60'-70's Vintage Oval Track Modifieds

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The Last Ride. Michael 'Sparky' Belmonte died on July 3rd, 1968 shortly after winning a 100 lap modified race at Plainville Stadium, Plainville, CT.

 

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Billy Greco
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Billy Greco
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Billy Greco
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Billy at Riverside Park

 

Cool photos, are theses your own? Tell us about your avatar photo? Welcome aboard!

 

Thanks. Yeah, they're my own, except for the last set scooped up from the 'vintage modifieds' site. I have a couple of albums on Fotki (katmandu).
That's me (Rich Belmonte) in '78 at Waterford Speedbowl.
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Cool thanks for sharing, how many years did you race at Waterford? I hear Ben Dodge might be taking over the track, that is the best thing that could happen to that track! I loved it when I went there last year. Love to see more action at that track. Ben Dodge does a great job with Thompson Speedway and will take care Waterford from rpeorts I'm hearing. Ben will have Waterford weds/Sat. and Thompson thrus/special shows on saturday/sunday like it is now. Plus Stafford is on Fridays! You guys are lucky up there!
ok photos!

Butch Farone

Butch LaFrance

Buzzie Reutimann



Lou Campo

Dick Hebenstreit

Ed Brunnhoelzl

Red Raynor

Fred Tuski Pit Fleet

 

Dutch Miller

George Brunnhoelzl

Jim Lacy



Will Cagle

Cal Wheaton

Cal Wheaton

Cal Wheaton

Cam Gagliardi

Cali style track T's no rolls?!? Thoses men might have had balls of fury, but no brains! lol Thank God for safety!

 

check out the detail in this print ..the computer does not do it justice

 

Very cool Sawbuck. What's the story on the prints? Who? Where? When? Nice stuff!

 

more of the same print

 

That's like a race car version of "Where's Waldo?"

Very cool.

 

I thought I saw him but couldn't tell you where!?! lol

 

Cam Gagliardi

Cam Gagliardi

Cam Gagliardi

Carl Burris

Carl Pasteryak him and his brother still race on the occassions, his newphew is a tour racer up in the Northeast.

 

Carl Banghart

Carl Rogers

Carlisle as we don't remember it! lol

Carlisle

Carlisle

 

Carl Hottes

Carl Griner

Carl Rogers

Carl Rogers

Carl Rogers

 

Carl Rogers

Carl Rogers

Carl Rogers

Carl Rogers

Carl Rogers

 

Sunday before I head off to the go-karts! The future of racing!

Carl Rogers

Carl Rogers lineup, check out the Henry J

Carl Silva

Carl Silva

Cam Benincasa

 

Cam Benincasa

Freeport

Freeport

Cary Archiere

Carolyn Seiderer

 

Carm Benincasa

Carm Benincasa

Freeport Ed Doty

Freeport pits

Islip Speedway

 

post #300 I'm getting there, where ever there is!

Islip

Islip

Islip

Islip

Islip

 

monday!

Islip

Islip

Islip

Islip

Jim Hendrickson

 

Islip start

Islip

Islip



Eddie Flemke

 

Fred Harbach

Charles Mahoney

Charles Mahoney

Charles Mahoney

Charles Mahoney and Bill Wimble

 

Charles Morrell

Charlie Jarzombek

Charlie Glazier

Charley Brandl

Charles Voorhees going up in flames.

 

This is a real fun thread, been following it since it started, especially enjoyed the Danbury photos, many of which I haven't seen before, still waiting for some of the cars I got to work on, however I did see one I cut up....Any how,one of my prints was posted, thanks for the nice remarks. Did three auto related rapidograph drawings about 15 years ago, not really for the car guys, 'cause I think, they prefer renderings. Showed 'em around here at various art venues, and made up some prints. They actually sold pretty well, but only did it for about two years, or so, got to be a pain to pack and ship on top of the other stuff you have to do. There is a stock car print,one with midgets and one with dragsters. The dragster one is now in the Garlits Museum, and a copy is also in the NHRA Museum. There are views of all three on my website: waterwheelboatcarts.com (sorry, still haven't figured out how to post a link) Rapidograph drawings don't computerize very well, so it is what it is. Thanks.

 

The picture of Charlie Vorhees on fire in the 705 was at Flemington Speedway. Charlie is not with us, but a great man. He was a Veitnam hero, but never bragged about it.

My best memory: After a heat, Charlie waited at the entrance gate, I forget who was the reciever, but Charlie's fist was like a jack hammer.

 

The picture with the 111, Carl Banghart flipping was at Flemington. The 41C is Vince Cannazaro, the Flying Baker from Trenton, NJ.

The 41c was built back in the late 40's early 50's. Vince raced that car at Flemington and East Windsor. Vince raced until he died in that car of a heart attack, he was in his seventies.

My best memmory: At Flemington, it begins to rain, everybody is covering thier engines, Vince laughs, you affraid your car catch cold.

 

Thanks the updates on the photos guys! Keep them coming! Tuesdays photos!

Charlie Jarzombek

Charlie Jarzombek

Charlie Jarzombek

Charlie Webster

Charlie Call

 

Charlie Call

Charlie Glazier

Charlie Jarzombek

Charlie Savage

Charlie Savage

 

Charlie Jarzombek unlettered

Charlie Jarzombek

Charlie Jarzombek in Tony Ferrante's X3

Charlie Jarzombek

Charlie Jarzombek

 

Chuck Boos 09 Boas 114 and Dutch Hoagin 18

Chet Silva

Chet Timm

Chick Stockwell

Chick Stockwell