In 1960 Dino Don was working at Champion Chevrolet in Pasadena CA. I had ordered a1960 Business Coupé with a 409 eng and the wait became unbearable taking 5 months . In talking with Don, he said why don’t you buy Loyd Porters 59 Impala He’s going 98 To 99 mph I Can get that car going over 100 mph. With that advice I bought Loyds HOTROD. Don tuned that car every Saturday morning and that car halted ass won several trophies at Monrovia old course and seldom failed getting into the finals. Thank you DON , God rest you soul… your truly remembers by hotrod Jerry Roberg! That advise I I bought that carAnd Don Sponsored me. He tuned that car faithfully every Saturday. Mot Rain
Make no mistake. Jon you are a great personable man. I didn't know any better but He took some time for Me. He was very nice to Me, a nobody. He took time to show Me what I was interested in and answer my Questions. For Me it was a bucket list moment. Thank you Mr. Kaase. I will never forget how great you treated Me.
The good old days. And I meet most of the pro stock driver back then and Dyno Don Nicholson was the best person to take time to talk to you and listen to your ideas as I dragged race also. At the end of his career at the Super Chevy Shows for all he did for drag racing I filt drag racing threw him under the bus. All he had was a truck and enclosed trailer to travel the circuit. Eveybody else had semi trucks for there stuff.
Saw Dyno and Kaase at dragway 42, Ohio, match racing, Dyno set low et, no nitrous 7.32. During elims. he blew head gasket, wet his tires, careened into Sox and Martin, went off left side of track, took out armco, scared the shit out of peeps at 3/4 track, Sox did an endo went through lights w/ a 9.10 et. backwards, shut event down, tore up underground wiring to lights. Running 516 cubes. Year prior he was running cleve, 400+ cubes, was at burnout box w/Dyno when he lit em' up it literally made your ribs hurt from the sonic vibrations, holy shit, what a show.
I was Dyno Don superfan back in the 70's and had the opportunity to meet him at a match race at Dragway 42 (with a somewhat longer haired Jon Kaase adjusting the valves on the cleveland stroker). Dyno talked to me like we had known each other for years. He was just exactly what I expected him to be. His passing was a gut punch.
I watch that race in the summer of 78 at Englishtown mountain motor it was a crazy night very hot dyno had a 516 all aluminum 460 engine he raced Jenkins with he ran a7.99 the first 7 second pro stock run ford v Chevy it did not get any better than this I will never forget it the place went wild .
That’s great to hear about local tracks from such a legend. Budds Creek and Summerduck were great tracks in the early stages of racing and still active tracks today. Great and interesting stories from Mr. Kaase
Why was he called "Dyno Don" if he never used a dyno? lol I miss those days. I'm 75 now and remember the media rivalry between Don and Glidden and also some of the top fuel racers, and the absolute BEAUTY of John Masmanian's cars. Now I have a 1971 V-8 Vega as a daily driver. Ricky Racer doesn't even look at me. He just grips his steering wheel and stares straight ahead. Must be the cam. lol
Thanks for this. Sure would be nice to hear the straight scoop about the kendig carburetors, a lot of stories about whether they were actually used in competition or swapped for dominators when actually making passes.
@@dyno.don.nicholson I asked that question a while back in one of the Nostalgia Pro Stock forums. Roland Tomaccio, who worked for Jenkins for a while, said that in the time period of the Kendig sponsorship, Dyno was using a set of Dominators that Jenkins set up for him. He supposedly used those carburetors for quite a few years after. The Kendigs were never used in competition.
The story that I heard about the Kendig carburetors was that they worked well but Holley started offering a big contingency prize if you won using their carburetors and fuel system parts. Kendig was a small outfit that couldn't afford to pay out something like that.
Thanks for this. My Dad , Jerry Jardine always spoke so highly and valued their time. Bless his soul.
In 1960 Dino Don was working at Champion Chevrolet in Pasadena CA. I had ordered a1960 Business Coupé with a 409 eng and the wait became unbearable taking 5 months
. In talking with Don, he said why don’t you buy Loyd Porters 59 Impala He’s going 98 To 99 mph I
Can get that car going over 100 mph. With that advice I bought Loyds HOTROD. Don tuned that car every Saturday morning and that car halted ass won several trophies at Monrovia old course and seldom failed getting into the finals.
Thank you DON , God rest you soul… your truly remembers by hotrod Jerry Roberg!
That advise I
I bought that carAnd Don Sponsored me. He tuned that car faithfully every Saturday. Mot
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Nothing bu respect for Mr. Kaase & Mr. Nicholson. Truly nice people, and extremely talented. Class act people who make our sport so much better.
Make no mistake. Jon you are a great personable man. I didn't know any better but He took some time for Me. He was very nice to Me, a nobody. He took time to show Me what I was interested in and answer my Questions. For Me it was a bucket list moment. Thank you Mr. Kaase. I will never forget how great you treated Me.
The good old days. And I meet most of the pro stock driver back then and Dyno Don Nicholson was the best person to take time to talk to you and listen to your ideas as I dragged race also. At the end of his career at the Super Chevy Shows for all he did for drag racing I filt drag racing threw him under the bus. All he had was a truck and enclosed trailer to travel the circuit. Eveybody else had semi trucks for there stuff.
Very enjoyable!
One of my childhood accomplishments was building a dyno don maverick model....ha....
Dyno Don Nicholson was a great guy. He and Earl Wade helped me a lot back in the early 70's many times. Because of them , I won many races.
Love it!!!
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Daylight and hard shifts
Saw Dyno and Kaase at dragway 42, Ohio, match racing, Dyno set low et, no nitrous 7.32. During elims. he blew head gasket, wet his tires, careened into Sox and Martin, went off left side of track, took out armco, scared the shit out of peeps at 3/4 track, Sox did an endo went through lights w/ a 9.10 et. backwards, shut event down, tore up underground wiring to lights. Running 516 cubes.
Year prior he was running cleve, 400+ cubes, was at burnout box w/Dyno when he lit em' up it literally made your ribs hurt from the sonic vibrations, holy shit, what a show.
Good maybe will change
When did this happen, where, what was Sox driving?
I was Dyno Don superfan back in the 70's and had the opportunity to meet him at a match race at Dragway 42 (with a somewhat longer haired Jon Kaase adjusting the valves on the cleveland stroker). Dyno talked to me like we had known each other for years. He was just exactly what I expected him to be. His passing was a gut punch.
Great story--thanks for sharing!
Dyno Don and Bob Glidden were my favorite drag racers.
Those cars took it
Shepherd didn't use the tach what about Glidden
Jon Kaase produces very high quality products. I have a Kaase 520 BBF in a '66 Ford Fairlane GT.
I watch that race in the summer of 78 at Englishtown mountain motor it was a crazy night very hot dyno had a 516 all aluminum 460 engine he raced Jenkins with he ran a7.99 the first 7 second pro stock run ford v Chevy it did not get any better than this I will never forget it the place went wild .
yes it was on a Wednesday night good pro stock, I might be wrong but Dyno Don broke on the line.
That’s great to hear about local tracks from such a legend. Budds Creek and Summerduck were great tracks in the early stages of racing and still active tracks today. Great and interesting stories from Mr. Kaase
No doubt!
Was Dyno Don shop in Queens N.Y.C ??, believe it was called Dyno tech ?? Back in the late 60s.
Anything about one of the most significant things during Jon's time with the Dyno Man ? ,,, The clutchless 5 speed, I think Doug Nash transmission .
Yes it was Englishtown nj crazy Eddies mountain motor and it was sweltering hot that night
Why was he called "Dyno Don" if he never used a dyno? lol I miss those days. I'm 75 now and remember the media rivalry between Don and Glidden and also some of the top fuel racers, and the absolute BEAUTY of John Masmanian's cars. Now I have a 1971 V-8 Vega as a daily driver. Ricky Racer doesn't even look at me. He just grips his steering wheel and stares straight ahead. Must be the cam. lol
He was the first to use a chassis dyno to tune a car for drag racing in the early 1960's.
merci !!!! thank
Thanks for this. Sure would be nice to hear the straight scoop about the kendig carburetors, a lot of stories about whether they were actually used in competition or swapped for dominators when actually making passes.
My understanding is that Dyno never ran the Kendigs in competition.
@@dyno.don.nicholson I asked that question a while back in one of the Nostalgia Pro Stock forums. Roland Tomaccio, who worked for Jenkins for a while, said that in the time period of the Kendig sponsorship, Dyno was using a set of Dominators that Jenkins set up for him. He supposedly used those carburetors for quite a few years after. The Kendigs were never used in competition.
The story that I heard about the Kendig carburetors was that they worked well but Holley started offering a big contingency prize if you won using their carburetors and fuel system parts. Kendig was a small outfit that couldn't afford to pay out something like that.
Did Jon have anything to do with building the 300 I6?
Don't care about the East coast
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You work with what you've got when you visit someone's shop.
@@dyno.don.nicholsonbring better equipment.