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John Haberman & Jack Roach
Remember when John was waving the flags and Jack was working the lights at Lakeside ?
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History... Bill Streeter, Mr. "B" Class!
From a 1962 Lakeside Speedway program, here's the thinking man's "B" class champion, Mr. Bill Streeter. Bill carried the #66 for several years and won the CARC B Class Championship a few times. Great...
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Reminiscing... A (memorable) race in South Dakota
Sometime during the summer of 1979 or possibly 1980 several Colorado sprint car regulars, myself included, towed up to Black Hills Speedway in Rapid City South Dakota. I can't recall all of the names...
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Looking For Information on This Car and Driver
Hi Folks, I haven't taken the time to post much. But I do enjoy the site. I am trying to find any information on a car and driver that I have been told came up to Colorado possibly Denver. All I know...
View ArticleMERRY CHRISTMAS TO EVERYONE
:bandevil:::singer:merry christmas to everyone here at auto racing memories b safe and have a happy new year:cheers:::bandevil:
View Article70's Vintage Midget for sale
Here is a pretty clean little car. Click the image to see a slideshow of the car. Description: 70's era vintage caged midget, Edmunds type copy 4 bar chassis, 184ci ChevyII/Mercruiser engine with Arias...
View ArticleHello...Great to be here
Hi, my name is J.R. I'm in Colorado Springs My mind and my fingers wandered across the interweb looking for pics from tracks here when I was just a kid. I found references to: Pikes Peak Speedway...
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1950 payouts and prices
Ran a 100 mile Midget event (1 mile track) back in 1950. Talk about speed going down the long chutes. Hope you can see how the payout was explained and then the prices for food. cemar
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Bob Tattersall circa 1947
As promised here is my favorite photo from my collection of over 500 from the 1940's to 1970's. Date is 1946 or 47. Bob had just loaded his car after a full night of racing on the very tight 1/4 mile...
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My pics and stories, 1941-1972
I was not sure how much of this past Midget stuff you all would like to see and read about. I have so much to share I'll just use this title to add things weekly. Hope some of you will enjoy it as much...
View ArticleNew member
My first post is to say hello. I am a 73 year old fan of racing as it used to be. To see the drivers in the cockpit working to control their cars was a thrill. The classic style of functional cars was...
View ArticleHow do I do this
Old guy question. I see most have a pic under their user name when posting. How do you do that? I would like to place a face with my race car if I could when I post. Thanks, cemar
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History... Cool Helmet Art
I'm a real sucker for pin-stripping, cool paint jobs, and now cool helmet art. ~VB
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How we wrecked em back then
Couple shots of just how bad we could wreck em back in the early 50's at such slow speeds. That is a 4 car pileup. Just looks like 2. There is a car upside down under the #205. cemar Attached...
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Question... What is the hand pump for?
The red arrow in the picture below points to a hand pump. This generation of a midget is a bit before my time. Can someone tell me what it was for? If you know, tell me if it was common to a specific...
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Restored 3/4 midget......
Jan Gilmer, builder of the famous Gilmer 1/4 scale RC midgets has another passion. Jan has built and raced 3/4 midgets for decades.When I visited Jan at his Howard Lake Minnesota shop last August, his...
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whatever happened to the starr 7 after he sold it to les rohrig? sorry if i wacked the spelling.
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Ronnie Lee passes away
On 1/04/12 Ronnie Lee passed away. Ronnie was the president of the CARC in 1981. Ronnie raced for over 50 years, most of that with the CARC. Ronnie was not only a racer, but a great friend to many...
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