2007, 8:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/classic-art-arfons/191680/10 "2007-08-09T08:56:57Z")

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may I ask what the point of the helmet was? “6000 hp or so…” wow.

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**Author:** ![Pewter](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pewter/32/5936_2.png) [@Pewter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Pewter)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2007, 9:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/classic-art-arfons/191680/11 "2007-08-09T09:23:55Z")

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to keep his hair from burning!

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**Author:** ![dyingwish](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dyingwish/32/6041_2.png) [@dyingwish](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dyingwish)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2007, 9:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/classic-art-arfons/191680/12 "2007-08-09T09:29:42Z")

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> [@what nyspeed.com is worth](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-nyspeed-com-is-worth/31806/20):
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> to keep his hair from burning!

lol 🤣