These things are thing of the past. I love patches, gas station, racing products, but my favorite ones are from places. Vintage raceways are a favorite of mine. Show us your patches. Tell us us the stories behind them.
A arm patch a bit hard to get,this pic is 1973,at the same race of, 1972/from the year before. I won the 72 championship,so going to try again. But ran 3 place in speedweek points in 73. There a few other patchs on the same suit.
Thanks That one,in 64,I won 9 main events,in a row { back to back from last place starts ,hooked=up}at Hollywood speedway/south Fla. Track champ both years 4clys. I raced for40 years,mostly ovals,some sports car. My v8s would run me out of$$$ and would have too go to lower $ cl***,then after back to V8s as bizz got better or fell off,loved racing. Driving,an design n building=Out come of doing hotrods early on an still going. The 4cly racers,were my fall back for cost often. Early 60s,a lot free for the asking little 4cly cars,to maakr into local oval racers. Fiat,Engish Ford,VW,Dauphines any stuff.
Hello, After we missed out on our Lion’s Dragstrip cl*** winner jacket, we kind of gave up. We had our teenage jackets and attire for daily lives, but when we went to Lions, we were given these jackets to wear. As long as we wore a long sleeve T-shirt, then the lightweight nature of the jackets kept us warm into the late evening fog and moisture rolling into the area. Also, warm chili and hot dogs was a factor, too. We really wanted a little help from sponsors for more speed stuff to go after that national record. But, we plodded along and sharpened our skills as tuners and quick reaction drivers. The big Wynn’s Friction Proofing patch on the back was an extra solid warmth when the wet air came blasting down into the dragstrip area from the nearby ocean and harbor. The color was a little bright, but, it sure drew lots of questions and stares. “Were we sponsored?” “Do you have Wynn’s patches or decals to give out?” “How does Wynn’s compare to STP or Bardhal?” My brother and I were drawing some attention, but they were bright colored jackets that stood out in the daytime and under the lights at night during our stay at Lion’s Dragstrip. We had a cases of Wynn’s at home, but only used a can or two at the drags. One thing it did later out in the So Cal desert motorcycle races, was that the bright colors could be seen by most anyone in the cloudy dust during the races. When we got stuck with a non starting engine, due to the m***ive dust clouds, then the color was handy so as not to get hit by other racers or to flag down the rescue crew on the 100 mile Hare and Hound course. Then we got wise and installed a dual spark plug head and flip switch for a clean plug anytime on any dusty course. When it starts to falter, switch the lever, a new sparkplug fires up and continues the race. By the time that plug falters, flip the switch lever, the old plug was now clean and fires up instantly. Jnaki So, since those late night drag racing episodes and dusty desert racing days, we turned to small collectible pins from various places we traveled. If and when we were able to get one of the So Cal dragstrips, that was a catch. Then one day many, many years later, a friend sent me this collection of local So Cal dragstrip collectible pins from all of the top dragstrips in the area. It was a surprise and we are forever grateful. One of 10 Collector’s Pins (Old Dragstrips In So Cal) The collector’s pin array was made by Jack Gillett (current Sidewinder owner) and instantly hit home. Thanks, Jack… Original Lion’s Dragstrip Cacklefest… Escondido Nitro Night… Jack Gillett, Sidewinder: Me, too... Bob Brown photo
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