Forum: General Discussion about Racing History
02-06-2014, 01:16 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 7,901
Goodbye
It is time for the old "Professor" to retire. I have been challenged on my posts for the last time. I have always tried to be as accurate as possible and I am truly sorry if I've posted false or...
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Forum: Modifieds
02-06-2014, 12:53 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 4,699
Re: starr 7
I have removed my erroneous posts on this thread. I am sorry for spreading bad information. I regret any inconvenience that may have resulted. I will not post in the future.
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Forum: Modifieds
08-27-2013, 10:36 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 3,232
Re: CARC/mopar question
Kev, You guys won with Moose's Plym in the '80's. In that same time frame the late Jim Brown ran a Hackenburg SB Dodge motor in his late model that was pretty hard to beat. He won pretty regularly....
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Forum: The Drivers
06-28-2013, 02:39 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 15,647
Re: LARRY DECHANT - Retrospective
I bought the #100 at the top of this post from Clarence Krieger in November of 1972. It had been sitting at Clarence's for some time. Larrry let me look through his photo albums until we found a...
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Forum: The Drivers
06-22-2013, 03:26 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 8,896
Re: Prayers needed for Dan Day
Our thoughts and prayers go out to the Day family. Dan was one of the best drivers I have ever had the privelege to have my cars race against. Rest in peace Dan.
Chris and Peggy
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Forum: The Drivers
06-19-2013, 09:28 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 8,896
Prayers needed for Dan Day
We have just been informed that CARC Lifetime member and Hall of Fame member Dan Day received serious head injuries in a fall from a ladder. Dan is hospitalized and his condition is critical. Please...
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Forum: General Discussion about Racing History
06-04-2013, 01:04 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 3,630
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Forum: ARM News
04-12-2013, 12:09 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 8,141
Re: AutoRacingMemories.com is 5 years old!
Webby, It's doesn't seem possible that it's been 5 years. Time does fly when you're having fun. Thanks for giving us a place to relive our, as Bruce Springsteen put it, "Glory Days." It's been cool....
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Forum: Modifieds
03-15-2013, 03:54 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 4,735
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Forum: The Checkered Flag
03-14-2013, 10:11 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 5,049
Roy Jackson Passes
I just spoke with Anita Jackson and her mother Gladys Wallace, Roys lungs gave out last night. He had been in the hospital for awhile, but he just wasn't strong enough. Gladys will call me back with...
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Forum: Modifieds
03-13-2013, 11:49 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 4,735
Re: Mid 1980's Lakeside Coupes, modifieds
Dave, This pic is on facebook also. Even with it enlarged it's hard to see. My eyes are probably worse than yours Dave. Anybody got an extra white cane? The Darrell Taylor #93 Gremlin was built for...
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Forum: Chit Chat
02-16-2013, 06:30 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 3,733
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Forum: New Members Post Here First!
02-16-2013, 05:52 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 3,001
Re: Hello
Welcome Jerry. We will all be looking forward to your future posts. It is such a shame that CRM met a premature end. You contributed a great deal to it. I hope you enjoy ARM as much as we all do. ...
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Forum: Race Tracks
02-05-2013, 12:28 PM
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Replies: 94
Views: 101,027
Re: ENGLEWOOD SPEEDWAY – The Figure 8 Revolution
"Tak's Toy" was a German Ford Taunus. It resembled a miniature '40 Ford tudor sedan. If I remember correctly it ran C/A and would pull the front wheels with every shift. It was bright orange. Tak...
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Forum: Modifieds
02-03-2013, 12:30 PM
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Replies: 37
Views: 33,972
Re: More Lakeside Coupes – “Who Are These Guys?”
Thanks Bill. I know I was correct, I attended many meetings in that old building from the '70's on. As a matter of fact when I was a teenager and too young to drive we would take the Tramway bus...
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Forum: Modifieds
01-31-2013, 07:30 PM
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Replies: 37
Views: 33,972
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Forum: Modifieds
01-31-2013, 06:22 PM
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Replies: 37
Views: 33,972
Re: More Lakeside Coupes – “Who Are These Guys?”
Biil, The old clubhouse was on 44th and Umatilla, one block west of Tejon. The street address was 2101 W. 44th Ave. As far as the pictures on the walls inside, they were mounted on plywood covering...
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Forum: Modifieds
01-08-2013, 04:37 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 18,351
Re: C. A. R. C. Modifieds - 1950's
Don Wilson's #114 was sold to Pat Fogarty and became #50. The car was unfortunately totaled in a bad crash and the story according to Pat's son Tim "They brought it home in the back of pickup truck."
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Forum: Modifieds
01-08-2013, 04:32 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 18,351
Re: C. A. R. C. Modifieds - 1950's
The guy with #111 is not Bill Starks. He doesn't even look like Bill. In those days John Stephens drove the #111 for Velmar St. Peter and John Miller drove the #11. Bill was driving his own #63 in...
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Forum: The Drivers
01-01-2013, 06:36 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 5,773
Re: Ralph Acierno - Retrospective
Great pics Jerry Lee. He was one of the CARC pioneers. Can't comment too much, I wasn't there in his days. I did work with one of his cousins at the City for many years. Every now and then Jim would...
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Forum: Chit Chat
12-25-2012, 02:47 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 2,768
Re: Merry Christmas ARM members!
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to everyone at ARM. May the new year bring joy and happiness to all of you. Racing season isn't too far off, here's to a good 2013.
Chris and Peggy Ertler
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Forum: Modifieds
12-21-2012, 04:26 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 3,604
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Forum: Race Tracks
12-13-2012, 04:20 PM
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Replies: 51
Views: 98,665
Re: Lakeside Speedway - Denver Colorado
I remember going swimming at Lakeside as I little kid. I can't tell you much about the pool, it seems it was pretty good size. The thing I do remember is the locker room. I went with the kid that...
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Forum: Race Tracks
12-12-2012, 12:52 PM
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Replies: 51
Views: 98,665
Re: Lakeside Speedway - Denver Colorado
Webby, In the forties and even before there was public swimming in Berkeley lake. There was a swim beach and even a bathhouse (it's still there). As you can imagine the lake was not exactly mountain...
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Forum: New Members Post Here First!
12-04-2012, 02:22 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 3,986
Re: xdriver
Hi Floyd, Welcome to ARM. You are among friends here. There are a lot of Lakeside folks that regularly contribute. It will be great to hear stories from someone who raced there in the '50's and...
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