Features VINTAGE SPRINT CAR PIC THREAD, 1965 and older only please.

Thought I had it!! Untill I got on here and read your post again..

Check my other THREAD I posted with this intire poster, maybe I missed it..

This ones Close..

 

He josh how old are you and did you know any of the super mod drivers or sprint drivers from the jackson michigan area? My dad was a real good friend of Gordy Johncock and knew a few others from south of here that raced at jackson motor Speedway way back when.. We just lost another old timer last week Art Braithwaite .. Dad also knew Rollie Beale too. I saw Rollie at the old timers reunion here last october.. He is great guy.. Just curious and i love this thread. I even have my kids looking at it as they kinda take after me and my old man .. Big time race fans.. But we get itchy when we see fenders ... Im still planning on making it to Winchester next weekend for the vogler memorial weather permitting and we also planning gas city for USAC on saturday night if we can.. I sure wish this weather would straighten out I can see another cold and wet little 500 weekend also !
Dave
ps: im old i think at 56

 

Kurtis midget roadster.

 

Josh, Keep practicing someday your gonna be a hell of an artist.

 

There was a Hobby Shop on Cleves Harrison right by the junk yard that had an ourdoor oval and a indoor carpet track, was lot's of fun. We raced twice a week there.. But hell that was 20 years ago, I'd like to have the money I spent on those thing's back..long live the RC-10... Cool track, Thank's

 

Josh,
back in the late 80's when I was full time on a fuel car deal we got rained out at Bristol (TN). To fill in some time we went racing with Shirl Greer's kids at an indoor r/c dirt oval in the Bristol/Kingsport area. That night all of the cars were battery powered but it was a bunch of fun. I actually purchased a car and had Van Greer drive it for me. We won the feature but were disqualified at post race tech as the motor drew too many amps. The track was in a steel industrial building pretty much in the middle of nowhere ( at least for a foreigner like me<G>).

Roo

 

I used to race buggies at that track on harrison back in the day also. I still have my original RC10!!

 

Small world...

 

To you guys that are close to Cincinnati, and to those of you who are not... and like to drive..

We are having our shops annual OPEN HOUSE this Sat from 10-2

Lots of hot rods, (200) and lots of free food.. Come on down!

7427 Harrison Ave.
Cincinnati, Ohio 45247

Hour and fifteen min. from indy..

From indy, come 74 south/east to St Rt 128 Miamitown/Cleves Exit and turn left. Go to2nd light and turn RIGHT on Harrison Ave. Go one mile to my shop on right..

Hope to see you all there,,

Joshua Shaw,

OH!!! And to make the trip more worth while, We are all leaving there, Racing carts indoor in Lawrenceburg (Where I'll personally show you all the fast way around), then heading on west to Twin Cities for NON WING SPRINTERS!!

 

Josh, do you think Tom would get upset if I came to check out the roadster?
would love to see it again.

 

These pics from the Dayton Speedway can be found at this website some good stuff here!

http://wthompson4.sports.officelive.com/default.aspx

 

Josh,

I wish I had known about this earlier. I would love to have made it but we already have plans for Saturday. Sounds like a blast. Is the twin cities race a pick up race for them since the burg is not completed yet?

I will be calling you soon, I need to talk to you about a couple things.

 

jus junk, hey you better keep an eye on the weather this weekend for Gas City and Winchester, they are calling for ran starting Friday afternoon. I think it is going to be a washout for Gas City. It's too bad too USAC two nights, and Gas city has great track. It has been in the 70's all week, I hope we'll get one day atleast.

 

Not at all.. Its not at the shop anymore, we took it to wades house ur the road.. But I can take you there. If you show, find me.. we'll run up there.

Remind me your the guy with the 32 tudor for an avatar pic.

JD

 

Damn fella's.. its been a few days without a bump. I know you haven't all ran outta pics.

I went to Gas city fri. for the USAC show, and Twin Cities Sat for a standard Non-wing show.. But I didn't take my camera.

JD

 

Some more from my stash....

 

We called the track Sunday morning and they were iffy about making a commitment. They finally canceled later and the rain date is this sunday the 27th.. Now i need to find someone to make the 4 hour trip with me. Seems everyones busy this sunday
dave

 

Went to Twin cities also, Decent sprint races but to many classes to chew up the track.

 

AWESOME TRIBUTE !

 

Pretty sure the "2X" sprint car is my dads with Bill Vukovich in it, oh and Josh not all my dad's USAC wins were with midgets

 

Yep.....that's Billy and Mike Mosely in the cammer.

 

JusJunk,

Sent you an Email regarding Winchester Sunday.

Tom

 

This is a pic of my grandfather, Ed Barnett (winner of the Oakland Speedway 500 miler in 1941) and Bill Sheffler at Oakland Stadium. Bill crowded Ed into the wall, and he actually came down right-side up!
This photo is compliments of Don Radbruch (Rest in Peace, buddy!)
Tamara

 

West Texas Dan sent me this in email

 

more of my gramps (who died before I was born)
Tamara

 

By (popular) demand, I think I've shrunk some of the photos of my 1932 "Big Car" so they'll fit this site. Enjoy! Questions welcomed.
"Dawg"

 

'Roy and JohnnyFast, 'That's exactly what I thought when I saw the photo. Vuky, in a rare Doug Caruthers, Don Edmunds built sprint car and Mike Mosely in A.J. Watson's Ford DOHC sprinter. I'd like to ad, I'm pretty sure its a day show at the old Irwindale track, (San Gabriel Valley Speedway, aka Speedway 605) that also hosted the 1975 USAC Turkey Night Grand Prix won by Mel Kenyon. Chris Econamaki referred to Mel's car as being powered by a SESCO engine "shoe-horned" into a VW chassis. Incidentally, Vuky won the race that day. (Please feel free to correct me if I'm wrong.)

 

The 1975 Turkey Night race at 605 speedway, Tommy Astone was leading the race in my dad's car and was lapping a car for at least the 2nd time and spun, but that wasn't as bad as when he led 99 3/4 laps at the Hut Hundred and got passed coming off the 4th turn on the last lap by Bill Engelhart. Tommy should have made it to Indy he was actually a great driver even though I am posting about 2 races he didn't win

 

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Not really on topic but totally not off topic(just really for a bump to the top...hehehehe But kind cool non- the less ..It's not mine but still thought I'd post it...Ryan