2012 Racers Reunion Banquet - Saturday, September 22nd 1551 Corporate Dr. Suite 125 Irving, TX 75038, near Hwy 114 & Hwy 161 in the Los Colinas area of Irving, TX There will be special guests coming to help celebrate the career of Johnny Rutherford this year. Al Unser Sr. and his wife will be attending. Al and Johnny go way back as friends and compe***ors. Al will surely have some great stories to tell. Also a man who is a true legend and innovator on his own, Jim Hall, will be coming to share about his and Johnnys rise to the top of the IndyCar world in 1980 they won the Indy 500 Pole, Indy 500 race and IndyCar Championship. This years Racers Reunion on September 22nd is less than a month away. Purchase tickets by September 17th to secure a seat. You can reserve a table if your group has 6-8 people. Vintage Quarter Midget Racing was the starting point for a long list of champions. Many folks who drove these cars as kids will be here to see old friends and witness the display of over a dozen vintage quarter midget race cars from back in the day. 2:00 pm Bench Racing (story telling), photo albums, s****books and Vintage race cars will be on display. 2:30 pm Hollywood & Racing: Kevin Triplett from California will talk about the cross promotion of movie stars and racing stars. 3:30 pm The Big Wheel movie starring Mickey Rooney & Thomas Mitchell on the big screen. 5:30 pm Kansas Racers Way Out Front: Jim Petty from Wichita, KS will share info and stats about the innovation and great drivers who hail from Kansas. 7:00 pm Racers Reunion Banquet - Dinner and presentations with Master of Ceremonies Paul Page. Vintage Quarter Midget Racing by Doug Schiller Johnny Rutherford Living Legend by Galen Kurth Tickets at www.RadiusNation.net with a credit card, PayPal or mail a check ($30 per person) to Greg Scott c/o Radius Nation 10000 North Central Expwy. Suite 400 Dallas, TX 7575231. The deadline to purchase tickets is Sept 17th. More details and a map can be found at www.RadiusNation.net. If someone is traveling in from out of town our host hotel is the Springhill Suites by Marriott (972) 580-1120 about ½ mile from the event. Be sure and ask for the Racers Reunion Rate. Mel Hansen 7-17-1949 @ Arlington Downs Jacksboro Speedway Midgets in the pits. Anyone recognize the track? Bart
I'm going to keep bumping this up. It sounds like a Great show and I can't wait to see some pictures (please!) getting closer !!!
Thanks Casper! Yes, it will be a blast. I talked to Bill White today and looks like he will be here again. In fact Joe Smith said he would bring the old #1 car they used to run together. I need to find a photo of it. Thanks to all those who provided me with photos for the slide show. Here are some examples. Freddy Taylor Gordon Woolley Lone Star JR Really looking forward to this year's bench racing with Unser and the other guys that will be here. Bart
We are getting close! Today is the last chance to buy tickets. You can get them at www.RadiusNation.net. We are going to have an awesome display of race cars, probably close to 20 cars. Red from Wichita Falls Doug Schiller Doug McBride Bart
Still unpacking and have not gone thru the over 600 photos taken at the event. Here is the group photo taken at the end of the evening. You may recognize folks such as Gordon Woolley, Doc Parsons, Shane Carson, Johnny Rutherford, Gus Hutchison, Jim Hall, Buddy Cagle, Al Unser, Bill White, Jack Petty and many, many more. There are tons of great car shots also. I think we had 25 cars on display. I'll try to post them soon. Bart
Thanks Bart, it was a great event. The racers and the cars were awesome, lots of history and many great stories. Can't wait to see the photos!
What a night! That was so much fun...more than I expected! I'll try to put a summary together of the evenings activities. Below are a few photos but the complete slideshow can be found here. Enjoy! And the group photo of the drivers! Front row (L to R): Al Unser, Fred Stewart, unknown, Bill White, Johnny Rutherford, Christopher Larson, Doc Parsons, James Skinner, Gordon Woolley, Corky Harris, Jim Hall, Denver Ray Mut, Paul Jett, Buddy Cagle, Gus Hutchison. Second row (L to R): Charlie Farmer, Carol Morrow, Denise Etcheson, J.C. Kilburn, Jack Petty, Cindy Elks, Shane Carson, Earl Mallett, Chuck Prewitt, Phil Harris, Rex Adrian, Harry Evans. Third row (L to R): Bill Blaylock, John Gage, Max Estes, Benny Greenlee, Bart Stevens, Bobby Brummett, Doug Steele, Bobby Jones, Bob Hamilton, Doug McBride. Bart
The car you did looked great. And Paul Page did a great job! He even made fun of himself for covering the Hot Dog eating contest! Bart
Thats a good photo of the car Bart..I wanted to put a number on it but was overruled by Benny...Thanks Again.. Bobby
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