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You know how they are - couple of warm up numbers, do the National Anthem, and they're out of there!
You might p.m. Racer 5c a regular here and see if he has contact info for Willie Davis, since he still lives in the Monrovia, IN area.
Kind of looks like a possible repair, after a rear end collision!
You were always an over-achiever.
The track in the picture does not look like Mt. Lawn. Pretty good ditch or grade off that straightaway, which could be a clue.
Mac, second your sentiment since we all shared a lot of pit areas and nights together. He was a good, scrappy little racer. As my son and I...
Mac - couldn't agree with you more. Grew up in the Indy area, as did my father, and were regulars at the Speedrome. With the exception of special...
I was there, and filmed it (8mm), until I ran out of film. It was a very long day for Dean Isley... trucked in and built a quarter mile dirt track...
Lloyd Shores built it, Dick Hammond owned it, Galen wrenched it, and Sheldon drove it. Lloyd also built a couple of other similar upright/roadster...
You can probably reach his son Jason Shores - Google up Brute Pipes. Jason was an accomplished national dirt go-kart racer and it's his company.
Regarding the Pappy Carter Winchester story - my Dad was there as well and the story was always of Duane ssetting a new track record. If my memory...
If anyone else needs one, I just found my kidde seat cleaning out my Dad's attic. Still in great shape. Either p.m. me or e-mail at...
D.K. Cumberworth was the owner of the midget and has had a very impressive list of drivers in its long history. The car must be seen to appreciate...
B.A. King - Hospitality was great! Hope your chamber of commerce tracks what this show does for the local economy. I've talked your monthly meet...
Re: Elisian/Rathman/Sweikert/Elkins comments Since my father is not computer capable, I share items from the HAMB threads with him, particularly...
Josh - the pictures of the cars and the shop you posted are fascinating - you guys have got so much neat stuff crammed on the shelves and stacked...
Indy cars/National Championship/big car racing in the 50's was primarily on dirt. The advent of roadsters or "pavement" oriented cars led to an...
Not to dwell on the subject but my contacts regarding Dan Wheldon's injuries report he was struck in the head by debris (suspensions, wheels, any...
Looked as if Mc Clusky was checking the clearance of the left rear to the radius rod or the LONG exhaust pipe.
Just returned home from our October mini-vacation, and planned my trip to start by visiting this show. It was well worth the 7 hour 500+ mile...
Got a little vacation time saved back for my wife and I for the first of October, and this sounds like a fun place to start. Is this a good...
Another Johnny Shipman THE BOSS story - Salem, mid-summer July/August midget race, very hot humid day, remember to be the consi. Field was...
Even from the body English you can tell these guys are twins!
Also doubt Hoosier having a set of tires that would last 100 laps!
A few posts back, there was question of a second car. As a nine year old I witnessed what could have the demise of one of those cars and Hurtibise...
That's wayback when, but probably C.V. Haschel, and Armin Krueger (Indy Star/API photographer back then). You might check the API photo archives...
I believe Johnny Coogan bought a former Gapco car from Rufus in 1974, made it to two races. At the second race (Bloomington, IN) it was broadsided...
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