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

Not sure if any of you guys like modern sprints but I just started taking photos in Central PA after watching racing there for,oh about 50 yrs if you count my first race I attended at Langhorne PA,at age 2-LOL

Anyway if any of you want to take a peek they are over here....

http://www.flickr.com/photos/millerracers2000/sets/72157617570332853/

My favorites are still the old timer open wheelers,but these guys do some pretty good racing,too.

 

Have you seen a copy of LANGHORNE! No Man's Land by L.Spencer Riggs?

 

[ The one time they let a Ford in, the Edlebrock 60 cleaned their clocks. [/QUOTE]

with a lot of nitro!

 

with a lot of nitro![/QUOTE]
And those Offies didnt use any nitro?
aXe

 

"Have you seen a copy of LANGHORNE! No Man's Land by L.Spencer Riggs?"

Yes, an excellent book!

 

Here's a few roadsters from my uncle's shoe box of photos.

 

Louvered doors, this may start a new trend!

 

great work!!!!!!!!

 

North East Metal, nice pix of roadsters, however, the ambulance in the background is a bit unnerving. I assume there were occasional mishaps????
mlight9.

 

Those three roadsters photos were taken at the 5/8 banked track at Oakland CA.

 

I'm at the bottom of the shoe box photos. Just a handfull of driver photos yet to scan. So for now here's the last of my collection of midget photos.

 

Little Enema??? Gottta be a good story to go with that one?

Great photos, thanks for sharing. Any HAMBers going to be in Indy for opening day? I know a few who are coming to town for the day, anyone else?
HG

 

Sounds like I am now...



Thanks for the hook up Gene!

 

For those of you that didn't hear.. Brett Burdett got hurt pretty bad at L-Burg Sat night. I wasn't there but saw the video. Looks like he climbed a tire with his right rear, jumped the ass end up in the air and when it did, the Low sway bar dug in. Last I heard they transported him to Indy, I'd say so that Dr. Trammel (spl) can take car of him.

Here's to a speedy recovery, hope you get well soon.

if you wanna see it, here is Video of the crash.. Plus, be sure to also watch the "Gains in-car" footage. It's RAW SPRINT CAR RACING!


Brett is third row inside.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62lo00bcqlE

Gaines in-car

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTELD7CrttY&feature=related


Also, I hear Robert Baloo (spl?) after winning L-burg Sat night was injured at Kokomo Sun.

I wish him a "get well soon" also.

JD

 

with a lot of nitro![/QUOTE]

When Dad and I were running our 60's with the WRA in the 90's, I ran a good 25% load in my car a few times. I'm here to tell you, the nitro helped Roger, but that Bobby Meeks '60 in Vic's car and Roger's right foot were a big part of that win too. It was no fluke either. After cleaning up at Gilmore on Thursday night, they took the Ford to San Berdoo on Saturday night and did the very same thing.

 

Thanks to all for supplying pics and info. mlight9, C. Booth car #89 on page 107 appears to be the same car as '66 with a few minor changes, but can't be certain?
Al's V/R

 

I hope he recovers well. I read he had some cracked vertebrae. I really thought this was going to be his break out year, he did real well out west at the end of last year and the beginning of this one.

 

If any members have a picture of
Irl Orr midget driver from the 30's
Fredrick Waltz roadster driver from the 30's & 40's
Harold Shaw big car driver from the 40's
Ray Tellis big car driver from the 30's & 40's
Donald Switzer midget driver of the 50's
Del McCoy midget driver of the 40's
Irl Orr midget driver of the 30's
Harry Schwimmer big car driver of the 30's

We sure would appreciate any we could get.

 

Gains footage is great stuff...Thanks for the link.

 

And those Offies didnt use any nitro?
aXe[/QUOTE]

actually Edelbrock claims they were the first

 

Go Show-howdy-bud!

 

Does anyone have action pics of the cars of the legendary teams such as the HOW team, Bromme Team, WJW Team, Smith Speed Shop, and anymore of A J Watson cars? Dirt Cars and Sprints, even Midgets. USAC, IMCA, URC, CRA, etc.
Thanks in advance for any help.

 

Spike,
not picture of the team but here are a couple of the Luije built roadster that Elmer drove for the HOW team in 61 and 62. The midget was not one of the HOW cars--we simply painted it to match for the owner. These photos are probably posted earlier in this thread but it is easier to put them up again rather than look back that far.

Roo

 

Bromme team circa 1970

 

May be a dumb question, but is there a reason why there is only one shock on this tower (see circle)???

 

When the biggest part of dampening is taking place on the right front,
there is no need to overdo the left front. you know all left turns weight transfer and centripitel force all going right.
aXe

 

Stopped by Joe's(Wynn's #1) today and this is what I saw!



I'm sure you will all excuse the cell phone picture!

 

I don't see any cell phone.

 

BIG THANKS TO: Harley Gene and EBERT for the hook up at Indy today.

VERY COOL DEAL!

All Acccess USAC badges!

Thanks again!

JD

 

The Wynn's sprinter looks fast just sitting there.
PK