60'-70's Vintage Oval Track Modifieds

any info?

 

Modifieds without wheels lol
okay did some research and found this photo of Danbury Speedboat racing. Did the water surround the track? They flood out the track? How long did they do this? Info guys!

 

Picture # 8792 looks like Jap Membreno pointing a finger at the other driver. Denny Z

 

The image in post 3800, page 190, says it all: great driver in a great looking modified. Those injector stacks popping out of the hood look sinister!

 

Illustrated Speedway News The boats were only raced 1 or 2 years. The entire track was flooded and midgets raced on the inside track. It doesn't show in this photo, but there was a bridge near turn 3 that got the cars to the inside track.

 

They flooded the track. The tall inside wall was later removed as it reeked havoc on cars as they were like pinballs between the walls!

 

IIRC many race car owners & drivers called the speedboat ?track? "The Moat"!!!!

 

That inner wall remained in part, at least during when I was there. Pinballs are a good description of what it was like.

 

Hey guys..If anyone wants to watch the 1979 Schaefer 200 in its entirety go to Facebook & go to 12A Jumpin Jack Johnson.On that page,there are 3 segments...I believe the Horton crash & roll is in the first segment.There are also tons of Jack Johnson photos to view.

 

ed sholes still lives hear in kirkwood ny. ed was the first driver for batzel motorsports in late 60s early 70s #184-59

 

STATELINE SPEEDWAY (Busti, N.Y., near Erie, Pa.) SPORTSMAN MODIFIEDS:

Terry Seeley, 1972.


Keith Clark (93). The other cars are not listed in the roster and there was no caption. 1974.


Terry Seeley (12), Bob Kraus (83) and Jim Clinger (222), 1974.

 

That picture makes me wonder if any midgets ever ended up in "The Moat" (Marine Waterway)???