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Childhood Tinkering Led to a Jones Family Tradition
Rick Jones couldn't help it; He had to see how everything worked.Jones, one of drag racing's premiere chassis builders and the driving force behind the RJ Race Cars/Quartermax brands, admits his tendencies began as a kid growing up in Illinois. At any given time he'd have his bicycle and any other toy his parents bought him torn apart in the family's garage. Even the soapbox derby car he built with his dad was in pieces again shortly after it was completed."They would take a look at it, and say
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May 16th 2019
A unique Galesburg business is one of the featured entities at this year's "River2River" Car Cruise.
One Galesburg employer has largely worked behind the scenes for the last 30 years, working with “street performance” vehicles and parts, and is one of the people seen at Friday’s “River2River” Car Cruise in Galesburg. Will Stevenson talks on “Galesburg’s Evening News” with one of the owners of “Quarter-Max.”Click here to listen to Rickie's interview: http://www.wgil.com/2017/08/18/local-business-addresses-street-performance-vehicle-needs/
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Aug 18th 2017
Pigford Brothers’ 1948 Anglia built by RJ Race Cars
When brothers Joe and Roy Pigford decided they wanted to build an Anglia Gasser, only one person came to mind…Rick Jones. “If we couldn’t get Rick Jones to build the car, then we wouldn’t build the car. We are that impressed with his work.”This one-of-a-kind 1948 Anglia is sure to stand out at the track. “It’s unique and in the day when everyone is building Camaros and you see fifty of them, you won’t see fifty RJ Anglia’s, I promise you that!”“As far as the design, workmanship, and everything
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Jun 23rd 2016
Cox Wins Two Events En Route to EOPM Points Title
Whether you call it “Tangerine” or “Pumpkin Orange”, the Bryant Rigging sponsored ’69 Camaro of Smithfield, NC’s Jay Cox is now a competitor at every track where he competes. Having moved up to the Pro Nitrous category from Top Sportsman, Jay learned his lessons well and has a winning car that is capable of low 3.70’s at ALL the tracks, whether it be St. Louis or Piedmont Dragway or Virginia Motorsports Park. So it is no large surprise that Cox won both the July and September Big Dog/EOPM combo
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Feb 22nd 2016
Jason Scruggs Pro Extreme 1969 Camaro built by RJ Race Cars
Video: We sit down with drag racing star Jason Scruggs as he tells about his experience picking up his brand new Pro Extreme '69 Camaro built by RJ Race Cars. Witness Jason's first impression of his new RJ car, and hear his goals for the 2016 season with this new state-of-the-art chassis from RJ Race Cars.
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Jan 7th 2016