great lakes drag way union grove wi. pics

Mr. Ritter still does his hair the same way today!!

 

I've raced my OT car a few times at GLD this year, I love going there.

 

Thanks for the new pics. It would be great if you could bring that car to the Hunnert Car Heads Up on June 16 and reunite it with its old track! I know that's a long haul though. I'm glad you saved it!

 

what a shame someone painted over it....

 

RIGHT! school bus yellow no less! then "Rat Rod". Gonna be a long restore. every panel is rusted out and mudded. Bout to start tho

 

Id love to. the car's coming apart really soon for its resto. Maybe next year, keep me posted!

 

That would be awesome! Start a restoration thread. I'd love to follow along

 

I have put 900 35mm slides pics to disc. All drag racing pics from Great Lakes Dragaway 1963-69, Rockford 1965-66, Indy Nationals 1964, Detroit Dragway 1965. About 1 1/2 hour view time.

Just finished 8mm and 16mm film to disc of the construction and opening day of Great Lakes
Dragaway 1956, Oswego-Cordova-Great Lakes Dragaway-1957, Oswego-GLD 1956-59, Lightning Rods and Cruisin Angels racing at GLD 1960, GLD Labor Day 1961. About 1 1/2 hour of film. Loads of race cars from Wis and Illinois, not much of the west coast cars but, if your interested in Wis and Illinois drag history, this disc has a lot.

No sound track. If, there is enough interested buyers. I can have more discs made. Great historical stuff for Wis and Illinois early hot rod and drag race fans

Curt R

 

I have seen Curt's compilation. It is simply wonderful!

 

Awesome pics.

 

Curt that sounds awesome! I might be interested.

 

I definitely will buy one

 

put me on the list i'll take one

 

I'm in for a copy.

 

I'm in too.....looking for pics of the Yellow Jacket 57 chevy 210 from the mid-late 60's

 

Curt, Put me on the list also.

 

I'm in Curt........Centurion9

 

I'd be in for three or four for myself and some friends.

 

Bob,

thanks for thr props about the slide disc. Glad you enjoyed.

Was going to be at the Scrap Drive, unavoidable doctor issue came up, should be back
next week.

Curt R

 

got some pm's and these posts about the slide discs, thanks to all for responding.
Look's like enough interest to make some more copies.
Should be back to the HAMB, next week. I'll pm or post.

Curt R

 

hope you are on the mend

 

great picts!! never seen a color shot of triple trouble.

 

Come out to the Hunnert Car Heads Up next Saurday (6/16) at Union Grove and you may be able to re-create some of these photos on your own camera, too!

 

I grew up in the Grove, and i loved it when we used to sit out on the porch on those hot and humid nights and hear those engines scream off in the distance. Its been a while since I've been there, I'll have to get back for old times sake.

 

I told Randy Henning majority owner of GLD about this thread last week when I was at GLD, he was very interested. I encouraged him to register to the HAMB.

~John

 

Whose Nova F/C is that? It appears to be a UDRA inj circuit car.

 

It kinda looks like Larry Christopherson's Nova:

 

This was posted on another board, 1 of 4 old videos of GLD? Looks like it.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2345013345311188491#

 

Please add me to the list of folks interested in a copy disc.. I love the dragon theme on the dragster..