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Tom Graham

@TomGrahamSr

4th Generation Okie. FAMILY man. Love cars, racing & sports. Support teachers & public education. Webmaster. Jenks OU & ISU Alums' Dad. Opinions are my own.

Tulsa/Jenks, Oklahoma Katılım Ağustos 2011
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Flea Ruzic
Flea Ruzic@ripjetson9·
I keep asking @braddoty18 to help me write it and he keeps turning me down 🤷🏻‍♂️
Al Curry@AlCurry54090099

@ripjetson9 Flea you ought to consider someday writing a book the racin stories you can tell are extremely entertaining and interesting to hear and maybe someday read about

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Tom Graham@TomGrahamSr·
@ripjetson9 @Wade_Seiler Not car drawings, but how about an entry from mom’s diary on Election Day November 7, 1944, “Today was Election Day, Roosevelt won of course. I saw Stanley and he whistled at me. I’m going to a school concert.” That’s why Monday dates with Ms. 🌹are priceless times together.
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Tom Graham@TomGrahamSr·
@CharlesMcCallOK @CarlyABird You are riding on your campaign’s struggle bus and it’s going down hill fast. Bananas, hamburgers, goofy grins and “I Did Statements” trying to cover your party line non actions vs doing what’s right. Look no further than your inaction with Ryan Walters. Past = Future 👎
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Charles McCall
Charles McCall@CharlesMcCallOK·
Too many Oklahomans are paying too much in taxes while getting less in return. Families feel stuck. Prices are up. Insurance is out of control. And taxes are still too high. That’s why I’m going to eliminate the state income tax and freeze and repeal property taxes so you can keep more of your hard-earned money. Let’s get Oklahoma moving again!
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Tom Graham@TomGrahamSr·
@ripjetson9 This is a great example of not ignoring the racing FAMILY knowledge and experience base, bottom to top. There are a lot of very smart people involved in the sport, including those without formal degrees. Thanks for sharing @chubdubblub
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Flea Ruzic
Flea Ruzic@ripjetson9·
Beautiful day out today. No meat groups for Miss Rose, just veggies and carbs. No veggies or carbs for me, just meat…… and a kiddie cocktail 😂 Hope everyone had a great Monday!!! Thank you for dinner @PSjustpeachy! ❤️
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Tom Graham@TomGrahamSr·
@ripjetson9 I am selective in how I spend my money. When I have to think "Am I really paying for this aggravation?" I bail out. I don't give a 💩what people think. They don't know me & will never see me again. Today's world word is "Vibe." If I'm not feeling it, I am not staying, see ya..👋
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Flea Ruzic
Flea Ruzic@ripjetson9·
Pulled into a bob evans to get lunch. Walked in to a mostly empty restaurant. Seen 4 waiters kinda standing around, no one there to seat me. I almost sat myself when someone walked up to me. “Are you here to dine in?” “Yes, just 1” “Its gona be a 30min wait to seat you, we got slammed with a tour bus of people” I looked around at 2 dozen empty tables and asked “what do you tell people when ur really busy?” She obviously didn’t get it. I left. But i found the bus in the nearly empty parking lot that had them all clogged up 🤦🏻‍♂️😂 Holy fuck these places deserve to go out of business! Cash in hand and they told me to leave
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Tom Graham@TomGrahamSr·
@ripjetson9 @Kenny_Wallace I would listen to the interview on the Kenny Wallace Show. Talk about a de-bullshitting conversation.🤣🤣🤣Plus he would love hearing about the internet following for your Monday night dates with Ms. Rose.
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Flea Ruzic
Flea Ruzic@ripjetson9·
Gonna put my application in here, can i use u for a reference @Kenny_Wallace 🤷🏻‍♂️
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Tom Graham@TomGrahamSr·
King of the Prime Rib... Moooooo🐄
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Tom Graham@TomGrahamSr·
Hey @darden & @LongHornSteaks I challenge either of you to tell me where, across all your stores, that you have a weekly repeat customer, who gives you the social media exposure that sponsored Monday Date Night with Ms. Rose & Flea, generates for you across the country.
Flea Ruzic@ripjetson9

Sorry ya’ll life gets busy some days. Miss Rose and i had a great dinner and she followed up with “im stuffed, ewww, lets get dessert” 😂 Thank you @LBatycki for dinner tonight. I will be in Charlotte tomorrow night and Wednesday night and would love to buy you lunch or dinner Lenny! 👊🏼

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Tom Graham@TomGrahamSr·
@ripjetson9 @LBatycki Never apologize for being busy in business and life. The time will come, as with Ms. 🌹, you will miss those days. Dang… desert looks better than the meal. Thanks for continuing to share. And thank you Lenny @LBatycki for the dinner sponsor tonight.
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Flea Ruzic
Flea Ruzic@ripjetson9·
Sorry ya’ll life gets busy some days. Miss Rose and i had a great dinner and she followed up with “im stuffed, ewww, lets get dessert” 😂 Thank you @LBatycki for dinner tonight. I will be in Charlotte tomorrow night and Wednesday night and would love to buy you lunch or dinner Lenny! 👊🏼
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Tom Graham@TomGrahamSr·
@ripjetson9 17.5k followers, 16 comments, 49 repost. People are treating your great comments like a hot potato. The issue is real. There is technical horsepower out there to help address the issue. This year has started rough. It took Earnhardt to move NASCAR. Why wait, address it now.
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Flea Ruzic
Flea Ruzic@ripjetson9·
RANDOM THOUGHTS! In 20yrs of fixing crashed race cars ive had 2 that i have thrown away, couldn’t fix them cause the damage was too deep In the last 5yrs i have thrown away 5 or 6 cars a year so call it 25 cars. Now im not a fucking rocket scientist but that is a pretty good spike in a graph. The damage is getting too deep in the cars for me to fix. Guess what else is sitting deep in the car Im not sure the years all this took place but we have mandated 095 wall bottom rails, 083 wall hip rails, cage safety bars, we have switched from 1” lower seat bars to 1 1/4” seat bars. Now we couple that with stronger (stiffer) seats, moulded foam around the driver, ratchet strap seat belts and im not sure its all working together. Obviously its not all working together when u think last year we had like a dozen high profile drivers injured at the same time. Never in history do recall that scenario and we are supposedly the safest we’ve ever been??? When the car gets stiffer the loads transfer deeper, when the seat gets stiffer the body cant bend it to decelerate, when the seats are molded to fit the body can’t wiggle in the seat, when the belts are ratchet tight the body can’t slide down in the seat just a little to give or make room. When the body cant move left to right because it is contained within a tube the force it all directed in an up/down motion within the tube If the seat mounts compress 1/2” in a downward hit (sure it absorbs the initial blow) but does the system coil bind at the exact moment of peak g load in the body? Now if the seats move and the belts loosen what happens on the rebound? Does the body slam back up into the shoulder harness again? You ever see a mean dog at the end of his chain pulling trying to get you. Alot of force but very comfortable to the dog. Now switch that to the dog running after u and reaching the end of the chain. Its rather violent and snaps the dog backwards with high forces on his body. Does the same thing happen when the body comes back in contact with the loose shoulder harness? Does a 1” lower seat bar have just enough give and absorb as opposed to 1 1/4” bar? Are the seat mounting points getting too high in the car at the back letting the seat collapse. Hell i don’t know. And remember there will always be what i call the 20yr crash that nothing will fix I encourage seat belt manufacturers, seat builders, car builders, sanctioning bodies, drivers, drivers that crashed in the 90’s and the 2020’s, insert makers, helmet makers, floating seat system manufacturers, and anyone with general common sense to respond below ⬇️
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FloRacing@FloRacing

𝐍𝐄𝐖𝐒🚨 @AnthonyMacri7 is out indefinitely after back injuries suffered from Friday's crash at @WilliamsGrove. Read more here 👇 floracing.com/articles/15757…

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Tom Graham@TomGrahamSr·
@Kenny_Wallace It doesn't matter what people think about how you choose to spend your time and money. $2500.00 6 laps, 13 mile course at Nurburgring + $416 car rental, insurance & gas. Experience & Memories = Priceless
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Kenny Wallace
Kenny Wallace@Kenny_Wallace·
The $2500.00 I spent on the 6 laps at Nurburgring. That was for two people 😆 It was very affordable and $416 dollars for car rental AND insurance and gas for 13 miles for one lap at the most famous road course in the world. I saw the comments and let that go to😂.
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Tom Graham@TomGrahamSr·
@JakeCan72 First encounter with a City of Tulsa snow plow will have it playing a different tune.
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Jake@JakeCan72·
Tulsa carved 2,847 rumble strips into a bridge on Route 66. Drive eastbound at exactly 35 mph and your tires play “This Land Is Your Land.” Mechanical. No speakers. Cost: $90,000 for 19 seconds of music. About $4,700 per second. Guthrie was born about 75 miles away in Okemah, Oklahoma. He wrote the song in 1940. It came home.
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Tom Graham@TomGrahamSr·
@SprintCarcast A lot of parity in sprint car racing this year. Good teams, cars & drivers in both series. The best will is always debatable. Best Champion? Not Gravel. He is a horrible Champion to represent the sport. People notice & so do sponsors. Chocolate milk reviews are his best gimmick.
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ElbowsUp Billy
ElbowsUp Billy@SprintCarcast·
Here's a fun thought. Everyone thinks Gravel is the best sprint car driver in the world right now. Is it possible that it's not him?
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Tom Graham@TomGrahamSr·
@ripjetson9 Sir, you suffer from the “Give a 💩” disease. If you Didn’t “Give a 💩” or care for someone’s well being, this wouldn’t be a problem. Probably growing up, you caught it & it’s continued to grow. No matter how stupid things get, it’s hard to not “Give a 💩” That’s who you are. 🏁
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Flea Ruzic
Flea Ruzic@ripjetson9·
When she says don’t worry about him, its nothing 😂
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Tanner Thorson
Tanner Thorson@Tanner_Thorson·
Glad I broke the internet the last few days! 😂 🤦‍♂️
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Tom Graham@TomGrahamSr·
@ripjetson9 @SprintCarcast Great story. Exactly the reason to keep having your Monday Night Dinner Dates... Love Ms. 🌹And yes, thank you @SprintCarcast Elbows Up Billy for sponsoring tonight's date.🏁🏁🏁🏁
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Flea Ruzic
Flea Ruzic@ripjetson9·
Another wonderful dinner with momma Rose She kept asking when i leave for the chili bowl. I kept telling her in 9 months. She then would look at her phone to see that it was March and said “I thought it was awfully warm for January” 😂 Thanks for dinner tonight @SprintCarcast 🤘🏼
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Tom Graham@TomGrahamSr·
@TThorsonRacing @HighLimitRacing It's hard for true competitors to pull back. It takes a wise, mature man to make the tough decisions for the right reasons. Don't look back. On to the next one. OK, Tulsa, BA is proud of you... 🏁🏁🏁🏁
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Tanner Thorson Racing
Tanner Thorson Racing@TThorsonRacing·
We decided to scratch tonight at 81 Speedway. We didn’t want to risk anything since our commitment is with @HighLimitRacing. Sorry to disappoint our fans, we were really looking forward to running with the Outlaws but ultimately, this was the best decision for our team!
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David Gravel
David Gravel@DavidGravel·
All Time Wins List UPDATE ‼️🚨 NOW the SIXTH winningest @WorldofOutlaws Driver in History! ☑️☑️ None of this happens without the teams, my family, and everyone who’s supported me through it all. ❤️
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