Forum: The Checkered Flag
03-06-2014, 07:12 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 4,955
Re: Bob Olds passes
I spent at lot of Saturdays and Sundays at Bob's dealership on West Alameda, when I was a just a kid. Dad would go there once a week just to go visit with Bob. (Work on his Offys too). Bob always...
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Forum: General Discussion about Racing History
10-01-2013, 10:39 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 3,204
George Bignotti passes away.
Some thought he was too cranky to die. But even a 7 time Indy winner has to pass on eventually.
George Bignotti passed away on Sept. 27th.
Nice story on indycar.com:
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Forum: The Mighty Midgets
09-30-2013, 03:42 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 11,658
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Forum: Vintage Race Cars For Sale
06-06-2013, 06:20 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 10,746
Re: Longhorn Racing LR-01 Indy Car For Sale
I remember this car. I went to Indy that year. I remember it having a hard time getting out of it's own way. The only person capable of qualifying that car was Big Al. Any one else would not have...
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Forum: The Mighty Midgets
02-15-2013, 04:05 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 12,219
Re: Lakeside midget video
Mitch... I need your help. Or someone who remembers.
The Number "1" car in the video... Does anyone know what colors were on the car? I'm building a model of that car (The Revell kit) But...
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Forum: Vintage Race Cars For Sale
09-11-2012, 05:38 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 18,863
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Forum: Stock Cars
05-21-2012, 12:16 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 31,282
Re: Mini Stock Racing - 1970's & Beyond
My Dad was the Service Manager at Thoroughbred Datsun at the time when that #42 Datsun 510 was built. He helped build that one. I think Brad Bradford painted it. I got to see it when it was being...
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Forum: Sprint Cars & Champ Cars
04-25-2012, 11:53 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 10,701
Re: AJ Foyt outdrives them all!
What always impressed me about AJ was how he raced on dirt. He would dive in the turn, find his line and once in his line,that steering wheel barely moved. Everyone else was sawing the steering...
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Forum: The Mighty Midgets
04-16-2012, 04:47 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 10,120
Re: Career ending crash
Eddie Jackson was always one of my favorites. What an odd, freak accident.
When he passed away I remember sheading more than a few tears.
Eddie was smooth out there. That's what I remember...
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Forum: Chit Chat
01-20-2012, 12:31 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 15,997
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Forum: The Checkered Flag
01-13-2012, 06:00 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 5,610
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Forum: Chit Chat
12-07-2011, 07:24 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 2,577
Re: Denver Indy car in 50s years
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway has a LOT of stuff in their archives. Check with the speedway. You can go to their web site. (indy500.com will get you there).
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Forum: General Discussion about Racing History
11-28-2011, 12:30 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 4,718
Re: Jim Rathmann
I just read a nice tribute to Jim Rathmann, on AJ Foyt's web site (www.ajfoytracing.com).
Some nice words and a couple of funny stories. Worth a look.
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Forum: Sprint Cars & Champ Cars
11-01-2011, 05:05 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 6,810
Re: Great Sprint Car Video!
Thanks Mitch. I have to agree. The winged sprints just look clumsy to me. The nonwinged cars, like these, just seem to dance out there.
Helps to have drivers who know how to dance too.
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Forum: General Discussion about Racing History
05-25-2011, 12:21 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 5,964
Re: 1971 Indy 500 Pace Car Crash
Good think Foyt is driving the pace car, instead of Donald Trump. Otherwise we might hae a cracked up Camaro this year.
I remember listening to the '71 race on the radio. Sid Collins and crew...
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Forum: ARM News
04-16-2011, 10:51 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 10,246
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Forum: Chit Chat
03-18-2011, 04:12 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 2,084
Re: The 33 Greatest Driver's of the Indy 500
I put mine in. Had to put AJ on the pole. I did put Vuky on the front row along with Mears. Some the the choices were odd, I thought. Danica Patrick, for one. I'm a fan of her's but one of the...
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Forum: The Checkered Flag
03-04-2011, 07:13 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 2,752
Re: Tom Carnegie
I will miss him as well. That voice ecohing through the grand stands in the main striaight at Indy is one of my best memories of my many trips there.
Who can forget lines like: "Heesss on it!". ...
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Forum: Sprint Cars & Champ Cars
01-25-2011, 07:16 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 5,773
Re: A J Foyt tribute
What always amazed me, when I watch this stuff, is how little he moved his hands, when racing on dirt. So much more smoother than many of the others. Smooth is fast.
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Forum: The Mighty Midgets
01-09-2011, 11:52 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 6,859
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Forum: General Discussion about Racing History
12-25-2010, 11:44 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 3,604
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Forum: Chit Chat
10-31-2010, 10:18 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 2,159
Re: Orphan year cars.
Thomas,
The only time I have heard the term "orphan cars", was for cars that were built by a company no longer in business. i.e. Oldmobile, Packard, DeSoto, Studabaker... etc, etc, etc. (the...
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Forum: Sprint Cars & Champ Cars
09-04-2010, 08:18 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 30,368
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Forum: Vintage Race Cars For Sale
09-01-2010, 10:52 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 7,739
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Forum: Vintage Race Cars For Sale
08-14-2010, 09:27 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 11,470
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