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12/27/22, 8:26 PM | #31 | |
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Speaking of THE Atomic Speedway, what kind of cars would you call them, when we were there, 6 times, with the tqs, we ran our own show, so we were busy and didn't get to look and watch them much, I must assume they were 4 cylinder, struck me to be a Pinto body on a midget chassis, with AR tires on all 4 corners, really strong motors, bad fast, wish we had learned more about them, I thought nice looking as well, Wayne, anything you can add? Bob
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12/27/22, 8:37 PM |
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Warsaw IN (tried once but it was rained out)
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12/27/22, 8:59 PM |
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Trenton Speedway. id love to see an early '80s indy car take a right turn in the middle of the back shute. also, Rendezvous Bowl in Sister Lakes (MI). they raced midgets in the late 40s and the track is still there ! ! ! ! we have lotsa great memories racing around the old shut down speedway.
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12/27/22, 11:15 PM |
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Ascot and Manzanita the Nutley Velodrome are the first 3 that come to mind .
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12/28/22, 5:00 PM |
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Ascot because the great videos I’ve seen can’t have done it justice. Id also like to see Santa Fe since I’ve been told I missed a good one there too.
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12/28/22, 6:57 PM |
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Of the 102 tracks that I have been to over many years, I can't think of any that I knew enough about to regret not seeing a program there. Back around '78, I went to a WoO swing through PA, and one of the races got rained out. I walked up to the track and eyeballed it, and thought it had the potential for a great show. It was one of the smaller tracks on the eastern swing, but can't recall the name.
Also around that time period, I traveled from Winnipeg, Manitoba every fall for the Western World at Manzanita, and then carried on the following weekend to the Pacific Coast Nationals at Ascot. We did this for quite a few years. In late 1989, I moved to So.Cal. and enjoyed Ascot every Saturday night, less than an hours drive from my home. In 1990, they closed. In 2007 I retired and moved to Mesa, AZ. Went to Manzanita anytime they were running 410s. Also about a 45 minute drive from home. They closed in 2009. I have been advised many times since then not to move to Kokomo. Joe Shaheen's Little Springfield was always a favorite. I saw a handful of races there over the years. If I recall correctly, there was a K-Mart next to turn 3-4, and the cars in the backside of the store parking lot had some cleaning to do after hotlaps.
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12/29/22, 12:22 AM |
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12/29/22, 12:57 AM |
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Fort Wayne Speedway
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12/29/22, 12:24 PM |
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Sorry to stray off topic from the thread title for those offended
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12/29/22, 1:12 PM | #40 | |
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Don't be sorry, be glad, at least he was able to take it internally, you didn't have to rub it in.
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