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That's it! Trojan Speedway. Many a star got his start there. Used to go to the TQ (threequarter midget) races there in the late 60's.
And the track is...Looks a lot like Trojan Speedway in South Gate right at the 710 fwy and Firestone blvd.
Some of my earliest racing memories were of the Heath/Hogle battles in 1963 at Ascot. Hogle in the Morales Offy and heath in the Vel's T-Bird-...
Walt was the only guy I recognized in this pic.
At the risk of highjacking the subject, I remember these cars being blue/ red and white so I did a little photoshop work to colorize them.
How bout a '47 Chevy pickup-slightly modified?
Love this pic of A.J. This was before he got any of his several championships.
That story about Lester in Scalzo's book "Stand On The gas" is an accurate account of Lester. When I drove His car in 1987 I dug that book out and...
I know I'm gettin old, but I didn't drive this car. I see my name listed as driving it but I drove Lester's Shrike car that he acquired in the mid...
In all the years I watched the Tamale Wagon at Ascot, I never saw anyone else hike the left front like this. Guess ol AJ liked em with lots of...
I believe that's Allen Heath- Look closely behind the windshield and you'll see his hook. That's definitely the type of helmet he wore- all the...
You guys never cease to amaze me with these great photos. i remember in '69 there was an auto show of some kind at the now long gone Great Western...
This was a CRA event. My best guess would be at the end of the '66 season, as I remember Mike Mosley didn't start driving the tamale wagon until...
Great photos, Mr Whitaker. In the top photo of the daytime race at Ascot, I can identify most of the drivers. Jon Ward is on the pole in his...
The driver in the car on the original Hot Rod cover is the brother of Chuck Hulse -1959 CRA (Calif. Racing Assn.) champion and Indy car driver...
That's Ernie Duncan's car. I think it was built by Al Bartz in '65. It is restored in the colors they ran in 69 and is in the Estrella Warbirds...
Seems like the late Gary Patterson upgraded his trophy queens as well as his race cars as his career advanced.
The late great Billy Wilkerson enjoying the spoils of victory at Ascot 1969
Middle pic was taken at the late great Ascot Park.
My guess was Sessions in the 55 as well. I recall the helmet from other pictures. A lot of drivers were easily identifiable by their helmets.
Anyone have info on this pic? looks to be in the 50's at a Calif. Roadster Assn. meet. Note the poster in the car on the right advertising the CRA...
Looks like those pics were taken at Orange Show Speedway in San Bernardino. The track was still in operation at the end of 2010. There is a strong...
I used to pass his place on the way home from work from time to time and I would see that car in his showroom. I was going to stop in and see if I...
Yeah, Jimmy still drives his old car from time to time. It was the only four bar car that Hank ever built.
After a little research, I discovered that the Hank Henry pic was from '67 not '66. The car was #16 in 66.
Hank Henry was a pretty good driver in addition to being a superb fabricator. Sadly two years after this photo was taken we lost Hank in a...
Found a couple of old photos digging through some stuff. The first is of The late Hank Henry in one of his own creations taken in 1966 at San...
Thanks for the memories. I remember seeing that as a kid- it was always a big deal to see races on tv.
I recall seeing a color pic of the car (this would be 64). the front was a light blue and the stripe was red. That pic was taken at Western...
I remember going to a few CRA races there in 1965. This was before they reconfigured turn 9 I think in the 70's.
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