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Post by mrcritter on Sept 20, 2009 12:49:38 GMT -5
Jay, Pete has told me about these before, they run in teams, some blocking for who they want to win, more or less a wreckem rodeo at high speed. I wish someone would go over there and tape some of them so we could watch them here.
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Post by squarehead on Sept 23, 2009 11:05:52 GMT -5
We use to have this old fella at OPS with a homemade mini stock.1.98 his number. He would start at the back,stay out of everyones way,finish 4 laps down in a 20 lap feature. Checkered flag he'd pop a parachute out of the back of his little putt putt.Drivers did'nt mind him cause he was an old retired guy that built a homemade car and stayed out off there way,track officials allowed it cause he just loved being there and would help any team any division in the pits.He won most popular driver in the minis many times.
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Post by aff on Sept 23, 2009 11:47:36 GMT -5
A guy at Oswego speedway in N.Y named Nolan Swift had a car #10, Called it the 10 pins. He had 10 Bowling pins from a game on top that had lights in them and when he would take the lead he would flip a switch and they would light up!!
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Post by groundzerograffix on Sept 23, 2009 12:39:52 GMT -5
Jim Hall's Chaparral Can-Am fan car. It used fans to suck air out from under the car.  This is my all time favorite race car! I can't remember all the stats for the year they raced it. I think it won almost all the poles & almost all of the races before it got banned. Nothing would or could go thru the corners like this bad boy! I liked Hall's earlier cars--the wing would level out down the straights for max speed & and then drop back down under deceleration and braking. |
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Post by skidz on Sept 23, 2009 14:54:28 GMT -5
I liked Hall's earlier cars--the wing would level out down the straights for max speed & and then drop back down under deceleration and braking. Yeah, they outlawed that too. Imagine where F1 or other forms of racing would be today if innovation was actually encouraged instead of outlawed. Of course, not unlike today, you would have the well heeled teams winning everything and then the also rans. |
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Post by aff on Sept 23, 2009 15:51:34 GMT -5
If ya watch these Supermodifieds You can see the wing pivots on them. Air cylinders allow them to flatten out on the straights! Bevel down in the corners for down force! If you have never seen a supermodified race, You're missing out www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKu3e6Fl8yo |
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Post by squarehead on Sept 24, 2009 5:49:51 GMT -5
When I was a kid there was one guy that ran Sportsmans that had a big wind up key on the trunk.
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Post by groundzerograffix on Sept 24, 2009 9:08:12 GMT -5
Skids,
I used to see those occasionally on ESPN, seems like a long time ago now.
IIRC, the west coast Supers ran the wings and the Oswego Supers didn't run wings.
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Post by RacinRay11 on Oct 2, 2009 11:02:53 GMT -5
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Post by skidz on Oct 2, 2009 12:20:37 GMT -5
What the heck!? It looks like a modified Dodge truck nose with a C5 Corvette tail. |
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Post by RacinRay11 on Oct 2, 2009 13:07:31 GMT -5
In the end of the video, its says its a chick magnet...  |
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Post by aff on Oct 2, 2009 14:44:38 GMT -5
Skids, I used to see those occasionally on ESPN, seems like a long time ago now. IIRC, the west coast Supers ran the wings and the Oswego Supers didn't run wings. Groundzero, Have you been to the Oswego speedway? That was my home track when I was growing up, Every Saturday night!! |
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Post by groundzerograffix on Oct 3, 2009 20:59:31 GMT -5
Sorry Aff...I've never been that far north.
I was always a little leery of those Yankees!! LOL
Spent one labor day weekend at Santa Fe Speedway in Chicago!
The FIRST time i ever saw a program start & end on time!
Up until then, i thought it perfectly acceptable to start an hour late & end the races at sometime after 2 a.m.
Went thru that experience last Sat. night--that's why i'm home this Sat. night!
I've just always tried to keep abreast of the goings on in the racing world.
One of these days, i'm going to Syracuse, NY to watch that big un'!
I wonder if DirtDevil remembers when they had a D.I.R.T. Modified race at Boothill Speedway?
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Post by RacinRay11 on Oct 3, 2009 21:12:56 GMT -5
Sorry Aff...I've never been that far north. I was always a little leery of those Yankees!! LOL Spent one labor day weekend at Santa Fe Speedway in Chicago! The FIRST time i ever saw a program start & end on time! Up until then, i thought it perfectly acceptable to start an hour late & end the races at sometime after 2 a.m. Went thru that experience last Sat. night--that's why i'm home this Sat. night! I've just always tried to keep abreast of the goings on in the racing world. One of these days, i'm going to Syracuse, NY to watch that big un'! I wonder if DirtDevil remembers when they had a D.I.R.T. Modified race at Boothill Speedway? what are you scared of? |
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Post by groundzerograffix on Oct 3, 2009 23:08:33 GMT -5
I've heard bad, BAD things about them! LOL
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