Forum: The Mighty Midgets
10-18-2017, 09:21 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 6,669
Re: Best auto racing photo...ever.
I have the photo on my computer and it's a large file, the detail is amazing the left front tire of the #55 car is just lifting off the ground, and the lead car with Neil Carter driving, he is just...
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Forum: Sprint Cars & Champ Cars
09-27-2017, 08:40 AM
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Replies: 0
Views: 5,338
Honorable mention...great sprint car photo.
Don't know who the photographer was, but it's Larry(Crash) Crocket, who's actual name I think, was Larret in #31. Next to Mike Nazaruk #73 in Offy powered sprint cars in the early 1950's....
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Forum: The Mighty Midgets
09-21-2017, 07:59 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 6,669
Best auto racing photo...ever.
With over 100 years of auto racing history, and the millions of auto racing photos from the Indianapolis 500, Daytona 500, Formula 1, midgets, sprint cars, stock cars, sports cars, dragsters, world...
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Forum: The Mighty Midgets
04-19-2017, 09:59 AM
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Replies: 0
Views: 3,250
Sam Sauer, inter net find.
Here is a shot from a post on Facebook, I could not find any info if was just a random post. Looks like 1975 at Lakeside Speedway, Harry Conklin bought this Edmunds VW from Howard Linne. You can see...
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Forum: Sprint Cars & Champ Cars
04-19-2017, 09:55 AM
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Replies: 0
Views: 2,993
Dirt Champ car at Amelia
Al Unser Sr. was the featured driver at Amelia Island this year, here is the Grant King built dirt champ car he drove in 1973....
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Forum: Chit Chat
04-19-2017, 09:48 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 5,571
Time to complain
Granted Facebook has remarkable software, photo and video loading are effortless, and as for auto racing you get to see historical racing photos from private collections, that you would never get to...
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Forum: Sprint Cars & Champ Cars
04-19-2017, 09:40 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 3,802
Watson roadsters at Amelia Island, FL
Went to my first fancy pants "Concours" at Amelia Island a few weeks back, amazing cars in an amazing setting. How they repair that golf course is beyond me, but the displays are incredible. Of...
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Forum: New Members Post Here First!
04-19-2017, 09:29 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 14,206
Re: Ken Coles Racing Photos
Vin Tag,
posted a photo on your original post, I would say try to contact photographer Jim Chini, and historian Buzz Rose.
Rose Racing Publications, P.O. Box 10879, Glendale, AZ
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Forum: Sprint Cars & Champ Cars
04-19-2017, 09:26 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 3,567
Re: Bruce Walkup, 1964
Found this in Buzz Rose's book "California Hot Shoes CRA sprint cars 1955-1970 Vol. 1" not a great shot, but maybe it can help....
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Forum: New Members Post Here First!
03-03-2017, 10:43 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 3,212
Re: New member
Welcome aboard, Facebook takes the wind out of the sails of lots of web sites, but there is great stuff here!!
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Forum: New Members Post Here First!
03-03-2017, 10:42 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 14,206
Re: Ken Coles Racing Photos
Bruce Walkup spent the late 60's most of the 1970's in the midwest with USAC. This is 1968, and Walkup is driving for long time car owner Dr. Ward Dunseth, that is a Paul Leffler built sprint car....
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Forum: Race Tracks
03-03-2017, 10:18 AM
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Replies: 118
Views: 147,315
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Forum: Sprint Cars & Champ Cars
12-05-2016, 10:56 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 7,763
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Forum: Race Tracks
12-05-2016, 10:54 AM
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Replies: 118
Views: 147,315
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Forum: General Discussion about Racing History
10-13-2016, 09:46 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 18,574
Re: progression of sprint cars
Thanks Jake, and great job!! you have to be having a blast. Keep us posted on your racing adventures and....when you going to try a non-wing race? again, great photos we appreciate you sharing with...
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Forum: The Mighty Midgets
10-11-2016, 10:55 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 4,656
Re: old timer
How bout' photos and more details, would love to see what you have.
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Forum: General Discussion about Racing History
10-11-2016, 10:53 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 18,574
Re: progression of sprint cars
Jake, put up some more pictures of you and your race car, we would like to see what you've been up to this past season!!
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Forum: The Mighty Midgets
10-11-2016, 10:50 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 6,002
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Forum: New Members Post Here First!
07-11-2016, 10:52 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 4,163
Re: Hello From Colorado
Great to have you hear John, Facebook has taken most of the traffic from most of the smaller auto racing websites. This site is still a great resource, lost of fun stuff and important history. Me my...
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Forum: The Mighty Midgets
07-11-2016, 10:40 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 11,667
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Forum: New Members Post Here First!
06-22-2016, 09:46 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 2,846
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Forum: New Members Post Here First!
06-09-2016, 06:17 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 3,484
Re: looking for some information
That's going way back...I found that the track in Columbus Indiana, by have been known as Bartholomew County Fairgrounds. It's listed as a 1/2 dirt oval from 1937 till 1973 and had a 1/4 mile dirt...
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Forum: Sprint Cars & Champ Cars
06-08-2016, 09:37 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 4,425
Lone Star JR, a rare miss.
1972, and Johnny Rutherford failed to make the field for the annual "Hoosier Hundred" at the Indianapolis State Fairgrounds dirt 1 mile oval. Looks like a older model Ward/Watson chassis Offy power...
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Forum: Sprint Cars & Champ Cars
06-08-2016, 09:31 AM
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Replies: 0
Views: 4,508
Ron "Sleepy" Tripp
Back in the mid 1970's, me and webby eagerly awaited the annual USAC National Midget Series races to come to Colorado. In 1975 two surfer type dudes came out of So. California, a two car team of blue...
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Forum: General Discussion about Racing History
05-12-2016, 06:38 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 18,574
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